Hello Brides, I want to Praise our HH, and say that I love Him. Today I want to share with you a little bit of what happened in the last days of December and the beginning of the year.
In an earlier PR I wrote that I left my parents-in-law’s house, and also my city. I also shared about the proofreading of the book for the Turkish Ministry.
During the last weeks of December, I was invited to spend the holidays with my friends from my old city. I think that my last Christmas was eight years ago when I left my country because my FH and his family aren’t Christians, so I never celebrated this holiday. I loved the time that the Lord provided me to spend with my friends that became sort of my family after so many losses.
In all my life though, I never spent a Christmas so focused on my Bridegroom, and it was amazing, everything was about Him and how wonderful He is. After Christmas I got really sick, it was terrible, I cried because I couldn’t pray or have my quiet time with Him. I just cried out to my Beloved, and I was grateful, for His grace, love and patience towards me. He is just the perfect Husband, I don’t have a health insurance, yet He provided medicine, food, and for everything that I needed. When the sickness passed, I thought about my FH´s family and prayed for them, my heart was aching mostly for my ex-SIL, we always had a good relationship, and I miss her, I missed all of them.
I cried in my HH´ arms and told Him that I was sad because I missed my family, and because they didn’t have His love, I prayed that one day they could learn about Him and trust Him for their salvation. I asked for an opportunity to speak about Him with my SIL, but that I would wait for His time and that I trusted Him to take care of them. I gave my burdens to Him, two hours passed after my prayer, and out of nowhere, my SIL sent me a message inviting me for a coffee. I don’t have contact with them anymore, neither her phone number, I praised the Lord for answering my prayers and asked that the He would be the focus of our conversation. The next day we met and she talked about her life and struggles, and I was able share about His love and His word, it was a good day. I still pray for the family and know that the separation from them is necessary. I gave my desires and dreams to Him, and I believe that everything will work for my good.
“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. ” 1 Corinthians 13:12
“Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.” Psalm 126:5-6
“Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter.” John 13:7
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. ” 1 Peter 5:6-7
“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19
” First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men… This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:1-4
I still don’t have a job or my own house because He is providing for me. It is hard because I would like to have my own place where I could work for Him, and do the things that He is calling me to do. In the first week of the year, I received a job offer and went to the interview. I prayed and asked Him for wisdom and discernment, to know if the job was from Him so I would accept it. But He knows the desire of my heart, and what I want to do.
One of the job´s requirement was to travel to other countries with the boss, (a man) and because I don’t drive or have a car, and the job is located outside the city, I would need to drive with this man, my boss every day to work. One of the benefits was health insurance, weekends free. But I felt it could not from Him, and so I did not accept the job.
So I am still jobless, homeless, and without an income. I trust Him to lead me and provide for my needs. It is not easy to live in this situation. The friend who took me to the interview was Praising the Lord for giving me wisdom after I explained the reasons for not accepting the job. We sat in a small coffee place, and I shared with her what I want to do, about the Ministry, the translations and where my heart is. Her eyes filled with tears when she saw how He changed me, and how my suffering brought me towards the Lord and created a desire to help others. She told me that her SIL is having problems in her marriage, and she remembered me. I Praised Him again for the opportunity to share the link for the Turkish Ministry! She was excited about the courses, and the other resources. I rejoiced in the Lord because He gave me the strength to sow in the lives of other people when I lost everything.
What I want to encourage you is to keep seeking and focusing on Him, not on your problems or circumstances. He knows what you need and will provide for your needs. Maybe what you are living now is the opposite of what you are praying for. Well, I learned that the Lord does not answer our prayers the way we expect. Sometimes we are tempted to think that He is doing nothing, or that He doesn’t care. But it is a lie, He loves us, believe me, the hurting, the loss, the loneliness, the suffering, all of it is how He answers our prayers, for sanctification, to depend and trust on Him, to learn more about Him and His Word, to love Him above anything and anyone else. So keep your heart steadfast on the Lord. Now you don’t know what He is doing, but soon you will understand. Praise Him because He is worthy. And never forget that He loves us so much that He gave His life so that we could live, and one day see Him face to face.
“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. ” 1 Corinthians 13:12
“Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.” Psalm 126:5-6
“Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter.” John 13:7
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7
“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19
“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men… This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:1-4
~ Sara, who currently lives in Turkey
MINISTRY NOTE:
Soon after this praise report things radically changed for Sara! What an amazing test she passed, turning down the income and a good job she’d been praying for. Watch what He does!