05.15.09
Posted in Update at 3:58 am by Administrator
I only have a few more days in Hong Kong before heading back to the US.
There are been many good meetings and pages of plans laid out for the work in the Fall.
God has been so good in pulling all the pieces together.
I am still waiting for final word, that the lease on my flat is official. That continues to be in my prayers.
I need prayers for the upcoming move. June 1 will be here very quickly.
I am putting all the details in the hands of God and trusting that as I need to make decisions He will give me wisdom.
I do not know how people go through major life changes without faith in the Lord. He has been my rock for the past 14 months and He continues to be that place of security for me. God is good.
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05.14.09
Posted in Old Testament at 7:39 am by Administrator
7 How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
This verse was part of my reading plan yesterday.
The Holy Spirit convicted my through this verse to rethink what it is I carry when I leave my house and enter the world. Do I carry good news? Do I proclaim peace? Do I bring good tidings? Do I make it clear that God reigns?
It is easy to get caught up with the cares of this world. It takes no time at all to be pulled down by work expectations, tensions at home, uncertainly about the future and soon our demeanor is no different than those who have no hope. We blend in to the world, filled with woes and forgetting, Our God reigns.
if Christians do not carry the Good News, who will? Our God has placed in us a hope that is beyond us, a hope that is secured in Jesus Christ. Are we carrying that hope in the smiles on our faces, with the words we share with other, and by the way see the future? That is our calling.
I was convicted to pray. Lord, forgive me when I leave your good news behind and become overwhelmed by the cares of this world. Help we be have feet that carry your good news to the world. Amen.
Let me know what you think.
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05.11.09
Posted in Song at 5:53 am by Administrator
Week two in Hong Kong, I am far from my kids and miss them. I am knee deep in transition decisions. I am watching my to-do list grow with each meeting and conversation. WOW.
Then on the radio, streaming live from US, I hear a Newsboys song, “In the Hands of God”. What a great song. Some of the lyrics state that “in the hands of God, we stand tall”. That is so true.
As I reflect on all that lies ahead I can easily feel very small and very overwhelmed. However, when I am in the hands of God, I stand tall. This is not because of my strength, but because I am protected by the creator of the universe. In His hands, I am protected, supported, valued, watched over. That is the place to be.
I know I am not the only person feeling overwhelmed at this moment in life. Life is challenging right now, for so many reasons. However, in God’s hands, there is peace.
If you are feeling as if life is getting bigger than you, then I urge you get into the hands of God through prayer, reading His Word, and worshiping Him in church. It is there you will realize you are in His hands and then you will know how tall you stand when you stand in His hand.
Blessings,
Greg
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05.03.09
Posted in Story at 10:41 pm by Administrator
As I walk the streets of Hong Kong after being away for 10 months it feels like I never left. I had several people ask me yesterday, “What did you miss most about Hong Kong?” I could not answer that question. As I thought about it I realized that home is where God is and where I am doing God’s work. I felt at home in Rochester, MI the past 10 months and now I feel at home again here in Hong Kong.
I do not want to discount family, close friends, familiar foods and predictable traffic, but God is bigger that all of those and when He calls you and places on your heart a desire to serve His presence become Home and His sustaining power become what is central in your life.
I am feeling that now as I am far awa
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