Brothers and sisters,
Those of you who hold dear our brother Christian (hmmhmm) and his precious family (he has seven wonderful children), let us support them in prayer in this following period. They are in preparation to move to live in Norway. This is a huge step for their family, pray that the Lord guides them through all this process, especially to find a house for living and safely moving and settling down, especially for the children, that they may find godly friends from the church.
Brother Christian was there few times and found a good fellowship (a church where Zac Poonen is preaching often times), and a brother from there offered him a job.
He doesn't have internet access right now, so he humbly asked me to post a prayer request here.
I am feeling led to post his last words to me (few days ago), that were great encouragement to me. The Lord's work in his heart is so precious. How God is teaching him the school of the old paths is wonderful. Those of you who have been through the same school will recognize the fragrance of the Potters house and Potters hands!
I have meet some opposition from the wicked one here in the form of unbelief. I thank the Lord I have had the mercy to stand fast. And God has in miraculous way brother opened up possibilities for us and a house.
The agony of faith is sometimes very hard. Everyone speaks the voice of reason. We have to stand in faith and look like a fool. But God honors them that stand in faith. He did this time.
And we will probably move sooner, but we have great lack of money, so if anything will work out it is from God. Knowing he lack nothing to supply us. May we get grace to stand with a grateful heart.
Having no internet is a 'bummer' as they say :) but it has left me with time with God.
And I have been meditating much on faith vs unbelief.
Faith often comes with a breaking of self, and death and agony.
As when Abraham went in faith to sacrifice his ONLY son. Already had to send away his other son now he has to give it all this agony of faith in our moving toward god is the most character building
The more breaking the more making of the man from God, what a precious lesson to learn. That seeing the arm o the lord.
Many times it is not revealed to us in that way. We be like the unbelieving Jews and when seeing Him we don't receive Him.
But when we can see him. his arm at work in our life. the power of his breakings for our flesh and self. To totally trust in him in faith. In absolute foolishness and beyond logic and reason. and have even our closest loved ones look at us in despising ways and to carry that and yet trust God
He is great our God
May we see his arm in our storms and agonies and the dry seasons he leads his flock to greater pastures
I would say Amen to all this.
Thank you and may God bless us with the knowledge of Who He Is.
Kire
