I’ve been thinking a lot about my parents and their growing ministry for the Lord. There are times where I would sit in nostalgia and try to recall the days where my family and I were all living under the same roof. Alas, my long term memory seems to be failing. I can’t even remember the days I met my best friends (no worries reader, we’ve had many discussions about it, followed by many apologies from me. heh :P)
I do recall our 10pm bedtimes and our nightly family meetings over hot Chinese tea. My dad loves tea, and would always bust out his small Chinese tea pots, cups, and start making hot deliciousness for our family to drink. I loved the times where we would sit and enjoy our company with one another, touch our ears when our fingers burn from holding the hot cups, and discuss our future. As a girl of 15, I would always think we would have these nights forever.
There is still confusion on why God had split our family half way across the world and a little over California. As easy as it is to complain, the thought of God’s glory suppresses that. It was a painful and great sacrifice of splitting our family, but without it, His kingdom would not expand as much as it does now with my parents’ ministry in Singapore. Mom and Dad, if you’re reading this, your ministry in starting a new church is incredibly inspiring.
With this split comes an overflow of crazy blessings. I’m not sure if we would have the opportunity to travel as much as we do now if we were all still living in San Francisco. Trips to Tokyo, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Shanghai (…am I missing any?) were, I think, God’s amazing gift to our family. Not only did He bless us, but financially provided in several ways that make me so thankful.
Since the day our family physically moved apart, I’ve been waiting for God’s glory to reveal itself in a much bigger light. I can’t help but feel such a great purpose and use in each of us for some sort of ministry for the Lord. Which brings me to a greater love in reading Exodus 33:
The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Then Moses said to Him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?
And the LORD said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”
Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
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