Tuesday, February 24, 2009
something extra ~
dude i can totally read some hiragana. the key word being some lol. it's so exciting!
Do you ever have a burden that just washes over your heart, where you just long to come into the presence of God? And you can’t concentrate on what you’re supposed to be doing, even though it’s really important? This happened to me today, and I’m just sorry that I don’t come to God as often as I should, but I thank God that he would love me and draw me to Him.
If you feel that God calls you to Him, to spend time with Him, wherever you are, I would suggest that you drop whatever you’re doing, find someway to be by yourself, and just share a moment with Him who adores you.
If you feel that God calls you to Him, to spend time with Him, wherever you are, I would suggest that you drop whatever you’re doing, find someway to be by yourself, and just share a moment with Him who adores you.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Prayer is Essential
Today we had a session on how prayer is an integral part of what I am to do, and I really wanted to share this with you all.
The speaker shared with us a quote that goes something like this, "Prayer is how we can win the battle, and evangelizing is just reaping the spoils of the battle."
How true it is that there is no place that I am going to where God is not already there. I mean think about it, God is God. It is God who works in people's hearts and it is God who reveals Himself to people, and I am just a tool. It would be crazy for me to think that it is I who is the first to go to these people and that it is I who makes them see truth. No no no ~ God has already been there and it is God who moves in people's hearts.
Some people will think, "Oh well since I can't go with you, at least I'll pray for you." Oh no, please erase that thought from your minds. Prayer isn't "at least", prayer is the most crucial! Prayer must be simultaneous with the work being done because prayer is the life support system, so please Pray! Don't think, "Oh someone else will pray" or "well the least I can do is pray". No your prayer is vital.
For now, please pray that during this training process, I will walk with God every day and that I will be guided by the Holy Spirit. Also that I will come to know God's vision for Tokyo, and that God will do a work in the hearts of the people there.
The speaker shared with us a quote that goes something like this, "Prayer is how we can win the battle, and evangelizing is just reaping the spoils of the battle."
How true it is that there is no place that I am going to where God is not already there. I mean think about it, God is God. It is God who works in people's hearts and it is God who reveals Himself to people, and I am just a tool. It would be crazy for me to think that it is I who is the first to go to these people and that it is I who makes them see truth. No no no ~ God has already been there and it is God who moves in people's hearts.
Some people will think, "Oh well since I can't go with you, at least I'll pray for you." Oh no, please erase that thought from your minds. Prayer isn't "at least", prayer is the most crucial! Prayer must be simultaneous with the work being done because prayer is the life support system, so please Pray! Don't think, "Oh someone else will pray" or "well the least I can do is pray". No your prayer is vital.
For now, please pray that during this training process, I will walk with God every day and that I will be guided by the Holy Spirit. Also that I will come to know God's vision for Tokyo, and that God will do a work in the hearts of the people there.
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