Quotations: Wrapped Up in Yourself
How a Journey of 8,000 Miles Changed Me, part 2
Make sure to check out part 1 here!
Want to make friends in a new country? Be prepared. This isn't always easy. Sometimes you meet someone on the train and instantly, you're buddies. Sometimes you try and try and nothing happens. Many things factor in - you're a foreigner, you're different, your first language isn't the same as everyone else around you. Not only all that but your perspective, worldview, and beliefs are almost guaranteed to be different. Then there's the fact that you've been shaped by your own culture all these years, so yeah, cultural differences are big as well.
All this...and I still live abroad. Better yet, I choose this life! Sure, there's been plenty of disappointments, confusions, misunderstandings, letdowns, frustrations and bad days. But Jesus uses all of those - and more - to mold me more like Himself. It's in that day getting lost all morning or those 60 minutes spent trying to communicate with the clerk about …
Want to make friends in a new country? Be prepared. This isn't always easy. Sometimes you meet someone on the train and instantly, you're buddies. Sometimes you try and try and nothing happens. Many things factor in - you're a foreigner, you're different, your first language isn't the same as everyone else around you. Not only all that but your perspective, worldview, and beliefs are almost guaranteed to be different. Then there's the fact that you've been shaped by your own culture all these years, so yeah, cultural differences are big as well.
All this...and I still live abroad. Better yet, I choose this life! Sure, there's been plenty of disappointments, confusions, misunderstandings, letdowns, frustrations and bad days. But Jesus uses all of those - and more - to mold me more like Himself. It's in that day getting lost all morning or those 60 minutes spent trying to communicate with the clerk about …
I sort of have a problem with the other way around... :-(
ReplyDeleteYes, I like the actual message of the quote, but it's not well worded at all.
Frankly, I just want to be honest. I want to make sure "Bloom" doesn't become "Gloom", or, worse, "Doom". Sorry if I am like a party pooper this week. Maybe next week will be better.
Overall, however, Bloom is very helpful.
Hey Alex,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your honest comments.
The whole point of the quote is to simply provide something to make you think and examine your walk with the Lord. It's definitely not about "doom" or "gloom".
And for sure, no worries about Bloom! becoming "Gloom" or "Doom".
No way.
We'll always, always, always be about God's love to us, wretched sinners who have been saved by God's grace through faith.
And that sure is worth celebrating this Christmas!
Just wanted to pop in and say, Merry Christmas all! And I'm positive 'Bloom' will never be 'Gloom', haha. Every post causes me to pause and reflect, and lifts my heart on high. And that's the ultimate!
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