I am getting wrecked by the testimony of Brother Yun's life in The Heavenly Man.
"We are absolutely nothing. We have nothing to be proud about. We have no abilities and nothing to offer God. The fact that he chooses to use us is only due to His grace. It has nothing to do with us. If God should choose to raise up others for his purpose and never use us again we would have nothing to complain about."
-Brother Yun to his wife, Deling
His words and his story so far so convict me of my own sin of fear and pride.I have not followed in the footsteps of Christ's suffering. I have suffered because of the consequences of my own sin. Father, make me worthy to be your witness like Brother Yun.
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Wow... These are certainly words to ponder. Thank you for your faithful writing. I am making it a point to read your blog more, as well as to write on here on a more consistent basis. Miss you much, dear Kate.
-Jess
Thanks for the encouragement, friend. I felt like you had always been reading it, but cool. I will look forward to reading your future posts.
I'm just right here, not missing. :)
Oh, by the way, your input has contributed to the fact that I am leaning toward "kait" spelling.
K-A-I-T. (: I like it. Way to make a common name unique.
I was pretty disconnected from internet things for about a month...was just a few posts behind, but no worries, I enjoy getting caught up.
ps- the addition of photography on your blog makes me very happy.
i agree with jess on her comment of photography on your blog. something bizarre happens to the corners of my mouth. they move upward and cause my whole countenance to change. or if you prefer a more concise comment...they make me smile.
i read heavenly man two years ago, and was made aware of how i live. it was as though i was under a huge spotlight with no chance of finding a shadow to hide behind. this is good as it helps us grow, but it doesn't always feel that great. i'm glad you shared about him. this quote was a good reminder of his life.
p.s. i enjoyed hanging out with you today.
mmmm, the hammer!
this was a hard book for me to read. some could say it was rather in-tents.
for me, it was more of a doubt thing. i have a hard time believing some of the things that happen to him are true! Lrd help me believe!
the last few chapters were what really got me though.
looking forward to re-processing through this book!
wow. yes. i need to read that...it's on my list. that quote...it pierces, does it not? wow.
You know, as I read on past the first 50 pages or so, it makes me want to take back the prayer I prayer that the L-rd would make me like Brother Yun. There are places that I can hardly even read, the torture he faced was to horrendous.
L-rd, why do you call some to this fate? I hate it. But You are sovereign. Everything you give is good. Your ways are not my ways.
it gets really hard to read, i think i might have skipped a few paragraphs.
what is it that is hard for you to read?
*yuck. Make my "to horrendous" to "too horrendous."
well, the part in the van was pretty nauseating.
I'm glad someone can influence you to the Kait spelling...I'd like to know what she said. ;) Way to go Jessica.
I'm with J in the since of that book was super hard for me to read too. Not so much the doubt part but more why on earth would the L-rd allow that. And Brother Yun seemed kind of over the top for me. So how you have received it makes me want to revisit the story. I don't want to miss out on something the L-rd wants to show me.
I have learned I have a hard time with injustice. I realized last week at the hospital. What side of the L-rd don't I understand, because I don't feel His presence in situations like that. But He's always there. It must be me, not knowing Him. So L-rd let us know you better.
I hope all that makes since.
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