Seeing More of God
Hey everyone, it’s Sophia! As many of you may know, I had a hard time wanting to come to RVA, and leaving family and friends. I struggled with the thought that I would have to leave many people I loved for a while, and sometimes I didn’t know why I didn’t want to go. When we were preparing to leave, I knew that God would use us moving to Kenya for a purpose, for my good. I thought to myself, “I know I’m going to be glad we moved there in a couple of years, but I just really don’t want to go.”
Right now in my life, I AM SO glad we moved here, though I miss many people/things in Minnesota. I have grown in my faith in the Lord, and He has taught me many things. I’ve been blessed to gain many friends, and I’m enjoying playing a few different sports here. I do have some things that I struggle with, including missing my sisters and relatives. I would appreciate if you could pray that the Lord would give me more of a heart for Him, and that I would be a godly example to those around me.
Being here at RVA, I feel like I’ve learned/been reminded of many things about God’s character. First of all, God is omnipresent. He is always with me, even when I don’t feel like He’s there.
Second, God is omnipotent. He can do anything. Nothing is impossible for Him. That is important to me, first of all, because when I was struggling to want to come here to Kenya, and didn’t even want to think about coming, the Lord changed it into something better than I could’ve ever imagined back in MN. Also I trust the Lord has the power to change the ugliest soul into a pure heart filled with the Holy Spirit, who loves the Lord, and follows Him.
Third, God is our Rescuer. I’ve been reminded many times that we all need a Rescuer, a Savior, to rescue us from our sins. He comes with His love and kindness, and has mercy on us. Recently we learned about the kings of Judah and Israel in Bible class, that almost all of them were evil, and didn’t follow the Lord’s ways, and they really needed a Savior, but pushed Him away.
This is important to me, because it reminds me of a situation when I’ve needed a rescuer to help me. I’ve been having some hard times with keeping friend relationships going well, and sometimes I get jealous when my friend hangs out with someone else instead of me. Most of the time in those situations I’ve started asking God to give me more of a heart for Him, and thanked Him that I have a friend, and father in Him.
Thank you especially to those of you who prayed for me and my transition to Kenya and to RVA. God has been faithful to answer your prayers!