Waves

The past couple days, the ocean water has been abnormally warm.  Not warm by most standards (especially people who think beach = 80 degrees and sunny with crystal clear waters), but certainly not the absolutely chilling temperature that the Oregon Pacific usually is.  Anyway, tonight a few of us summer staffers went down to the beach to play in the water and it was so much fun!  I've been going to the beach my entire life, and last night and tonight were the first times I can ever remember the water being warm.  We rode the waves and stood through them and dove under them.  The sun was setting and shining through the clouds on the water and it was beautiful.  None of this really has anything to do with anything but I just wanted to share because I enjoyed it so much.

I actually do have something that I've been learning that I want to write about.  I was going to try and relate it back to my title about waves because waves are all unique and different but now my brain is so tired that I can barely write at all, let alone make clever cohesive connections.  Haha.  At least I can alliterate.  Anyway, after two years at a Christian school and now being at Cannon Beach with a bunch of Christians, I have learned that true, Christ-following believers can be SO different from each other--but that doesn't mean one is more sincere than another!  Every Christian has different strengths and struggles and very different personalities and interests.  God created each person with a unique purpose that only they can accomplish because they are their own unique self, and just because I can't relate to someone about a particular thing or disagree about something doesn't mean one of us is a "better" or more sincere Jesus-follower.  I think it's so cool to come into a body of believers that is so diverse but has one goal: to grow closer to God and impact others for his kingdom.