all we need....

- an excerpt from my journal during our relaxing vacation in Veracruz...

Nature calls yourself - to be simple. It says "you don't need anything but me - I will provide all your necessities" From food, to water, to shelter, to work, and to fun and in the most extreme situations, your clothing. But first to experience this and know it - you must let go of all you have known before and "expect". The American lifestyle teaches us to expect more and more. Not that it is taught in our homes but the culture, society, does it without us knowing it. It's like being raised in an environment where bad language is used all the time - the people, the children, they know no different. It's all they know...until they take a step into another land and begin to learn a different way. And even then, its a hard cycle to break - its somewhat instilled in you - yet it can be done with time and with an open heart and mind.

Jesus is just like this...He calls you to be simple...He says, "you don't need anything but me, I will provide all you need!" But it calls you to simply be open hearted and to trust...