“But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.” I Corinthians 2:9
God wants me to put faith in him but not just rely on the hard situations that I was, am, will face and those I can see, but his will.
This month, my parents visited me for two weeks. Before they came, I prayed that we would have good time together without any big arguments. We traveled to Washington DC, New York City, Huston, and Niagara Falls. This was also the first time that I shared my life with my parents in my past two years. On the way driving, I got chance to share some Chinese worship songs to them and explain some of the words to them, though they did not express anything about their thoughts of songs. While having great fun times with my parents, I also realized during the trip, my relationship with God began to get far away. Because traveling, I temporally lost the community that I normally have in Columbus. This made me think and realize that when I return back to my home country in this summer, it would also be a problem. Christians in my home country are under restriction and punishment. I probably would face harder situation by completely lose a Christian fellowship. I think this trip God was teaching me something here.
At the end of the month, I shared my story in a church that how God works in my life though people. I always feel I share so many times at churches that I’m tired about those stories. I was strongly reluctant at the moment that I went over the whole processes again. However, I saw something new while prepared for the presentation. I started to remember more details that I didn’t pay attention to about my journey toward God. I saw clearer those important people that God put in my life during my first several months to help me grow. I appreciated how God loves and cares me by sending me godly mentors to guide me. We discussed weekly the passages that I didn’t understand and life situations. Sometimes in my life I am week, I think God doesn’t love me. This presentation gave me chance to look back and see the work He has done in my life. It encouraged me to see those miracles that he made before and have faith in the future that he would give the best for me even now I cannot see anything.
Lemon 2019/3/6