And they were all yellow.....

At least once a day, I think of my favorite concert this year. And the winner is, COLDPLAY. It was such an amazing 3 hours. Chillin with my best friends on the lawn, buying my tshirt, watching the drunk people, being five feet away from Chris Martin, and miraculously becoming the owner of their guitar picks...It was an amazing night. But the best part of the night, was when he sat down at the piano and he began playing Yellow. The Yellow balloons were flying everywhere, but the best part was for a moment, everyone was looking in the same direction, the same words. For that moment, we were all connected. Moments of connection are rare these days. Most people spend their time, trying to find connection because of the huge feeling of disconnection we feel towards this earth. Rob Bell asks a great question about being disconnected. "Is this why the first thing newborns do is cry?" Because they are immediately aware of the state of disconnection. And from their first cry, they begin fighting for connection. Our lives are not meant to be like this. Ephesians 4:6 talks about all of us having the same master, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who rules over us all, works through us all, and is present in us all. To me, thats a connection. Thats the connection we are all meant to have. Its supposed to be a natural state. But because of sin entering into the world, that connection was broken because Adam and Eve chose a different way. This wedge formed. How do we make the wedge disappear? How do we form that connection? Rob Bell puts in pretty simple terms. "We cannot be connected with God until we are at peace with who we are. If we cannot come to terms with ourselves and the life we have been given, we can never accept and connect with others. Until we are at peace with God and those around us, we will continue to struggle with our roles on this planet." Basically we have to accept who we are. We have to really pursue Gods heart and connect with Him. Then we can connect with others and disconnection will decrease. So the question is , How do we make us love ourselves?