I want to say congratulation to my great fiathful friends, Mike and Jen:D 2010年5月、晴れて神学国を卒業した親愛なる兄弟マイクに心からおめでとうをささげたいと思います。
Mike graduated from RTS and completed his master degree of biblical counseling. マイクは2年前から神学校で聖書学的カウンセリングを学び、今年卒業しました。
Last 2 years Mike worked so hard for his education, works and voluntary jobs for Japanese ministry. He is very driven and willing to serve to others for God's glory. 神学校はカリキュラムも密だし、読み物書き物の量も私達が想像できないくらい膨大だときいています。その忙しい学校生活の中で、彼は仕事をし、日本人ミニストリーのための奉仕をし、また夫としての役割も果たし。いろいろと大変なことも多かったと思いますが、彼は本当に前向きで、神様のために他の人に尽くしていく姿勢もとても感銘を受けました。
Also I was also inspired about Jen's faituful atttitude as a wife. She is very supportive, understanding and sweet to her husband, Mike. She is such a godly and faituful women and I believe Mike would not be able to achieve his goal without her faituful encouragement. また、ジェンの妻として夫を理解し、支えそして愛情をもって仕える姿勢も大変印象的でした。彼女も神様を愛しそして神に忠実であり、彼女のそのような信仰的な励ましなしでは、マイクの学生生活もなりたたなかったのではないかと思います。
Whenever I see them, I could see how much God love them and bless their marriage relationship. Very Beautiful. They have been a good model of Chirstian marriage, and it meant a lot to me. Thank you so much!! いつも彼らをみるたびに、神様が本当に彼らを愛し、そして彼らの信仰がゆえに彼らを祝福してくださっていることが見受けられました。とても美しいです。クリスチャンとしての夫婦生活の良きモデルとして、私自身彼らから教えられたことがたくさんありました。本当に感謝しています。
I miss you them so much since they are moving to Maryland, but I believe God will highly use them regardless of where they are at, and people who see them will be able to see Christ. これから彼らは別の州に移るので、なかなかあえなくなり寂しくなりますが、彼らはどこへいっても、神様の祝福なる器として用いられていくことと思います。彼らを見る人々がきっと、イエス様をみていくことができるとおもいます。
I am so thankful to God who let us meet here in Orland and work together through Japanese Ministry. 神様がこのような素晴らしい夫婦に出会わせてくださったことに、心から感謝しています。
I also enjoyed attending to RTS commencement because God offered a re-union type of meeting with people whome I have not been able to see for a while!!! そして、RTSの卒業式で思いかけず出会えたお友達との再会も本当にうれしかったです。
I have been really encouraged in the faith by God this week especially from the scriptures of Dueteronomy. Mose keeps reminding us to remember what God has done for us. Because of what he has done for us, we need to be strong in the faith, obedient and active in action for God's kingdom. He constantly tells us, 今週はとくに申命記からモーセがイスラエルの民に神様がどのようなことをしてくださったのかを何度も思い出させることで、イスラエルの民がが信仰に強められ、神の命令に忠実に従っていくことの大切さを学びつつ、私の信仰も励まされていました。
Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the LORD your God gives you for all time. Dueteronomy 4:40 きょう、私が命じておいた主のおきてと命令とを守りなさい。あなたも、あなたの後の子孫も、しあわせにり、あなたの神、主が永久にあなたに与えようとしておられる地で、あなたが長く行き続けるためである。 申命記4:40
Keep his decrees and commands!!! 神が命じたおきてと命令を守る!!!
Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. Dueteronomy 4:9 ただ、あなたは、ひたすら慎み、用心深くありなさい。あなたが自分の目で見たことを忘れず、一生の間、それらがあなたの心から離れることのないようにしなさい。あなたはそれらを、あなたの子供や孫達に知らせなし。申命記4:9
Mike and Jen are definitely people who faitufully follow God's command and leave the righteousness and truth on their journey with thier footsteps. A little Tyler must have already started seeing it!! マイクもジェンも神様のおきてと命令に忠実であり、真実なる実を彼らの歩みによってこの地に残してくださっています。彼らの間に生まれた赤ちゃんももうすでに、彼らの歩みから何か受け取り始めていることと思います。素敵です!!!
私は今行っているBradentonの教会に行くことで、神様からたくさんの祝福を頂いています。 I have been really blessed at the church in Bradenton.
教会のメンバーは、まだまだ十分とは言えない私の英語力ですが、”できるよ!できるよ!”と励ましてくれいろんな形で奉仕をさせてくれます。 My English is not still good enough to do as much as other native speakers do, but the members of this church trust me and allow me to be involved in serving at the church.
たとえば水曜日の祈祷会。他国語で祈るというのはとても難しく、今でもとても躊躇しがちになるし、緊張します。 Prayer meeting on Wedneseday nights, for example, I tend to hesitate to pray in the big group of people in English. I worry if they do not understand what I pray about and it just makes me so nervous.
なので、祈祷会などとくに人数が多い集まりの時は”みんなの前で祈るのはちょっと”っとためらってしまうのが私でした。 So I have tended to avoid having eye contact from the person who asks prayer.
しかし、牧師先生が”つかさ、できるよ。今日は祈ってね。”と言われ、緊張しましたがそういう機会をあたえてくださった牧師先生にも感謝をし 神様にただ集中して祈らせてもらうことにしました。 Yet, Pastor Bob is different. He says, "Tsukasa you can pray for us tonight. I know you can do it." I felt, "Oh my goodness! Did he perticularly call my name as a prayer?" but he was not hursh. Instead he aked me to do it gently.
うまくいったか、そうでなかったかは別ですが、やはり周りのみんなと祈りの中に入っていくことができたことで、横のつながりでもさらに祝福されたような感じがしてうれしかったです。 I know my prayer was not organaized, but people were so patient and encouraged me to do so. After having a prayer, I felt blessed horizontal relationship with people in addition to vertical relathionship with God.
そして最近は礼拝でのパワーポイントの奉仕もやらせていただけるようになりました。 牧師先生は早口なので 牧師先生のペースに合わせてふさわしいパワーポイントを出していくことは 私にとっては大きな大きなチャレンジです。 Now people ask me to be incharge of doing powepoints for worship music or sermon lecture during Sunday service sometimes. Especially putting proper slide shows on the screen during sermon is challenging for me. Pastor Bob speaks so fast and just catching up his words is sometimes maximum I can do. Catching up the words is not necesarrily that I am understanding. So I thought again it is impossible!!!
他にももっと英語が話せてできる人がいるんじゃないのーー?って思ったのですが、周りの人の励ましによってできるようになりました。 I prayed about it, thought it must be again God's offering to me and decided to receive that offering. Thanks to encouragement from members of the church, I am getting to be used to do it!
もちろん全てのことにおいて、神様から頂く奉仕なのですが、周りの方がそのように信頼してくれてやらせてくれるということは本当に励ましになるし、感謝です。 I believe these little works for church are also coming from God and I am thankful to God who allows me to do things like that at church. Also I am thankful to members of the church who trust me and allow me to do. Thank you very much for their patience!!
小さな奉仕だけれど、少しずつできることが増えていくことによってさらに教会生活が楽しくもなります。 そのような手助けをしてくれた神様とそしてそれをサポートしてくれる教会メンバーに心から感謝です。 My works are so tiny things; however, I feel more joyful if I could see more things I can do at the church. Thank you Lord for your guidance to this great church in Bradenton!!!
第一コリント人への手紙12章では、たとえて言うなら私達一人は体の器官であって、その一つ一つの器官が互いに助け合って体を機能させていることから、個人の存在の尊さを教えています。 Paul tells us that each of us is like a organ in the body and emphasizes that the little parts are vital to perform a function of body syetem which is a metaphor of human society.
そこで、目が手に向かって、”わたしはあなたを必要としない。”といういうことはできないし、頭が足に向かって、 ”私はあなたを必要としない。”ということもできません。それどころか、からだの中で比較的に弱いと見られる器官が、かえってなくてはならないものなのです。また、私達は、からだの中で比較的に尊くないとみなす器官を、ことさらに尊びます。こうして、わたしたちの見栄えのしない器官は、ことさらに良い格好になりますが、格好の良い器官にはその必要がありません。しかし、神は劣ったところをことさらに尊んで、からだをこのように調和させてくださったのです。 1コリント12:21-24 21The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!" 22On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it.
Isnt it incredible and merciful words from God??? Amen!!!!!!!!!!
I have not been able to update my blog constantly any more since this semester started. I feel like this semester is the hardest one I have ever taken. Every day is like the repetition of reading and writing. I even feel I do not want to open my lap top if it is not necessary... English has been killing me....
ファイナルの時期に入り、本来なら勉強をするところなのですが、あんまりにもうれしいのと寂しいのとで気持ちが一杯なので、落ち着かない心を整理するためブログを更新することにしました。 It is a time of finals, but my mind can not be focused on studying since I just can not stop thinking about kids that I have been taking care of this week at church. So I decided to organize my heart while updating my blog and hopefully I can clear up my mind and get more focus later on.
In Japanese bible study of this week, we leaned about faithful action.
We need to produce actions as christian by faith.
例えわたしたちが、”私、信仰もっています!”と言ったとしても、その行いがともなっていなければ、クリスチャンでない人たちは主の愛、平和、寛容、自制、柔和、また義などの素晴らしい御性質みていくことができません。 Even if you say, " I have faith!" but did not have appropriate action according to whatever you say, people would not see great Christ's natures such as love, peace, steadfastness, patience or righteousness from us.
もし、兄弟また姉妹のだれかた、着る物がなく、また毎日の食べ物にもこと欠いているようなときに、あなたがのうちだれかが、その人たちに、”安心して行きなさい。暖かになり、十分に食べなさい。”と言っても、もし体に必要な物を与えないなら、何の役に立つでしょう。それと同じように、信仰も、もし行いがなかったなら、それだけでは、死んだものです。 ヤコブ2:15-17 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:15-17
Honestly, I was hesitating to take this role when I was asked while saying, " Wait a minute! It has been busy. Let me think." However, this verse helped me to make a dicision and decided to obey the Lord.
その結果、本当にたくさんの祝福を子供達から受けて、家に帰ってきても子供達のことが忘れられず勉強が手につかなかったので、手を休めてブログを更新することにしたわけですが。 As a result, God has blessed me so much and I could not even control my joyful and thankful heart!
Lord is just wonderful. He multiplies blessings or grace no matter how small our works are.Only thing I could do is just to play with kids, but it was such a blessing.
I also would like to say thank you to those kids who gave me big smilings and laughing coming from their pure heart. Those were very special.
私もいつか本当に マミー!と呼ばれたい!!
I thought I wish the day that I am really called "Mami-!" comes sometime soon.....!?
今日デボーションをしている中でこんな聖句が与えられました。 A scripture given from Today's devotion is below.
私たちは、この望みによって救われているのです。目に見える望みは、望みではありません。だれでも目で見ていることを、どうしてさらに望むでしょう。 もしまだ見ていないものを望んでいるのなら、私たちは、忍耐をもって熱心に待ちます。 (ローマ8:24-25) For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. ( Roma 8:24-25)
その言葉を通して私が日本で体験したことを思い出しました。 This scripture reminded me about a conversation I had with my friende in Japan.
私の日本の看護学校の時に友達は共同生活をしていただけに、今でも家族のように仲の良い親友の集まりですが、10人メンバーのうち私を含めて3人が独身組みです。 Only three of us including me is still single out of 10 girls best friends from my nursing school.
その3人で旅行がてら、いろいろ恋愛話だのと話をさかせました。 So three of us decided to travel together and talked different things, but gilrs mainly like to talk about something romantic stories that we have.
が、、、彼氏もいない、個人的にも誰とも男性とはやりとりしていない私。二人は相当私のことを心配していました。 But!!! I do not have a boyfriend. I do not have any boy's friend whom I perticurally consider any romantic relationship either. My friends concerned about me so much.
”私も人のこと言えないけど、つかさ大丈夫???” They said, " I can not say much about you, but are you really ok???''
私は大笑いして、”大丈夫、大丈夫。時がくればちゃんと結婚できるって!!!!”てゲラゲラ笑っていたのですが、二人は更に不安そうなんです。 I loughed so hard and said, " I am completely fine!! I do not worry because it'll happen when the time comes!!" They frowned.
一人は事情ある男性とお付き合い、もう一人は長いこと同じ男性とつきあっているけれど、結婚には踏み切れずと。そしてそれぞれの男性とだめになってしまったら他に自分を好きになってくれる人はいないんじゃないかとか、自分もいい相手を見つけられないのではないかとか。 One of the girl had a relationship with a guy who had a kind of complicated isues and broke up. The other girl has been dating with the same boy friend a long, long time, but nothing procceded. Additionally they even said that they might not be able to find anyone they like if they lose the contact with a guy who is in contact now or the guy who cares about them might not appear forever!!!
よくよく聞くと、わたしの方が二人に対して”おーーーい!!!大丈夫??????”と聞き返したいのが分かり、二人を励ますことに専念。 Oh my goodness. You are the ones who have problem!!!! " Excuse me, are you ok???" That I want to say to them.
すると一人の子が、 ”ていうかつかさって変だよね。状況的には一番望みがないはずなのに、なんか希望で一杯だよね。” て言ったんです。 Then one of girls said, " You are too optimistic. You have the worst situation than anybody else, but you do not worry. It is strange that you can still hope!!"
アーメン!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, the Lord! Amen. That is right!
そうそう希望なんです。 We have hope!!!
私には神様からもらっている希望のゆえに、心の元気が一杯あるんです:D!!自分でも気がつかなかった。 ありがとう教えてくれて!!と彼女に感謝:D My heart is full of joy because of the hope that God has given to me. I did not even realize it until she said that. So I am thankful to my friends as well!
デボーションの中では、ある収容所にいる囚人を対象にしたテストの話を分かち合っていました。 そのテストでは囚人を二つのグループに分けました。そしてAグループには毎日ネガティブな情報を流しました。(例:親が死んだ。友人の自殺。テロリストによる大量殺人、戦争の話など)そしてBグループには希望のある情報を与えました。 In the devotion, it tells us a study result from prisoners in a shelter. The examiners devided prisoners into 2 groups, and they kept giving negative information to one group and positive one to another group. Negative information was such as the death of family members or friends, multiple death from terrorist or war.)
そのテストの結果何が起こったかと言うと、Aグループの囚人の顔色はみるみる青ざめ、暗く、自殺をはかろうとするなど死を望むようになったということです。しかし、Bグループはなんとか生き延びようと力がわいてきたそうです。 The study showed that prisoners given negative infomation started being pale, depressed and even thinking suicide. On the other hand, prisoners given positive infomation started having more hope and being eager to survive.
希望は私たちに生きる力を与えてくれます。心がいきいきとしてきます。 Our heart becomes more joyful and passionate when hope is given.
また私たちクリスチャンに与えられている希望は 一時的ではなくて”永遠の命”という滅びることのない神様からの約束によって この地上にいるあいだずーーーと上を見上げて、生きていくという力を与えてくださるものです。 And the hope that Christian is given is eternal. It is never destroyed and perished. We can seek for living because of unchangeable eternal hope given by God. How strong courage it is for us to live on the earth if we have it in our heart!!!
この水を飲む者はだれでもまた渇く。しかし、わたしが与える水を飲む者は決して渇かない。わたしが与える水はその人の内で泉となり、永遠の命に至る水が湧き出る。(ヨハネ 4: 13-14) Jesus answered, " Anyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but who ever drinks the water that I give him will never thirst. In deed the water I give him become in him spring of water welling up to the eternal life." ( John 4:13)
今目の前にある状況だけにとらわれがちな私たちですが、上を見上げて永遠の命の喜びをもって、今あることを感謝して生きて生きたい!!! We tend to focus on something which is happening at this moment and suffere from it. I would like to be thankful to anything happening on the earth and overcome traials with my joy due to the hope he gives me! Help me Lord:D
前回ブログを更新してから、こんなに時間がたっていたとはーーー。 I did not realize how long it has been since I updated my blog last time.
その間に頂いた神様からの恵みはたくさんありすぎて 一言では書ききれないのですが 1月1日をもってアメリカに再び戻ってきました。 I can not even describe so many things that God has done briefly either.
現在はオーランドを離れて同じフロリダですがBradnotonというところに引っ越しました。 I came back to the U.S.A in Jan 1, moved to Bradenton and started atttending to new school here.
新しいホストファミリー、新しい環境、新しい学校と新しいことがだらけですが、またまた素晴らしいクリスチャン家族に囲まれて さらにクリスチャンとしての成長の恵みを頂くことができそうです!!! God provided new great chirstian family here and I have been supported by them. I am very sure that God will encourage and strength my faith through this wonderful christian family more.
引っ越してきてからも、祈りによって神様が本当に分かりやすい形でその存在と働きをしめしてくださっています!!! It has been about one month, but God has already shown his presence and great works through my prayer.
1)私のホストファミリーは80台、70台のご夫婦ですが信仰にあってめっちゃめっちゃパワフル:D!! 週に5日は教会奉仕で外に出て、聖書のびのとき、他のクリスチャンとの交わりのとき、そして伝道 と 忙しくしています。 私が負けそうです。 First of all, it is about my host parents. My host dad is about 80 and his wife is about the middle of 70. Their age is double as much as my age. However, they are just powerful!! They actively join different kinds of activities from their church, help people, pray for the others, nourish their faith from bible study and do more devotion at home. Amazing!!! I feel like I am behind.
2)良き友達が与えられるように祈っていました。祈り始めてから、学校内、教会、また日本人クリスチャン との出会いを頂く導きまで頂きました。 Then, God has been giving me really really good friends at school or church. He even offered Japanese Christian couple!!!
3)日本語での聖書の学び、お祈りの時間が私の家で始められるようになりました!! Additionally Japanese bible study started to be held at my house!!
まだここへ来て1ヶ月たっていませんが、神様は本当に私たちの祈りにも忠実でおられる、またこんな不信仰な私たちでも、その恵みを授かるにあたいされるという奇跡!!!!!!!!!!! It has been just one month since I moved to Bradenton, but he has aleady provided more than I was expecting. To me, it is almost miracle that we deserve to receive God's mercy and blessings like this.
主はやさしい。 God is very sweet.
主はいつくしみ深い。 God is merciful.
主は慰め主。 God is a comforter.
神様の何がすごいかって、この地球にはたーーーーくさんの人がいますが、神様にはその一人一人、”個人”を丁寧にとりあつかわれる素晴らしい方だということです。 Another essential point of our great God is that he cares each one of us. He takes care of each individuals no matter how many people are on this earth.
誰が特別だからとか、勝っているからだからとか、劣っているとかではなく、主を受け入れる者一人ひとりを しっかりと守ってくださって、助けてくださって、義なる祝福への道へと導いてくださるということです。 We do not have to try to be more special or superior to the other, and we do not have to be necessarily extremely bad either. God is capable enough to approve each individuals as a child of God, and he gives his support, help and guidance to the rigteousness.
”あなたがたのうちに羊を百匹持っている人がいて、そのうちの一匹をなくしたら、その人は99匹を野原に残して、いなくなった一匹を見つけるまで探し歩かないでしょうか?みつけたら、大喜びでその羊をかついで、帰ってきて、友達や近所の人たちを呼び集め、’いなくなった羊をみつけましたから、一緒に喜んでください、’と言うでしょう” ルカ15:4-6 "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' 10In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Luke 15:4-6
アーメン、ハレルヤ!!!!!
私が今結果的に恵まれているから、”結果論”とか”たまたま論”ではなくて、そう聖書を通して神様が約束してくださっているのです。 I am not sharing this as a result of my experience or probability. I am sharing this because God says so.
そして神様には聖書に約束されていることを成就される力があるということを信仰を持って信じます:D I belive God has power to fullfil his promises.
彼(アブラハム)は不信仰によって神の約束を疑うようなことをせず、反対に、信仰がますます強くなって、神に栄光を帰し、神には約束されたことを成就する力があることを堅く信じました。 ローマ4:20-21 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. Roma4:20-21
I am so sorry that I have not been in contact for a while with some of you.
I graduated from school in May, finished all board exams and went back to Japan to take a summer break. However, I needed to stay in Japan longer since I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. My primary physician suggested that focusing on treatments is the most important for me right now so I decided to extend my stay in Japan longer until my physical condition became more stable.
On the top of being diagnosed with Graves’ disease, my mom fainted, became unconscious and lost her memory temporarily while she was working. She was delivered and admitted to the hospital.
Because of these issues, staying in Japan was the best for me and it was God's will through my prayer.
I was almost paralyzed when my mom's episode happened and had very difficult days to understand God's will, but both of us are doing well and we have been given very peaceful days.
We still do not know the exact cause of my mom’s symptoms yet. I consulted with my friend who is a brain surgeon about this episode with my mom, but he thinks it shouldn’t happen again. She went back to her work now and we just depend on God.
I am still in the middle of treatments for my Graves Disease. I have been learning other alternative treatments on the top of western medication now and have also been trying those. There were difficult days for me to understand why it happened and to trust God. I kept asking God about his will and crying. However, I can now understand patients' frustration, pain, struggles or physical difficulties.
As most of you know, I love the medical field and I have been believing that this is the only gift that I can show God's glory and I really think God really agreed with it. I always felt I do not have many talents, but he gave me a great one to this sinful girl. Whenever I am at the hospital, my heart is always filled up with my joy and gratitude to God. Also he really helped me to be nourished in the medical field in the U.S.A as well. To me, it is almost a miracle because he is the one who forgives our sins from the past and even fills up our life with his blessings. Therefore, I wanted to do my best for God and was passionate about being used in the medical field. Especially after graduation and being certified as RRT, my heart was full of excitement and hope of God's plan for my life.
On the other hand, my body was not able to follow my feelings. My heart was beating really really fast. I sometimes could not even climb up the stairs of the station. I needed to stop. I had difficulty breathing because of that. I fainted due to hypoglycemia. My fingers started trembling so that I needed to stop writing.
Once I realized these kinds of changes in my physical condition, I felt really really sad. I wondered what God has been thinking. I just could not see God's will in these events and I was very discouraged in the faith because I felt God was taking my favorite thing away from me again. I really thought that God was taking my nursing job away from me. I got really disappointed.
Just understanding the fact of the disease was difficult for me. Then my mom fainted. I just had a broken heart. I shouted to the Lord. " I do not want to have any more challenges! I’ve had enough!!!"
I experienced that just believing God and trusting God is difficult. It is very easy to say, but very very difficult to really do so. I could not do that for a while.
It has been about 3 months. I have finally started being able to see God's will. It was after a lot of arguments with God.
God is not trying to take my favorite nursing job away from me. He wants me to understand people struggling from disease or sickness.
I have listened to a speech of one of the famous Christian physicians in Japan before. He said, " medical staff should have some kind of physical issues which are controllable and do not cause too much complications”.
Now I can understand what he meant. Our job is usually available compared to other jobs. We receive pretty reasonable salary and we can establish our fame or classification in the society. It is very easy for medical staff to boast about ourselves.
However, we need to stand on the same standard as the patients and are required to have a humble attitude to understand them like Jesus did to us.
I finally understand how frightening and painful it is if we have heart or breathing issues. I now know how frustrating it can be if our life is regulated because of disease. It is not fun to live with long-term medication. So I can be sweeter to patients. God let me be humble. God gives me more wisdom so that I want to try to think what kind of desire each patient has and how we can help.
The hospital I work at has a long-term patients. Communication builds up trustworthy relationships which are not easy sometimes. People's smile during their disease condition is very impressive and beautiful. I would appreciate if you remember diseased people in your prayers somehow.
Since I am required to rest for a while, I decided to stay in Japan until the end of December. I work at the hospital and receive treatments for myself at the same time. I am planning to go back to U.S.A and continue finishing my next degree. Since I need to take care my health really carefully, I would like to narrow down the things to do. I prayed about Japanese Ministry and I think God has prepared other great brothers and sisters to lead now, so I decided to pass the leading of JM to those great brothers and sisters.
I believe there are so many thing I would not be able to do throughout JM activities, but I am thankful to God who has given me great advisers and supporters to continually do JM. I keep praying that Japanese ministry will be used for a part of God's kingdom and people will be healed, encouraged and nourished in their faiths.
Since we are all sinners, but know righteousness, there is a time that we feel disappointed about ourselves. However, the love of our great God is much greater than that. He is the one who gave us life and brought us to this earth; He knows who we are. If we have any troubles, we just need to ask his help honestly. My heart was unfaithful and it sounds such an unbelievable gospel to believe, but I experienced that his mercy and love is amazing. He puts his hand in front of us, helps us and lets us know He is always with us.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Psalm32:8
神様に受け入れられるのに”いい子”になる必要はないって神様が教えてくれたとき、心からうれしい、ありがとうって思った。そのままの”とーと”で愛しているといってくれる神様ってどんな方?その神様は私が知らなかった時も、知っている今も、私の歩みと共に確かにおられることを実感できるなんてすごい恵みなんです!!
わたしの目には、あなたは高価で尊い。 わたしはあなたを愛している。 (イザヤ 43:4)
しかし私たちがまだ罪人であったとき、キリストが私たちのために死んでくださったことにより、神は私たちに対するご自身の愛を明らかにしておられます。 (ローマ 5:8)
I never forget how joyful and thankful I was to God when he spoke to me, for I did not have to be "a good girl" to be saved. God who saved me never stop loving me whether I feel him or not. What a tremendously great god he is!
Since you are precious and honored in my sight and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.
(Isaiah 43:3)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
( Roma 5:8)
Dear Lord, I thank you for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness.Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things.Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over. Let me continue to see sin through God's eyes and acknowledge it as evil. And when I sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth my wrongdoing, and receive the forgiveness of God.And when this world closes in on me, let me remember Jesus' example -- to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will.Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those who are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those who are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those who will delete this without sharing it with others. I pray for those who don't believe. But I thank you that I believe.I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met.I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them and every mouth that confesses them willingly..This is my prayer.In Jesus' Name, Amen