Hi All!
God is good! Don't you
agree? Things here are moving
slowly but surely, and not
without frustrations. In fact,
the closer we get to our
departure date, the more there
is that needs to be done. These
last few weeks I have been kept
very busy doing sanding and
painting and mowing and weeding,
which has been getting very
monotonous, to say the least.
And since nothing more has
happened as far as what I'm
doing, I'm going to share about
a victory that God has given me
just this week. I hope that it
is an encouragement to all of
you as well.
As you all know, I usually
like to look on the bright side
of life and turn negatives into
positives. Well, the past
couple of weeks I have had a
very hard time doing that. The
sanding seemed to stretch on and
on, as if nothing was actually
getting done and I was getting
very frustrated doing it. No
matter how hard I tried, I could
not change my attitude. I just
did not want to do any more
sanding, and because of that
attitude I wasn't getting a
whole lot done and I wasn't
exactly happy.
Then this last Sabbath
evening I called home and talked
to my parents. And while I was
talking to my dad, he started
telling me about a victory that
God was giving him and my mom.
They had pledged to give up
watching TV and movies and to
fill the time thus freed, they
had started memorizing chapters
of the Bible. Dad told me that
now, when we wants to just sit
down and watch TV or a movie,
all he has to do is quote parts
of what he has been memorizing
and the desire goes away.
So I decided to try the same
thing. For my morning devotions
I started memorizing Ps. 27,
then moved on to Ps. 91 and it
has made an amazing difference
in my attitude :) Now while I
work, I recite these chapters
and other verses that come to
mind and I am able to put away
thoughts of grumpiness and
such. Because if God really is
'my light and my salvation' and
if I really am not afraid
because of that, then what
reason do I have to be unhappy
or discouraged? Just because it
doesn't seem like I am doing a
work for God, doesn't mean that
I can slack on the duties at
hand. Take for example the
story of Elisha. He faithfully
performed even the smallest of
tasks, even working along side
his father's servants, even
though he didn't have to. And
when he was called to follow
Elijah, he gladly gave up the
comforts of his home in order to
serve Elijah. Anyways, these
are just some of the things I
have been thinking about this
last week. And while nothing
externally has really changed,
inside I have taken a small step
towards learning to lean more
and more on the everlasting arms
:)
But I am certainly looking
forward to coming home in a few
weeks. Please pray that God
will show me what path he wants
me to take beginning in July.
Originally I was planning on
coming back here, but now I am
not so sure. I have been told
that there really isn't anything
for me to do here. There are
several other options, including
working with David and Becky
Gates in another part of
Venezuela or going to Peru to
work on a medical mission
launch. As of yet, I don't know
where God will lead, so please
pray that He will let me know in
His time :) In the meantime,
have a wonderful rest of the
week :)
God bless!
