Yet another attempt at returning to blogging

I've now been living and working in Seoul, S. Korea for nearly 3 years. It's hard to believe how quickly time has flown by. Some days it feels like I just got here while others it feels like I've lived here an entire life time already. Most of the people this side of the world already consider me at least 1/2 Korean. ㅋㅋ Nevertheless, I'll always remain Canadian at heart. ^ ^

Part of the reason I have decided to give blogging another go is because I need an avenue to journal my thoughts, rather then just keeping them to paper. It's also quite possibly one of the easiest ways for me to get re-connected/re-inform those living back 'home' of my happenings.

Last week was rather challenging. As much of my life can attest to, when it rains it pours! However, as quick as it comes, it usually (thankfully) leaves all at once, leaving a calmness after the storm. There's nothing quite as soothing as the feeling of knowing that you're being carried along by the prayers of others and that God has never left you. With much gratefulness that's the exact feeling I got to bask in today, thanks to the wonderful church community (family) I have here in Korea. If it weren't for them, living abroad, alone, would not be nearly as peaceful.

I also found the time to get back into my personal Bible reading tonight, something which was much needed. I found myself continuing my readings through the psalms, Ps. 81 in particular.

In Ps. 81 I was once again reminded of God's abounding love. He loves us so much that He's willing to give us the desires of our heart even when He knows it's not best for us, simply because He knows that only once we've tried going our own way, thinking it's best, will we realize our mistake and come back to Him.

So often we think we know what's best for us, and we think our timing for it is also perfect. We get impatient waiting for God, who's knowledge and timing are actually perfect. We plead to God and complain to God; we try to compete with God, though there is only ever one winner, God. But finally, after failing to listen to His voice and refusing to submit to Him, he gives us over to the stubborness of our hearts, waiting for the day when we will choose to listen to Him and return to Him to walk in His ways ~ something He will never 'force' us to do, because if it were by force there would be no heart in it.

I pray that I might be submissive enough to lay aside my own thoughts and seek the heart of God. Then, our desires will be as one and I will listen to His voice and walk in His ways.