Having been a follower of Christ for so long, I still wonder why God doesn’t do more miracles in answering our good and reasonable prayers. I know the answers intellectually, but on an emotional level, I have to keep asking God to remind me that though he slay me, still I will follow.
Category: Spiritual life
I think we officially decided I will go by Popo.
My daughter called my mom Popo. It sounds right that the title should be used by my granddaughter to now call me Popo.
Since it’s the last Friday of the month, we don’t have Awana, I have the evening free. We decided to visit baby…
Had a full weekend of ministry. I enjoy the actual work but it’s the anticipation that stresses me.
PT and I recorded our 3rd episode of our podcast on Friday afternoon. While this podcast was my idea, and I had to talk him into it, this time I felt anxious. I had a dream the night before that I didn’t have my laptop in front of me and didn’t know what to say. I don’t know what my subconscious was telling me. The real recording time was fun though.
Uttering a few words of prayer doesn’t seem like much. Even if it was heartfelt, passionate, deep, long – whatever “good” prayer looks like, do those words make a difference?
The obvious answer from any devoted Christian is yes. But why? How do words I say translate into changes in real life?
In Children Worship today, a 3rd grader asked me about my Taiwan short term ministry trip:
Boy: How many people did you lead to Christ?
Me: Our team led 10 people to Christ!
Boy: Wow, that’s great, you were able to harvest.
That was the best conversation I had about the STM.
I love that boy!
Before I left for Taiwan short term ministry, I told my husband to don’t let me go again: Too much stress, I hate the plane ride and I am too old to do more work.
But at the end of the trip, I told my husband I want to go back next year!
Why?
Last Sunday, I wanted to go to evening service at Grace Community Church, an hour away from my house. It would kill 3 birds with one stone – take my daughter back to school, watch the baptism of her friend, and enjoy a time of worship since I was not able to attend the service at my church.
In the office devotion time this week, WT shared from Ephesians 3:20
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.
This is exactly how I think as I prepare for TW STM. We prepare lessons, messages, testimonies, games. We have a theme, we have a skit with that theme. The only thing we don’t have are songs because no one on our team is musically inclined.
I always thought, if I were to be a missionary somewhere overseas, I would want to go to Taiwan.
When I was there for vacation about 6-7 years ago, the impression I had was that it was a place I can possibly adjust to living there long term. Of course I was only there as…
Consistent prayer is a challenge for me. Here are more quotes from A Praying Life by Paul Miller.
You don’t create intimacy; you make room for it…In short, you can’t get to know God on the fly. (p. 47)
Time in prayer makes you even more dependent on God because you don’t have as much…