Sorry everyone for the lack of blogs in recent months as
things have been a bit crazy.
So first the house. Up until about 3 weeks ago I have been
living in a stick house with a leaky roof made of woven coconut leaves. So when our mission president came, he contracted a new roof to be put on. So about 2 weeks ago we were approached on the street and told that we should
gather our stuff and move it because they were going to start replacing the
roof. So we were doing that and our new mission couple showed up; Elder and
Sister Menzie from Tasmania. Way nice people. Anyway, we moved into the house for Elders in London and have
been living there for almost 2 weeks and today just moved back in to our house.
Also on August 13-15th we are having a mission tour where
Elder Nattress is coming to Tarawa so on Aug 8th we are all flying to Fiji and
then back to Tarawa on the 9th. Then on the 22nd we are coming back (some of us
may stay on Tarawa). So that should be interesting.
Investigator pool is starting to increase.
A little about my comp: Elder Anani from Samoa. His father used to be a Methodist
minister but then converted. Elder Anani is turning 21 next month which is a
big deal in the culture. He is hilarious.
Things are going well enough. Not perfect but, hey, e na
bwakara (it'll have to do)
Belief is the reason we go on a mission. It is the motive for preaching about Christ and sharing/Proclaiming his love. Faith is understanding we are children of God and our Heavenly Father. May the definition of faith bless you in life Faith is defined again and because faith has an inherent joy it gives us a solid foundation that we finally have the peace we have been searching for.
ReplyDelete"Many believer's feed themselves on what God hasn't done. When I dwell on what hasn't happened, I create the atmosphere for the spirit of offense to arise and to thrive. When I dwell on what hasn't happened, I legitimize unbelief. I live with a sense of justification, for not believing God.
Faith in the purest sense is the ceasing of resistance. even when there's no physical evidence, when the other evidence is present. Not feeding ourselves on what God hasn't done Faith in it's purest form is the absence of resistance
Heaven is a place where everyone is celebrated, some are more honored but everyone is celebrated. All men and all women shall be judged on the light which they have received. Heaven is a permissible culture. God's nature is eternally permissible. These statements protect us from credit.
Faith in the purest sense is the ceasing of resistance, even when there's no physical evidence, when the other evidence is present. Not feeding ourselves on what God hasn't done. Faith in it's purest form is the absence of resistance. Faith doesn't deny a problems existence, it denies it's influence. He or she was someone whom aridity and desolation never disturbed for he or she had a deeply rooted, and a vigorous faith.
Now we can act as we have always dreamed. Now we can act as we have always been. Now we can step into the light and gather the sunlight instead of blocking out our possibilities. Instead of blocking out our joy. Variety will bloom in/under the sun. We can show off our best, we can enjoy other people's gifts. We can blossom where we stand upon the joy that faith provides us. Upon the joy that faith inherently has, which blossoms the entire field of flowers"
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDYaxabUfkA - The Definition of Faith