hello from edmonton
here will be my alberta stories - the many adventures I will embark on in this scary, but exciting journey which God has led me to. So it is only fair that I give props to the Man who made this happen. *brap brap* i love that sound.
to summarize the AMAZING story God has written about how I ended up in Edmonton, here are a few words which the Lord had spoken to me:
“Lean not on your own understanding, but acknowledge Me in all your ways and I shall direct your paths.”
It’s fun for me to find reason for things: reasons why people act/respond the way they do, reasons why a certain mechanism doesnt work, etc… But in the realm of living our lives, we don’t need to. Faith calls us to TRUST in the Lord. We don’t need to reason out why certain things aren’t/are happening, but we just need to know that God KNOWS and we need to trust in that truth.
“Trust in the Lord and do good. Dwell in His land and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your ways to the Lord, trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass.”
Praise the Lord for bringing truth to this verse for me. When you delight in the Lord, you are excited to follow what He brings you, no matter how unexpected it can be. Delight in the fact that our God cares so much, and has given us such great plans! woot woot!
Being in edmonton for a week-ish now, I must admit that I’ve been having to come back to this verse a few times to remind myself why I’m here. It’s easy to revert to comfortable places (ie, asian friends, asian church/fellowships). But I know the Lord is bringing new growth in my life here. Things i’ve learned in the blessed western acf group can now be applied =)
revelation of the week: Psalm 127
“Unless the LORD builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.”
if God is not the purpose of whatever you’re doing (no matter how big or small the task), what worth does it have? nothing.
do it with all heart
there’s no other way ;)
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10th, 2007 by shirley | |
on September 11th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
what’s oddform? only odd ppl like you come up with this stuff.. harhar.
yay blog for you! i’m gonna call you soon. as soon as i buy a phone card
on September 12th, 2007 at 12:59 am
i’m glad you are learning new things shirley maaaa!!
keep spreadin’ the love.
on September 15th, 2007 at 3:59 am
Well said little one. Well said. I shall remember your words when I’m all alone in Korea.
All heart till the very end.
on September 20th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
you’re the ‘wise woman’ shirley ma!
i miss you, keep the stories and lessons coming!