Tonight was Jeremy Lin's testimony night in Taipei, Taiwan and our church (along with 700 more throughout Taiwan) watched it live through the internet.
| I wish I took a picture of how packed the church was tonight but it was dark because I got there late... didn't want to flash anyone in the face haha. So here's the event's poster! |
Do I even love You?
When Jeremy mentioned about God's fingerprints all over his life, our lives, it reminded me of a photo blog post I posted last summer (when I actually kept up with it Fingerprints post).
"God definitely left many of his fingerprints in my life whenever I look back or read my journals, but to be honest, this past school year was probably my toughest. I had to learn so much at once that I felt like God was breaking me hard, probably almost to my limit. I had to learn how to forgive, what is forgiveness; how my precious my heart was and how precious I am; what my identity is and what community really means; what it means to be free in Him and what it means to surrender. One experience and lesson after another; I've probably never cried this much in one year until this year haha.
But I was reminded so many times that he doesn't go past your limit. He doesn't punish, nor does he forget you.＂
How my own words pierced my heart! Such forgetful creatures we are of His love.
Recently I started on a book called"Life You've Always Wanted" and in one chapter, the author titled it "The Dee Dah Day" when writing about Joy in our identity as His children and in Himself.
"If we don't rejoice today, we will not rejoice at all. If we wait until conditions are perfect, we will still be waiting when we die. If we are going to rejoice, it must be in this day. This is the day that the Lord has made. This is the Dee Dah Day." (John Ortberg).
Just reflecting on tonight, my photo post, and Ortberg's word, I think I have finally realized how much I have missed out on this Joy. Forgotten. What it means to be free and knowing that my whole world is in His hands and I shouldn't worry anymore. He has led me this. Far. He promised.
jeremiah 29:11
He never promised us a perfect, wonderful, blissful life but an eternity with Him. And nothing is more perfect, wonderful, and beautiful than Him. I may die one day for Him, even tomorrow, but I would give anything in this world to just have Him. Why? You would ask. Because He loves me.
And that alone is enough.
Stepping out of my comforts, yet into His arms.
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