Today was an awesome day. I got to hang out with Najee :-) And we got to just talk and pray too. She, Barbie, Sean, Strong and Jess were such huge encouragements to me today. you don't even know. Sigh. Najee really reminds me all the time of who I am and why God brought me back to the Philippines. Each time we talk, she tells me what a difference i make and that really does mean something. It's that extra encouragement and hug to say "keep going." And Strong, he's the one who has the most powerful saying I've ever heard in Tagalog that he always tells me, "Kaya mo yan." Sean also takes that time to be real to really say hi and talk and laugh and at the same time not be embarrassed to worship God with everything. Barbie knows how to give that hugging encouragement, and just being there to check up on me. Jess also just sat down and spent time talking with me and we got to talk about cows. And of course the last bit of encouragement, I don't know exactly who it was but it might have been Ate Chette, but it was nice seeing my name on a list of prayer requests - that people are concerned about me as I continue to embark on this spiritual trek :-)
Aaaaah...God is so good. Truly He is. What I've learned today from my quiet time is this: we can't be unequally yoked. There is no place for a non-believer and a believer to be together. It's not just about relationships. But relationships is a big part of that. Every single place in teh Bible, you see the Israelites saying the same thing we say, "They're not really that different" and they fall every single time. Have you ever read in the Bible where it says that the man brought the pagan to God through marriage? Not much. But hundreds and hundreds of years show just how important it is. It's not about us - its' about showing real love to those that don't know Christ by bringing them to Him first before we put ourselves into the picture.
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