God is awesome. My favorite thing about living here is that, no matter how busy my week is, I seem to spend it just watching Him work. I ask him to give me respect in one class, and the students pay attention; I tell him I'm lonely, and then I look down to find four sets of hands grasping my arms and two or more kids that decided I'm as much fun to hang on as a jungle-gym. We need a break, and He sends a typhoon (that meant a day off). We pray for our friends, and watch as He makes himself evident in their lives, bringing them closer to Himself. I watch as close calls get even closer- and watch the power of prayer and God's promises protect us and others we've prayed for.
I know God is real wherever you are. Here, unlike America, we're surrounded by little to no Christian influence at all. Temples are everywhere, and you watch as people walk into them like you walk into church, believing their god offers protection, fulfillment, and provision. They believe it the same way we know and believe our God will protect, fulfill, and provide for us. Except they don't know..
That whatever is not of God, is of Satan. God's purpose for having a personal relationship with Him is to give us Life- abundant Life. Satan's purpose is to kill, steal, and destroy. Can you picture placing yourself before something like that, offering obeisance and expecting to be protected or secure?
So tell me, what does your god offer?
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.." ~Jn.14:6
"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.." ~Jn.10:10
From an island you've probably never heard of (before looking at this website),
Ginger Jernigan
