Recently, I was reading Matthew and was particularly struck by the story of Jesus walking on water. The Holy Spirit opened my heart to see how I have been like Peter. And in that moment, I felt the full weight of my sin of not fully trusting in Jesus, but I was also filled with a sense of hope. When Peter stepped out of the boat, he fully trusted that Jesus would keep him afloat. However, from the outside of the comfortable boat, everything looked different and felt scarier; so Peter started to fear, forgot to trust and began to sink.
I stepped out of the boat into the mission field, because I felt Jesus calling me to bring his love to the lost. I knew and tried to constantly trust that the Holy Spirit would take care of all of my needs and fulfill his purpose in my life -- to glorify the Son and the Father. Yet, on more than one occassion over that past year I have doubted; I have felt like I was drowning. But my hope remains, because Jesus is always there to catch me, to faithfully keep his promises, to cover me in grace.
God is calling all of us to step out in faith and trust that he will not let us drown.
About Me
- Sasha Ingle
- I am a child of the amazing Creator of the Universe -- and I try to make that the first part of my identity. I am currently serving the Lord in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. My heart is overjoyed at the chance I have to share God's love with the people God places in my life, while also having the opportunity to study the Japanese language and culture.
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1 comment:
Sasha,
Amen! I really can empathize with this. This has been probably the longest 9 years of my life. And I am now (FINALLY) seeing that GOD IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN here with me! I knew it, of course. But many times I just could NOT feel nor see it. He has blessed us so abundantly since October that it is all like a dream come true! And He continues! Have faith, dear Sasha. HE will see you through!
I am so glad that you were chosen to come to Mito and I look forward to getting to know you, Joel and Gaku over the next year. ^-^
Laura H...
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