tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9235171.post7070638111429176322..comments2023-08-27T00:21:33.491+09:00Comments on Reflections of Refinement: Fullness of LifeBlue Kohakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03228944400362275140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9235171.post-57585276992904107182010-04-03T00:15:47.961+09:002010-04-03T00:15:47.961+09:00Hey there! I was looking online for Christian miss...Hey there! I was looking online for Christian missionaries in Japan and your blog came up during my search. Thank you so much for sharing this experience--it was really, really encouraging to me, as I'm struggling to find that Life again. Your desire to be a giver of Life rang true with my heart. I've let many things pile up and squelch the joy out of me, and even finding my way back to the simplicity of God's love has been a challenge. <br />Japan has been on my heart for years now, and I'm glad to have come across someone who is chasing after God and letting Him shine there. Hopefully I will be in Japan someday as well, but in the meantime, I'll be praying for you. <br /><br />~KeelyKeelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9235171.post-85621458056420587322010-03-24T07:28:48.339+09:002010-03-24T07:28:48.339+09:00Hey, my name is Katy. *waves* I just found your bl...Hey, my name is Katy. *waves* I just found your blog and read this entry... it made me want to cry (in a good way, of course ;]) because the questions of "Life" and "Joy" have been on my heart constantly for a while now and what you said is so true! <br />I treat Joy as such a fragile thing that will vanish the moment I snap at someone, have a bad day, or just feel tired. <br />But "Jesus is The Life" and God is the source of my Joy. How could anything that comes directly from God possibly "vanish" because of something *I* did? It just can't. That, in itself, is an incredibly Joyful truth!<br />It's insane how many different ways I've tried to credit the changed in my heart to *anything* but God's Grace. <br />MY discipline, MY patience, MY good mood. And even things that aren't me like praise and prayer (ie: of course I'm doing better in my walk with God, after all *prayer* fixes everything!). No! Only God! I tell myself again and again. Only God can do that! But I can't believe it, can't begin to understand it, without His Mercy.<br />I plan to pray for you (I have been while and after reading your post) and when I do, I'll thank God for "randomly" leading me to your blog this evening. Isn't it amazing how often He touches your heart without you even realizing it? <br />Man, He's just... well, you know. Indescribable. :D<br />I've been looking for a while for someone (a Christian someone) who lives in Japan and writes about it. So I will likely return. <br />In the meantime, thank you, and God bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9235171.post-71383211733068362062010-02-22T21:26:53.330+09:002010-02-22T21:26:53.330+09:00Amber, yay!!! This is such a beautiful blog entry....Amber, yay!!! This is such a beautiful blog entry. I miss you!asterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739887867130470851noreply@blogger.com