on sunday, the old pastor from my old church and his wife came to visit my parents at our house. i had never, up until this point, really had a conversation with the pastor before, but i found out two really great things about him in a short amount of time.
1.) He is reallyyyyyyyy good at english! my sister and i were both really surprised
2.) He is such a man of God.
in the short ten minute conversation, he pretty much gave a sermon! we started talking about the ups and downs of our lives and how we struggle with different things. and he reminded me of romans 8:28.
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”
:) yes. God takes care of his people. i love God. so much. and no matter what my struggle is, i must remember that it is according to HIS purpose and that it is for my own good. because he knows me better than anyone and he just wants whats best for me. also, pastor cho talked about a proverb. “if we only have sunny days, we’ll only have the desert. and if we only have cold, rainy days, we’ll have an iceberg. but when we have a balance of the two, we get this world with all its nature and beauty” ……ok so i made up the last part of that proverb that he said cuz i don’t remember it word for word, but you get it. :) all in all, it was a great conversation.
oh and also, later, when he was on the phone, i heard him talking, and he said to the person, “my wife and i have retired from our respective jobs, but we never retire from the Lord’s work” :))))))))) soooo encouraged! :) and keep in mind, this is a korean grandpa speaking so fluently. haha!