November 24, 2007
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A friend of mine recently asked me, "What is the number one thing you have learned during your time in Korea?" That is hard for me to pinpoint, but this is the response I gave her...
The first thing that comes to mind is, "God is faithful." This is something I already "knew" before coming to Korea, but experiencing it is something more. As you experience God's faithfulness your faith increases and your prayers grow in power. God has addressed my every fear in coming and has given me more than I've needed. He has been doing a great work and I know He will continue to be with me and use me as I keep close to Him and keep in submission to Him. God is faithful. He has given me a deep love for the kids and they are responding to this love. He has helped me learn some Korean (not fully there yet, but learning). He has given me an awesome church and helped me grow so much there. He has led me into new ministries (directing the orphanage volunteering ministry and serving on a prayer team). He has been empowering me in His Spirit. He has provided me financially (although I'm still waiting for 2008, but I am confident the support will come) and has given me a TV, an Xbox, a microwave, a printer, a DVD player and some other things that have not necessarily been outright needs but have been great blessings for my kids and me. God meets all our needs and then some! When he fed the 5,000 there were still 12 basketfuls of bread remaining. More than enough! I really believe if God gives us a vision or leads us into something, He never does it out of a joke or to just mess with us, He will always prove Himself faithful if we will just walk in faith and obey His leading.
I hope you all have had a blessed Thanksgiving!
Comments (2)
blessings JM....hope u got ur fill of turkey...
JM, wow, you said it. Whatever God calls you to do, He will equip you to do. I have learned that in the last year or so going through some of my own trials; it is in the difficult assignments that God proves Himself to be more faithful than I could have imagined. I also like the way you said you "knew" it before, but you know it more now; it's the difference between "knowing" that Alaska is cold and actually going there and feeling the deep chill in your bones. Thanks for the updates - you've got a lot of prayer support back home!
- Margo