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@gabriel_true It has been treating me just perfect ^^, can't go wrong when I give it all to Jesus, now can it? I hope life has been treating you just as kind?

May Jesus continue to bless us both! I've been through a number of changes this year. I have a new career as a truck driver which requires a lot more of my time than I was prepared for. In addition I have committed myself to going to church regularly including Wednesday evenings. I'm a practicing Southern Baptist and though my local group is modest we stay active within our community. So I have that going for me. I was baptized last April and I found the experience rewarding. In other news my father suffered a heart attack back in February, however he is still with us.

@gabriel_true Amen! I'm so happy to hear that you have been safe and blessed, and congratulations on taking that further step in faith and getting baptized as well as the new job! That's so exciting and I hope you and your church continue to be blessed and thrive in the LORD. I'm so sorry to hear about your father :(. I hope that God's will be done in his life whatever that may be and that you are able to truly treasure this time with him as he's still here with you. ^^

That's true, I do value the time God extended my father's life. The doctor was convinced he wouldn't get up from the operating table because my dad's heart was barely functioning at less than 20%. Yet he somehow pulled through. Even having to under go a second surgery a week later on his stomach that ruptured shortly thereafter. God was putting in overtime healing the man that's for sure. That all said, what's the latest with yourself?

@gabriel_true God is truly amazing! That's awesome, Gab. But as for me, there has been a lot of things going on, all good things ^^. God has been dealing with me lately about the way I think about myself...I have realized that with certain aspects of my life that I felt I didn't truly believe in God and what he has been promising my family and I, and that sort of unbelief or weariness showed up in doubting myself and God's voice (something that I've known since a young age; His voice). He has also been dealing with aspects of my flesh and how I held onto the law's of it, which we know leads to death, but I have always wanted to let go of that...I think I just felt like I didn't deserve it for myself. I can't exactly speak right now on what God has spoken to me and my sisters about, but He has shown me once again how He is faithful to those who love Him by sending a reminder through my twin. He's letting me know that He Is, Was and Will be now and forever more, and that He always has heard me...it was just that I got too in my head to properly hear Him in turn. But, all the praise goes to God and His eternal love. ^^ (Sorry this got so long XD)

I enjoy reading your posts, Ms. Wei, especially when they are long. I know you've made past posts about having difficulty accepting yourself or feeling that you were not living up to a standard that felt fulfilling. That's not an unusual challenge to be burdened with as many face that in their own lives. Honestly I myself can have trouble seeing a more positive outcome in my own life when challenged by situations that are foreign to me. Doing this new job as a trucker for example has taxed my patience quite a bit. Many times I felt the desire to quit because the industry is a quagmire of misinformation and "wait till your already in it" to suddenly inform me of something I needed to know months ago when I underwent training and specifically asked for that information. Yet I'm coming to understand that that's why having faith and patience is a virtue. I am relieved though that you're doing better.

@gabriel_true Yeah, anytime I do something that frustrates me, I try thinking about doing the work as unto the LORD and then I (personally) find myself staying calm and even relaxed. I am happy to hear that despite the troubles or frustrations of the new job that it is teaching valuable lessons. Thank you, Gab. I'm relieved I am doing much better as well, God has been really trying to drill into my head that all He wants from me is sincerity of the heart and for me to just simply try, to be like the man who asked Jesus to "help me my unbelief." And while there is work to be done maintaining the Word in us as believers, ultimately it comes down to what we are willing to give God, I think I just focused too much on what I was doing and if it was right or wrong, good enough or not good enough, and those kinds of doubts were causing me to be stagnant in my Faith and reading my Bible and even praying...all cause I felt it wouldn't ever be good enough or right for God. But, He has been teaching me that the mindset isn't healthy and actually destroys my Faith rather than build it. I hope we both continue to learn and grow in God's goodness and give all thoughts, cares and worries to Him. Something I've been trying to walk out in life and live/remind myself is that we already have the victory in Christ, "He bore our grief and carried our sorrows. And the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes WE ARE healed." That is what I have been trying to bring to my remembrance everyday is how I'm already healed and the price has been payed, it's just about walking it out with Jesus.

The oldest member of a church I usually went to with my mother and her fifth and youngest brother recently passed away at the age of 101 years old. He loved sharing his quote, "Listen! Listen! The greatest news of the gospel: Jesus loves you!" But one quote I loved that he shared was this... "No matter how much you read any version of The Bible, it's simple, just believe in Jesus!" AMEN (-人-)