Miracles happened this week. Let's start out with Tuesday, or shall we say Monday.
Monday night, i felt God telling me to call this friend named Katie (An atheist for 19 years) to invite her to the christian group (The gathering) . I called her up, and begged her to go and she agreed. Then i said "ill call you tomorrow afternoon to make sure with u" this never happened. why? because 3 hours after i hung up, my phone broke and it wont even turn on.
Tuesday, sooo down at the fact that my phone was broken, so heart broken. I said to God, "i feel bad that a phone can even break my heart, when i have you. you should be everything that i care. I understand that you give and take away and im sorry about the phone being that much in my heart. I know whatever u have is the best for me." *test 1* "Also God, please fill me with real joy that happiness in this world can't replace"
Tuesday night, i went to the gathering and Katie showed up.. I WAS SOO filled with joy that i went and hugged her. I dont hug people but this was just out of true joy to see her. I just know it's going to be different. She heard the message.. in which it was a testimony how the speaker became a christian (He talked also how he walked 2 miles to get a Bible and he just couldn't find a bible even in a bookstore but he finally got his first bible) , and at the end we sang a song. Katie said to me afterward "this is soooooooo weird!!!!! I have never felt this before!! when iIwas listening to the message, I feel like backing off, but then mixed with a feeling of my heart being touched!!! I actually cried a little. " She continued, "U know, I wasn't going to come and I called you but you won't answer your phone (of course I WISH i can answer my phone
).. I was at the door step and I left. But when I stood under that lamp.. something told me 'just go katie' So I came." Indeed God stopped her from her way and called her back.
The story doesn't end here. When she and I stepped out of that building, right infront of the doorstep, on the ground by the grass was a Bible and it was just lieing there. And she was like "OMGGGG IS THIS A SIGN???Should I take it????" I said, "just take it!!" She took the Bible and it's just amazing that we were soo filled with joy. I know she was filled with joy too and it's indescribable. She said at the end before we parted" It's soooo weird, it's like you're going on a date with someone, but you don't know who this person is!!" I love Katie soo much (not like lover kind but a love that's like from Christ!) it's so amazing.
Thursday night
As I previously wrote God's been showing me about Abraham being tested. Well tonight, I went to another christian service. As we were worshipping, I felt God saying "Harrison, would you go to Africa?" I previously had always answered "no I don't want to go to Africa" and it was the same answer I gave tonight. I said to God, "I dont want to go to Africa, My dream is Scandanavia, like Finland, Russia." But then I changed my mind remembering my pride and disobedience in the past... and I said, "okay whatever, if u want me to go to Africa, I'll go. My heart says yes now so u have to act quick! I know in the past I was disobedient and I don't want this anymore. So whatever I can do to love you more, I'll do it, I'll go wherever." *test 2*
Then God answered, "Remember Abraham? He gave up his precious son Isaac as you did, Russia was precious to you but ur willing to give it up for me. Now that I know you love me, you will have your dream. Just as Abraham received his son back."
After the worship is done (20 minutes later), we sat and listen to the message. Guess...................... what the pastor preached..... He started saying "Tonight we're going to go to Genesis 22 where Abraham had to give up his dream" and he preached the whole time about Abraham being tested by God and giving up his son Isaac. I sat there and i was like .. no way.. no way. Praise God
Monday night, i felt God telling me to call this friend named Katie (An atheist for 19 years) to invite her to the christian group (The gathering) . I called her up, and begged her to go and she agreed. Then i said "ill call you tomorrow afternoon to make sure with u" this never happened. why? because 3 hours after i hung up, my phone broke and it wont even turn on.
Tuesday, sooo down at the fact that my phone was broken, so heart broken. I said to God, "i feel bad that a phone can even break my heart, when i have you. you should be everything that i care. I understand that you give and take away and im sorry about the phone being that much in my heart. I know whatever u have is the best for me." *test 1* "Also God, please fill me with real joy that happiness in this world can't replace"
Tuesday night, i went to the gathering and Katie showed up.. I WAS SOO filled with joy that i went and hugged her. I dont hug people but this was just out of true joy to see her. I just know it's going to be different. She heard the message.. in which it was a testimony how the speaker became a christian (He talked also how he walked 2 miles to get a Bible and he just couldn't find a bible even in a bookstore but he finally got his first bible) , and at the end we sang a song. Katie said to me afterward "this is soooooooo weird!!!!! I have never felt this before!! when iIwas listening to the message, I feel like backing off, but then mixed with a feeling of my heart being touched!!! I actually cried a little. " She continued, "U know, I wasn't going to come and I called you but you won't answer your phone (of course I WISH i can answer my phone
).. I was at the door step and I left. But when I stood under that lamp.. something told me 'just go katie' So I came." Indeed God stopped her from her way and called her back. The story doesn't end here. When she and I stepped out of that building, right infront of the doorstep, on the ground by the grass was a Bible and it was just lieing there. And she was like "OMGGGG IS THIS A SIGN???Should I take it????" I said, "just take it!!" She took the Bible and it's just amazing that we were soo filled with joy. I know she was filled with joy too and it's indescribable. She said at the end before we parted" It's soooo weird, it's like you're going on a date with someone, but you don't know who this person is!!" I love Katie soo much (not like lover kind but a love that's like from Christ!) it's so amazing.
Thursday night
As I previously wrote God's been showing me about Abraham being tested. Well tonight, I went to another christian service. As we were worshipping, I felt God saying "Harrison, would you go to Africa?" I previously had always answered "no I don't want to go to Africa" and it was the same answer I gave tonight. I said to God, "I dont want to go to Africa, My dream is Scandanavia, like Finland, Russia." But then I changed my mind remembering my pride and disobedience in the past... and I said, "okay whatever, if u want me to go to Africa, I'll go. My heart says yes now so u have to act quick! I know in the past I was disobedient and I don't want this anymore. So whatever I can do to love you more, I'll do it, I'll go wherever." *test 2*
Then God answered, "Remember Abraham? He gave up his precious son Isaac as you did, Russia was precious to you but ur willing to give it up for me. Now that I know you love me, you will have your dream. Just as Abraham received his son back."
After the worship is done (20 minutes later), we sat and listen to the message. Guess...................... what the pastor preached..... He started saying "Tonight we're going to go to Genesis 22 where Abraham had to give up his dream" and he preached the whole time about Abraham being tested by God and giving up his son Isaac. I sat there and i was like .. no way.. no way. Praise God
