Saturday, July 26, 2014
One of the most remarkable words I heard so far,
came from the church speaker that Sunday afternoon, and I quote, “You weren’t sent
overseas for work alone. God’s not that shallow to put His purpose in you
inside that box. You are His child. You are not just an engineer, a nurse, a
teacher, a househelp, an accountant. Long before your coming here, you’re already
a Christian. You carry God’s name with you. You are no less than ambassadors for
Christ.”
That statement alone pierced through my heart. For
someone like me who has always been battling homesickness since day one, going
to church and fellowshipping with other believers are the most comforting of
all. Unlike others, I feared the coming of weekends simply because loneliness
at home will kill me again. Sundays are nevertheless revitalizing. Being there
in the church really keeps the torch burning. I am strengthened. My homesickness
heals little by little. And most of all, it reminds me that no matter how far I
am from my home-church, it is the same one God that we are worshipping. The feel
of a child running back home to embrace his parents – that’s the perfect
description of the overjoyed heart pumping life to me every Sunday.
What I found in Hebrews 10:25, “Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one
another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching,” is something I have not fully understood until I scored a job some 1,400 miles away from home.
Posted in: biblical truth,life that is,Singapore
2 comments:
Hi Ning! How long have you been working in Singapore? I understand how you feel being so far away from your loved ones. I could relate to this post Let me recall..the first day I was in college, I was in tears thinking of my parents and siblings back home. I was still in Malaysia, not overseas! Being out of the comfort zone, I just couldn't help feeling so homesick.
I wish you a happy weekend! Do smile! :)
Hi Mommy! I was here since forever! Hahaha
Yes, I'm trying to cheer up and count the days until I go back home again.
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