Dear Friend, How are you? Hope you’re well. On September 11th, my sister in California FaceTimed me. She has been worried about a certain matter, related to our doggie girl named Honey in her house. She said that too much worry even made her hands and feet swollen overnight. She asked me what she should do and what I would do, when worry overwhelmed me. “You should command in Jesus’ name the worry to be cut off.” But I felt somehow it wouldn’t help her, though it has truth in it. I went on to say, “When I worried, I repented and then, I stopped worrying. Worrying is from our lack of trust. Not trusting the Father’s goodness, His faithfulness. Try to remember how good and how kind He was in your life. And He will continue to be the same. He’s faithful.” Actually a few days ago, I was frustrated and a bit irritated by my sister during our conversation. In all honesty, she is not a good listener, and she cuts in when I’m still saying. But, on that day when she asked me what I would do, she listened to me, as if she were really willing to find an answer from my sharing. She was quietly and attentively listening to me. And I went on to share some of my recent stories about the Father’s kindness. I shared the Father’s kindness, telling the story about the return shipment, Burger King time, etc. that I posted here last week. And I shared another story with her. “A month ago or so, I received a text from the management office. It said that an outsourcing vendor would check safety related to fire in the accommodation building, but it didn’t say that the vendor would visit each individual’s house in the building. After mom & I had lunch and I finished dish-washing, I was surprised to hear the bell ring. I didn’t expect anyone to visit us. Then, I found out it was the vendor for safety check. Two men came in and checked the fire alarms in the rooms. God’s timing was perfect. What if they came in when we were in the middle of eating lunch? He was simply kind and He arranged their visit only after I finished dish-washing after lunch. In every single detail, even when it looks like a small thing, He cares.” She listened carefully and nodded. So I went on to say, “God loves Honey more than you do. He created Honey. How much more would He care for her? We know the story from the Bible, something like ‘Even the evil can give something good to their children, how much more would He give to us? When we ask Him to give us fish, would He give us snakes?’ No, it’s not His character.” Just using the momentum of my sister’s attentively listening, I went on: “Even when the difficult time comes like the economic depression, etc., those who live in the secret place would have peace. People would notice their peace, and wonder where their peace comes from. Unbelievers might ask them where their peace comes from. Then, they would share with meekness and fear that it’s from the secret place. No need to share tracts to evangelize. If we would live in the secret place, people would notice it. So, just know the Father. I learned that we use the words, “believe” for His power and “trust” for His characters. We both believe His almighty power and trust His faithfulness. He is both almighty and faithful. So good and so kind. Remember the day when He miraculously protected you from the car accident. He is the same. He doesn’t change.” Actually most of what I shared with her was not from me, but I used what I learned from Pastor John Fenn’s teaching & the late Pastor David Wilkerson’s, and my sister seemed to be comforted. Being a good listener, she responded to me, saying her own experiences. (From Pastor John Fenn’s Weekly Thoughts: If the Father can time our lives in such a way now to provide for us, He will again when another crisis hits the world. Start looking back over the course of your life to remember and acknowledge His guidance and provision, and you won’t be afraid of the future. He never changes. He hasn’t brought you this far to fail you now. Take peace in His record of faithfulness in your life, and you will know peace now, and then. As holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom so famously said: “It’s never wrong to trust an unknown future to a known God.”) Friend, are you worried sometimes? In all honesty, I am sometimes. Actually in August this year, my mind was very busy on a certain matter. And my stomach was uncomfortable for more than 2 weeks. Finally I decided to go to an oriental medicine doctor that my hairdresser introduced to me. I said to him that I drank iced caffe latte during the whole summer time, while cold foods are not good to me, according to the oriental medicine. And recently, I ate wheat flour meals too often, which is also not good to me. But, the doctor’s comment was an eye-opener. He said that my stomach is full of gas now so that it’s very hard. It is mainly from stress or too much thought or worry. It stroke a bell. Ding~ I knew that over the past few weeks, my mind was way too busy. Even to be obsessed with one thought, though it was actually related to something good. I was thinking too much well in advance. So, at the end of the day, it became a stress and resulted in the digestion problems for weeks. I repented, and thought how good and how kind the Father was in every step of my life. There are countless cases that I could think of. And He will be the same, and I don’t have to be worried about anything. Friend, I’m sure that you also have many testimonies as to how He faithfully helped you, provided and protected you. He satisfied your heart’s desires. I pray that we think of His faithfulness and walk in peace, knowing He would continue to be faithful. Have a bliss! Julie Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Eph. 3:20~21) Comments are closed.
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