Today I found some things that I had written during the first few weeks of my stay in Costa Rica. I had forgotten how absolutely miserable I was there when I first arrived. It was good, I think, to remember, because now it is my absolute favorite place on Earth.
So that gives hope to me, that my entire year with my host family will not be as bad as it has been recently. It's true that I never really got super close to my host family in Costa Rica, but we got along just fine, and that's what I'm hoping for here in Korea, too. I cannot decide if I should move or not - as soon as it gets to be really bad, they do something really nice, and then I'll all confused again.
That's why it's so important to remember. So often, whether intentionally or unintentionally, we tend to gloss over the details of things as time passes. If you ever ask me about Costa Rica, I will have absolutely nothing but good things to say about it. But good things, in fact, were NOT the only thing that happened to me. And I made it through, I came out OK, and was a better person because of it. I think that God was reminding me that He's still in control, and that no matter how bleak things look right now, He WILL work things out in the long run. We just have to have patience and trust in Him.
Have patience and trust in Him. It's so easy to say those words, but so incredibly difficult to actually do it. That's when it's time to go to His word. His word is what will get us through the hard times, the times when we can't hear His voice and it doesn't seem like He cares for us. But, regardless of whether it seems like He cares or not, He does care, and His word is proof of that. So take His, quite literally, at His word. Read about the stories of other people who have also gone through painful situations. And remember how He was always there for them, even when they couldn't see Him. You are no less cared for than they were.
12 The LORD blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys. 13 And he also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 The first daughter he named Jemimah, the second Keziah and the third Keren-Happuch. 15 Nowhere in all the land were there found women as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers.
16 After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 And so Job died, an old man and full of years.
So that gives hope to me, that my entire year with my host family will not be as bad as it has been recently. It's true that I never really got super close to my host family in Costa Rica, but we got along just fine, and that's what I'm hoping for here in Korea, too. I cannot decide if I should move or not - as soon as it gets to be really bad, they do something really nice, and then I'll all confused again.
That's why it's so important to remember. So often, whether intentionally or unintentionally, we tend to gloss over the details of things as time passes. If you ever ask me about Costa Rica, I will have absolutely nothing but good things to say about it. But good things, in fact, were NOT the only thing that happened to me. And I made it through, I came out OK, and was a better person because of it. I think that God was reminding me that He's still in control, and that no matter how bleak things look right now, He WILL work things out in the long run. We just have to have patience and trust in Him.
Have patience and trust in Him. It's so easy to say those words, but so incredibly difficult to actually do it. That's when it's time to go to His word. His word is what will get us through the hard times, the times when we can't hear His voice and it doesn't seem like He cares for us. But, regardless of whether it seems like He cares or not, He does care, and His word is proof of that. So take His, quite literally, at His word. Read about the stories of other people who have also gone through painful situations. And remember how He was always there for them, even when they couldn't see Him. You are no less cared for than they were.
Job 42:10-17
10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. 11
All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came
and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all
the trouble the LORD had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece
of silver and a gold ring. 12 The LORD blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys. 13 And he also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 The first daughter he named Jemimah, the second Keziah and the third Keren-Happuch. 15 Nowhere in all the land were there found women as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers.
16 After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 And so Job died, an old man and full of years.
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