The newsy posts are much more fun to write. But this one really needs to be written too, because I really want to be as genuine and open with my family and friends who are far away as I am with my friends here.
God has been really dealing with my heart in the matter of my will, especially with the decisions I make about how to spend my time. Over the last few weeks, I have spent most of my free time with my friends who are community members. Not necessarily a bad thing, they are my family here.
But in doing so, I was consistently ignoring the Holy Spirit's prompting to reach out to a resident here - who happens to be a resident that I really dislike and would rather avoid at all costs. Other residents, no problem. This one person I couldn't even look in the eye.
Then, about a week ago something happened to that resident that forced me to stop ignoring God's voice. It was such a hard night, to have to really face how selfish I had been. What was worse was how indifferent I had become to my sin. Thankfully, God is so faithful to patiently wait for me to wake up - and he gave me a huge blessing in Alice, who has been dealing with almost exactly the same issue and prayed with me this week about our situations.
Please pray that God would continue to change my heart about this resident (He has already started!), and also for Alice and the residents that God has been giving her opportunities to share with. She is currently doing a bible study through John with an Asian student, and is developing a deep friendship with another resident.
Thank you, dear friends!
1 comment:
hello Britnney,this is Gina ex community in china.your blog is beautifyl and l k\like everything about it.l like your honesty.
l really am with you in some sense of your experience.l remeber last year l had a simlar problem in which God wanted me to talk to a Russian Res who was into drugs and alchohol and gumbling but l was not being obedient but by the time l started it was too late and this guy got himself into the grips of the police and then he clinged to me so from there l learnt to be very alert to the promptings of God so dont ignore it when you get it ok.lf you continually ignore He would ask someone else to do it.
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