I took out this book by Sheila Walsh and read it all over again. I got it as a birthday gift from my dear friend in 2004. I have read it once then already. Then when I read it, I enjoyed it thoroughly. However, this time while reading it, it seemed to pull my heart. The testimonies used in this book never fail to tug my heart. Just to share something that hit me:
When the heat of problems and pain burns into our very souls, we can crawl away and hide when it gets too hot, or we can chooise to be living sacrifices who stay on the altar for His sake.
Sheila shared a testimony of a lady who clung onto God in all circumstances. While preparing to go overseas for missions, she and her husband lost their first child to an inborn disease. Then, they still decided to serve God though they postponed their trip. When they were overseas, they adopted a child and continued to serve. One day, they lost their second child when he downed some poison accidentally. Then, though agonized, they still choose to focus and serve God. And, finally, she lost her husband in an helicopter accident. She said "Every time I thought I had given it all to Him, I found there was more to give." and she continued saying "If we believe in God only for the blessing He can give us, our belief in Him is not based on love and trust but on our own selfish desires and our own concept of what we think God owes us."
In my job, I am unable to share my faith to any of the clients I am working with. I can't share the joy of Christ and I can't spread His good news. But I know that I can live out His name by living a life God wants me to live. Because I wear a cross around my neck, I have clients asking me "Are you a Christian?". One client who was a believer did went on to ask me "Why did this happen to me since I believed in God?" [Shall not describe what happened]. However because of that, I want to prepare myself more for such questions - (1) If your God is SO good, if I believe in Him, can my life be better? (2) If God is so good, why is life still so unfair?
Fact is, God did not promise us a life that's smooth sailing. He DID, however, promised us a life that will NEVER be WITHOUT Him. When the problems get heated up in our lives, what do we do? Do we crawl away? Or do we continue to trust in His love for us?
Just a heart-searching thought.
1 comment:
I believe God has allowed things to happen in our lives to develop our own character, however I do believe that everything good in this world was given by him! So, as your blog says, all of the simple pleasures, a smile, a laugh, the joy, came from Him!
Great blog!
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