Last night I was laying in bed and reading a book about Gladys Aylward, someone called to China back in the early 1900's. I was readng about all that she went through to get to China. Such a different process than Clark and I are going through right now to get back to overseas. Through this whole process, I have been such a worrywort, thinking there is no way that any of this will work out. If something happens than that means that it has put us back and we aren't going to go. Looking at the life of Gladys Aylward gave me such encouragement to look to God above all. Despite wearing the same clothes for 5 1/2 weeks, sleeping out in the snow in Russia (where she should have died!), almost beaten up, almost kept by the Russians and not allowed into China, she looked to God to get her to China and He was faithful to do that. God used so many people and events to get her to the place where He wanted her to serve. And as I read this story about this woman so faithful, I thought, why can't He do the very same thing for me and Clark? He can and He will. But first and for most, I must keep my eyes on Him!! I am reminded of the verse in Matthew that we have heard oh so many times, in chapter 6, verse 33: seek FIRST the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you.
Will you please pray for me? My faith hasn't been what it should be at all. Clark constantly tells me, "Laura, if God wants us back in China, He will get us there. He will put everything into place to get us back there." But I keep thinking that I need to "do" something to make it happen. Last night was such a neat eye opening for me to see that God works today just like He did in Gladys Aylward's life.
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