Amelia

Here's a picture of Amelia.  She's my daughter who was born on August 14, 2007.  She's quite a handful and is known to take good pictures.  I know, she's adorable.  

The crazy thing that you wouldn't guess about Amelia is that she had major heart surgery just over a year ago.  Her scar has almost totally disappeared and she has no effects from the surgery at all.  I guess the crazy thing is that doctors are able to cut open an eight pound baby and do major heart surgery.  Even more amazing is to think about what God can do.  He created the heart and it's parts.  He also created a desire for life in humans.  This is made evident both through an eight pound, three month old baby fighting to live as well as an old doctor doing the surgery in order to save someone's life.  God desires for humanity to desire Him in their lives.  He wants all of us to fight for life, only the life he offers is so much better than what we think we want.  When the apostle John writes about eternal life, it's not something that is going to come after we die; it's something that is here now.  We can have a life way better than imaginable if we're willing to take a chance.  My wife and I took a chance with Amelia and life is amazing.  While major heart surgery is not always needed, we have to be willing to give up what is most valuable to us is we are ever going to experience it the way that God intended.  Isn't it worth giving Jesus a chance?