reality check.

So tonight was the Bachelor finale where Brad picked Emily, it was an exciting night for me and my friends to watch some good ole fashioned superficial television. After the three hour finale the 11 oclock news came on and images and videos of the destruction and heartbreak in Japan appeared.
Watching a mother reunite with her son for the first time after 3 days, seeing a man cry over his 35 year home reduced to rubble... I realized what a bubble I am in here in North Carolina....heck here on ECU's campus.  I think about my pain, my hurt, my struggle...the wrong that has been done to me.  Victimizing every situation so nothing is my fault.
But watching that raw pain and heart ache and natural destruction brings me to my knees.  I try to rationalize natural disasters, but there is no rationalization.  I was praying for the people of Japan and I was trying to act and speak like I would know what to do in their situation....know how to cope, know how to deal.
The only thing I can think about is praying to God saying, "You are Lord over all.....You are Lord over all....You are Lord over all."
I have a real sense of entitlement and pride....
"This would never happen to me..." runs through my mind in order to distance myself from the pain and the realness of what is happening.  It hurts too much to even watch it on TV thousands of miles away.

This is what I believe. Jesus is Lord over all... He holds all the power and strength and nothing can combat with his strength.  My problems and issues are not the only things happening in my dorm room...on the campus...in this state...in this country....in the world.  Humble yourself before the Lord, be His servant, pray and hold fast to His strength and protection.  Because at the end of the day and every moment in between the only thing we need is Jesus.