Sunday, April 18, 2010

Prayer Answered!! + A Little Sharing Time

Hey!!! So H-san had been out of the country for her spring break but now she is back!!! She and I had kept in contact through email a little bit, but I found out earlier that her phone wasn't in service so besides the pc email exchanges, I didn't have any other way to contact her when she returned to Japan. So I knew her return date was approaching and hoped that she would just contact me since my phone information hadn't changed. Anyways, to make the long story short, I kept missing calls from some unsaved number and it turns out it was her!!!!! It is so encouraging!! because...

I had been a bit discouraged lately. I felt like because I cannot see fruit as a direct result of me being here in Japan, there wasn't a point in me being here. However, God's Word has reminded me again of my job! John 15:4 - "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me." I've been so focused on the fruit, that I forgot to really seek Him out to remain in Him. I had forgotten something as simple as that, and I praise God for putting me back on track. Hopefully I don't stray again too soon! :P

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  1. One of my favorite hymns is Come, Thou fount of every blessing because it is so real! Every time I sing "Prone to wander Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love..." I think wow that is SO true!!!

    I was looking back at some past entries in my blog and it wasn't long before I found one when I was talking about my wandering heart. You are not a bad missionary or Christian because you fail to follow God 24/7. We are prone to be stupid sometimes, but we come back and typically stronger than when we left. Not because of our power but because of God's sanctifying power working within us.

    http://untoallnations.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/somewhere-along-the-way-i-lost-my-heart/


    <3 YOU!!!!

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