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Lately, I’ve been coming back to this devo Andrew wrote in 2021, titled “Your Problems Are Someone Else’s Prayers”, where he wrote that “In the context of blessings, I was reminded of how so easily our blessings can be viewed as a curse when we lose our gratitude. What once gave me joy, gives me a headache. What I got excited about, now makes me anxious.” And to be honest, I was starting to feel the same. I love being…

I was recently reading a blog by a guy named Dave Griffin, who details his eventful journey from the model evangelical Christian kid (who voiced Jimmy Barclay on the Christian audiodrama Adventures in Odyssey, for those who know the series) to a young adult dealing with mental health struggles, suicide, disability, leaving the faith, and becoming anti-evangelical. It was a long, fascinating, gripping, and difficult read. One thing that stood out to me from Dave’s story was the lack of…

Recently, I’ve been trying to support a friend who’s going through a very sad and difficult time, and it has showed me the value of mourning and grieving with others. Romans 12:15 (KJV) says “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.” It’s quite engrained in us to look on the bright side, stay positive, and not dwell on sadness, and although that is not inherently bad, there is a comfort that is found when someone…

A funny thing about loving people that I recently started thinking about is that not everyone will respond in kind. Not too long ago, I was trying to be intentional about loving and being caring towards some people in my life. Maybe I was being awkward about it, but their responses were pretty dismissive in an off putting way, and I was slightly taken aback. I guess I was expecting to feel the love back at me. Do unto others…

“So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. 7 ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ” 8 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple;  His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know That the Lord of hosts has…

Last week, Sam Tse spoke at Wildfire (and she invited us over for dinner too. Best speaker ever!). The thing that stood out from her teaching was this line: “Am I [God] not bigger than this?”   This hit me because I am a great worrier. I love to plan things out and then worry about a million ways in which things can go wrong (under the guise of being prepared). And it’s not difficult to see all the problems,…

I don’t know about you, but when I hear and see the bigger picture of the ministries and world we live in, it does make me feel that what I do is a little insignificant in the grand scheme of things. For example, when I heard Adrian & Sherene’s update about their ministry and environment in which they’re operating, I sat there thinking, “There are so many people out there who are hurting. What should I do about it? Is…

I was recently reading Jonah the other day. If you aren’t familiar with the story of Jonah, Jonah was a prophet. God told him to preach to the city of Ninevah, warning them they would be destroyed if they didn’t repent of their evil and wickedness and turn back to Him. Jonah refused, wanting Ninevah to be punished, and fled (or sailed) in the opposite direction. God intervened with a storm that resulted in Jonah being thrown overboard swallowed by…

Do you know the story of the woman at the well? Jesus approached a Samaritan woman drawing water from a a well at midday and struck up a conversation with her. What about the good Samaritan? An Israelite man, who is beaten up and ignored by priests and pharisees, is cared for and given medical aid by a Samaritan. Both thse stories have a common theme of being fairly well know and, you guessed it, Samaritans. These encounters emphasize the…

I don’t know about you, but I love people who take initiative. I love when people see a need/problem, whether it be laundry on the floor, groceries to put away, gaps in communication, etc and do something to directly help with/fix the problem. I like to think I am a person with initiative because when I see things/tasks that need to be done, I almost immediately work on it. However, too much of a good thing can be pretty bad.…

Last week, I was at a worship weekend at Glory Zion (my Mandarin morning church). One of the things we do at Glory of Zion is pray and discern if the Holy Spirit prompts you to go up and lead worship from the stage. If this sounds familiar to you, yes, this is one of the places where I got the idea to do so for Wildfire. On Saturday morning, I didn’t really feel any kind of nudge or conviction…

In asking the Lord what to write for this devo, I got this verse: Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.  – Galatians 1:10 I thought, “But what will people think of this?”, immediately proving His point. I very often fall into people pleasing and seeking others’ approval because it…