*a quickie*
i only have time for a quick update... well, yes things are a bit different than i had anticipated at the beginning of the year, but it's even better than i anticipated. amazing? yes.
i recall a 'conversation' (on msn) with a good friend back home in vancouver a few months ago, just as i was getting ready to quit my job at KELY. i was explaining to her how i felt it was time to move on, and although i had no idea what exactly i would be doing, i trusted that God had a plan and He would also be a source of provision in every way. and she asked the typical question that i think most people at least think, if not ask out loud: "but how will you live? i mean, faith is one thing, but doesn't it also say in the bible that we should take on our share of work?" yes, we should. i never said i wouldn't work. at the time, i just thought i would be heading into "full-time volunteer" mode. i didn't KNOW how God was going to provide, i just KNEW that He would if this is the road He has called me to. this still left her a bit flabbergasted, confused about the lack of evidence of the necessary details of survival in a city like hong kong.
well, as it turns out, God did have a plan for me to continue working for pay, for the time being. and He's provided even more than i could ever hope or imagine. so, i guess there was nothing to worry about after all. don't you love it when He surprises us like this? the way i see it, the only way we can witness God's miraculous power in our lives is if we give Him room to, if we live with the expectation of it. because the One we serve is GOOD.
i know what i'm doing. i have it all planned out--plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. ~ jeremiah 29:11 (msg)
i only have time for a quick update... well, yes things are a bit different than i had anticipated at the beginning of the year, but it's even better than i anticipated. amazing? yes.
i recall a 'conversation' (on msn) with a good friend back home in vancouver a few months ago, just as i was getting ready to quit my job at KELY. i was explaining to her how i felt it was time to move on, and although i had no idea what exactly i would be doing, i trusted that God had a plan and He would also be a source of provision in every way. and she asked the typical question that i think most people at least think, if not ask out loud: "but how will you live? i mean, faith is one thing, but doesn't it also say in the bible that we should take on our share of work?" yes, we should. i never said i wouldn't work. at the time, i just thought i would be heading into "full-time volunteer" mode. i didn't KNOW how God was going to provide, i just KNEW that He would if this is the road He has called me to. this still left her a bit flabbergasted, confused about the lack of evidence of the necessary details of survival in a city like hong kong.
well, as it turns out, God did have a plan for me to continue working for pay, for the time being. and He's provided even more than i could ever hope or imagine. so, i guess there was nothing to worry about after all. don't you love it when He surprises us like this? the way i see it, the only way we can witness God's miraculous power in our lives is if we give Him room to, if we live with the expectation of it. because the One we serve is GOOD.
i know what i'm doing. i have it all planned out--plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. ~ jeremiah 29:11 (msg)
posted by jana* at 6:45 PM
