fullfilled, dream, serving God

[TheWidowsOffering]

When I was in grade school i remember our father asked us his three siblings about what would we like to be when growing up. My elder brother said "I want to be an accountant or engineer". My younger sister said she want to finish mass communication. Then father said to me "how about you?" I want to be a NUN someday doing God's work in the church and orphanages. My father said "NO!" authoritatively. I ask him why. He said if you do you will be deployed in a very far place and they would no longer see me even a just a tip of my fingernails. And my mother agreed. Then I said to them if that's the case let me be a lawyer. Again no. Ok an engineer. Another no. Last let me just be a doctor. Lastly they say if you do, you have to bury us neck depth below the ground because we're a very poor family.

But my very desire to serve God someday keep burning within me and i said myself i will study first finish a degree do some help to my family after that i will become a NUN without my parents knowing what's in my mind. Almost a year after entering college I've come to know the Lord Jesus Christ in my life and after that encounter I've become very insatiable to His Word. The desire to know him more grew stronger and stronger everyday until after one year i committed myself in His Ministry (I've been deeply in touch with my pastor that time and wherever she goes I'm with her). At early age of my Christian life i was exposed greatly to the need and burden of the ministry. And i stood behind my pastor praying about them till finish college and one year more i committed myself staying in that town away from my family.

Three more years came and I got a lot of struggle in fulfilling my dreams for my family. During those years i remember moments that i would be crying out to the Lord "Lord please let me just finish everything for them. After this i'm giving my life to You as i promised before." But promise is a promise so it must be fulfilled. Due to adverse circumstances coming along my way in fulfilling my desire to my family and i got no choice but to surrender to God. This last June i remembered God's faithfulness in my life in sustaining me and providing for me and in keeping me though many trials i faced in giving my life to Him but it is He who gave me strength to follow Him continually. I'm now on my fifth year of being a full time staff of our church working voluntarily with the Lord. Only then I realized that my highest dream - that is to be in God's service is now being fulfilled- not in the way i think to be but in His own very special way. Though i was not able to do all the things i wanted to do for my family but I know God has His own way in fulfilling them all for me. To God be the glory.


Isaih55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. "

 

[Fragrant Grace]

But my very desire to serve God someday keep burning within me

Dear sister reymielin

It is so lovely to hear of your desires to serve the Lord. May the Lord richly bless your service to Him in your church...and may He fill you with an abundance of love, joy and peace... that shines out to those you come in contact with.

And as you say the Lord sustains through all the trials and difficulties we face on our journey in life.

The joy of the Lord is your strength Nehemiah 8:10

The Lord bless you

Julia

God hath shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God 2 Cor 4:6

 

[JesustheLight]

hi very good for you reymielin!!! May God bless you abundantly!!! same here i would love and like to serve God i wanna make him glad,do things according to his will and I have put that in my mind.

 

[chesed]

let us serve the Lord God together!

Wow Reymielin! Thanks for sharing your testimony of God's will working in your life. Your enthusiastic commitment to the church is very inspiring. I agree with you; Jesus gives me strength everyday to follow him (Scripture: Book of Philippians ch. 4, v. 13). I also wanted to be a nun, but I know that even if I am not a nun, I will serve God in a special way.

My present trials and disappointments are painful, but they will make me a better person if I endure them (Romans 5.3-5).

I dream of serving God too. I desire a ministry of compassion, to reach out to people who are poor, needy, neglected, and vulnerable. I want to have compassion on people because I felt abandoned, neglected and without support when I was a little girl. But because Jesus Christ had compassion on me, I can now share his compassion with the world (1 John 4.19 and 2 Corinthians 8.9)!

God bless you Reymielin, and your family! I pray that Jesus Christ will fill you with his love!

 

[TheWidowsOffering]

lololollllllll sis JTL

hi very good for you reymielin!!! May God bless you abundantly!!! same here i would love and like to serve God i wanna make him glad,do things according to his will and I have put that in my mind.

dear sister,

it is so funny you were wrong sent with your message. hehehe
but anyway thank you for your blessing! God bless you also richly.


In Christ,


Sister reymielin

 

[TheWidowsOffering]

Dear sister reymielin

It is so lovely to hear of your desires to serve the Lord. May the Lord richly bless your service to Him in your church...and may He fill you with an abundance of love, joy and peace... that shines out to those you come in contact with.

And as you say the Lord sustains through all the trials and difficulties we face on our journey in life.

The joy of the Lord is your strength Nehemiah 8:10

The Lord bless you

Julia

God hath shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God 2 Cor 4:6

Amen my friend! And I always pray about this that wherever I am may God use me as a channel of blessing in any way, a vessel of His glory and His honor even how difficult the circumstances maybe. Though we oftentimes fail (yeah i do fail him everyday in many ways) but I always thank Him in His abundant love and grace whenever we find ourselves humbly coming before His mighty Hand. Again thank you for your friendship.

I thank always for your prayers and I also pray that God may continue to show forth His goodness and mercy to you all the days of your life and let you dwell in His house forevermore. (Psalm 23:6) God bless you and your love ones!


In Christ,


Sis. Reymielin

 

[TheWidowsOffering]

to God be the Glory

Wow Reymielin! Thanks for sharing your testimony of God's will working in your life. Your enthusiastic commitment to the church is very inspiring. I agree with you; Jesus gives me strength everyday to follow him (Scripture: Book of Philippians ch. 4, v. 13). I also wanted to be a nun, but I know that even if I am not a nun, I will serve God in a special way.

My present trials and disappointments are painful, but they will make me a better person if I endure them (Romans 5.3-5).

I dream of serving God too. I desire a ministry of compassion, to reach out to people who are poor, needy, neglected, and vulnerable. I want to have compassion on people because I felt abandoned, neglected and without support when I was a little girl. But because Jesus Christ had compassion on me, I can now share his compassion with the world (1 John 4.19 and 2 Corinthians 8.9)!

God bless you Reymielin, and your family! I pray that Jesus Christ will fill you with his love!

Dear sister in Christ,

To God be the glory in giving you the inspiration as you read my testimony of God's will working in my life. it's is really very true that we can serve Him in many ways as long as we're that open to His will is into our lives. Thank you for praying God's love filling my life. It's all we need inorder to overcome. As the song says...


Your love to me is just like a flowing stream
Your love to me is just like a flowing stream
Reaching out Lord, reaching out LOrd

Chorus:
Lord I need Your love,
yes I need Your love
I need Your love to overcome
(repeat)

I pray the same thing to you and may God also fulfill your desires to serve Him. God bless you!

In Christ,


Sis. Reymielin

 

[Fragrant Grace]

I dream of serving God too. I desire a ministry of compassion, to reach out to people who are poor, needy, neglected, and vulnerable. I want to have compassion on people because I felt abandoned, neglected and without support when I was a little girl. But because Jesus Christ had compassion on me, I can now share his compassion with the world

Ye are the light of the world Matthew 5:14

Dear sister chesed

It is lovely to also hear the desires of your heart to serve the Lord to with your compassion for people. And by just loving Him and devoting our lives to His will....we can shine out to a lost world for Him. Love never fails.

Only a little word, softly and kindly
Breathed in the ear of the sad and oppressed
Oh how it tenderly steals like a melody
Over life's troubles and calms them to rest

Only a little word
Only whispered in love
Spoken for Jesus, to draw them to Him
Lost souls to His kingdom above.

God... comforteth us, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction.....2 Corinthians 1:4

Dear sisters chesed and reymielin...how your words of wanting to serve the Lord have cheered my heart today. May the Lord richly bless you as you seek to serve Him in your everyday lives.

Your sister in our beautiful Lord Jesus Christ

Julia