God seizes opportunities to display His power and grace--in affliction and loss, in grief and disappointments, in darkness and sorrow. Some learn spiritual lessons because they experience dark valleys first-hand. Terrible blows such as death or brokenness are catalysts for their eyes to be opened. I experienced both. And then there are some who will learn lessons through the testimonies of others. And because I learned very important lessons in my own life, I am dead set in my desire to be used by the Lord to get His message through to other people. I await and am ready to be used so that someone else may learn more about God’s power--that they may see God in action in my life. I pray that my faith may be strengthened moment by moment so that others may be drawn to Christ.
In this story, Jesus calls for his followers to do God's work while there is time to do it. Our life is short, and with the deaths of my father, my mother-in-law and my brother-in law--the urgency is so much greater now. We are given only so much time and whatever we are tasked by God to do, we must do in that given time. I realized that God has always been pursuing, telling me: "Now is the time." And I've put it off many times in the past. Now, I see, so many lost times. So forgive me when sometimes I feel over zealous. Decisions must be taken, while it is day, before the night comes down. The more we put it off, the less likely we will decide to a life committed to Christ.
The healing of this blind man wasn't instantaneous. I wondered why. Then I realized that maybe this was a healing in which Jesus wanted the blind man to exercise his own faith in obedience, the same way He wanted me to do the same. Yes, there were many prayers I prayed early on in my conversion. I admit I grew impatient but God taught me to wait in faith. And I tell you, the wait was so worth it. These prayers are being answered as I write this. He is in action, praises to Him!
In this story, Jesus calls for his followers to do God's work while there is time to do it. Our life is short, and with the deaths of my father, my mother-in-law and my brother-in law--the urgency is so much greater now. We are given only so much time and whatever we are tasked by God to do, we must do in that given time. I realized that God has always been pursuing, telling me: "Now is the time." And I've put it off many times in the past. Now, I see, so many lost times. So forgive me when sometimes I feel over zealous. Decisions must be taken, while it is day, before the night comes down. The more we put it off, the less likely we will decide to a life committed to Christ.
The healing of this blind man wasn't instantaneous. I wondered why. Then I realized that maybe this was a healing in which Jesus wanted the blind man to exercise his own faith in obedience, the same way He wanted me to do the same. Yes, there were many prayers I prayed early on in my conversion. I admit I grew impatient but God taught me to wait in faith. And I tell you, the wait was so worth it. These prayers are being answered as I write this. He is in action, praises to Him!