God is good!

I really heard something very wise today in church. I used to go to a Bible Study for about 4 months last year, but they stopped having it (I think they're starting them back up soon). Anyway, the guy who let us use his apartment for the Bible Study is leaving Korea to go back to the States. He was a really great guy, and I really respected him a lot. He had such a great love for God, and he just exemplified what a man in Christ should be like. Anyways, I went to say goodbye to him today at church, and he said something that just totally set me free of a lot of worries. First he gave me a lot of encouragement that he saw God working in my life and that really meant a lot to me, and then he asked me what my plans were. I told him I really didn't know and it was something I needed prayer for. And he said, "I don't know if it's hit you yet or not, but at some point in your life, it's going to hit you that your purpose is all about God, and you will no longer worry about your future, but wait in eager anticipation for what God has next in store for you." And I've always believed that to be true, but for some reason the way he said it, and hearing it from someone else that way made it really fresh for me.

Worrying is my weakest point in life. Everything worries me. The absence of worrying worries me. That's how bad I am. But I know the Bible tells us not to worry about anything, for God is in control, and he loves us. And I no longer want my life to be governed by my worries, but governed by an excitement in God's redemptive plan. I want my zeal for Christ's work to be contagious (sp?). I want every day to count for Christ as if it were my last. I want a Matrix like awakening where I stand before my fears, and realize once and for all that Christ has conquered it all. That Christ is bigger than every situation that comes my way. I want my life to be defined by love.

No more waiting for the right circumstances. Today is the day to live for Christ.

So yeah, on a different topic, things in Korea are great. I had a great weekend of swimming and amazing food. I constantly am thanking God for all of the amazing friends that He has brought into my life here, and I totally resonate with C.S. Lewis, that friendships make a place what it is. Korea the country is a great place, but I define Korea through the people I know here. And that's why I love Korea so much, because I love the people in my life here.

With that in mind, I still couldn't have been happier with my trip back to the States. It was so refreshing to see all of my family and friends from back home. I'm so thankful to God that he gave me a safe and wonderful trip, and I thank God so much that I have people that love me and are praying for me in multiple countries. That's so cool to think about.

God is good all the time, and all the time, God is good!