I am hearing news of things great and small that God is doing in our lives. To name a few personal things, I have been praying to not be lonely and God has been bringing new friends to me. I had a test due on Wednesday the 16th, of which I turned in unfinished and failed quite miserably, but after taking the chance at talking with my instructor, upon his request, and due to my grades in the class, he is allowing me to retake the same test and turn it in on Friday, the 25th. I have been praying to become more comfortable with who I am and God is slowly working the guilt for my past and I am thankful and more confident in who He sees me as and not just who I see myself. On bigger notes, my family in Taiwan, my christian brothers and sisters have found their building that God has allowed them to have and I am oh so excited for them!
Which brings me to this point... a reminder if you will of something God brought to my attention while I was in Taiwan. God answers the small and the large prayers and we should never been afraid to be bold in what we pray. I saw a post yesterday from a friend of mine, personalized for her, taken from 2 Cor 7:14, but I am going to give you The Message's version, which says, " God appeared to Solomon that very night and said, "I accept your prayer; yes, I have chosen this place as a temple for sacrifice, a house of worship. If I ever shut off the supply of rain from the skies or order the locusts to eat the crops or send a plague on my people, and my people, my God-defined people, respond by humbling themselves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives, I'll be there ready for you: I'll listen from heaven, forgive their sins, and restore their land to health. From now on I'm alert day and night to the prayers offered at this place. Believe me, I've chosen and sanctified this Temple that you have built: My Name is stamped on it forever; my eyes are on it and my heart in it always. As for you, if you live in my presence as your father David lived, pure in heart and action, living the life I've set out for you, attentively obedient to my guidance and judgments, then I'll back your kingly rule over Israel—make it a sure thing on a sure foundation. The same covenant guarantee I gave to David your father I'm giving to you, namely, 'You can count on always having a descendant on Israel's throne.' "
How awesome is God! He is there for us when we humble ourselves to him, and by his grace, when we don't. I love learning a little more each day about his love for us!
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