Well, 1 more week of break. Where has the time gone?! Although I didn't necessarily catch up on sleep, it was a wonderful change of pace...many late hours of games and converastion with our ever-growing family, which i'm so grateful for :)
Yesterday Pastor Tim began his series on Daniel-- couldnt have been a better book to embark on before classes start again. Amidst Babylon's dominant world power and pagan society, Daniel remained faithful to God, and his call. It's apparent that Daniel's greatest desire was to obey God regardless of the circumstances in his midst. Pastor Tim brought up the fact that regardless of our workplace, school, position, and the frustration we may face, God beckons that we stand strong in order that His glory be proclaimed. In today's society where the evil one seems to be alluring believers in every wrong direction, we can take heart that we've had examples go before us who have remained faithful to Christ's call of obedience in the midst of circumstances worse than ours. While we were reading through the beginning of Daniel and how he was being tested, a quote by Paul Washer kept coming to my mind: "Do you wonder about the trials in your life? Well let me tell you that the purpose of them is to cut away everything in your life so that Jesus does become your life, and its worth it."
As break comes to a close and the dust gets blown of my textbooks once again, my prayer is to look at where God's placed me at this point in my life as an opportunity rather than another task to simply check "done". Every day he allows us is another blessing and privilege to point those he's placed in our lives to Him. Now that i'd daily be ready and willing to proclaim that hope :) On looking at her circumstances and where God placed her in life, Elizabeth Elliot once penned some words that not only reflect Daniel's life, but I pray one day will mine:
"Wherever you are be All there, live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of
God."
Rejoicing in a new year!
Emily J.
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