We met E and her husband in the fall so we have spent quite a bit of time with them. On February 4, while our husbands watched the Super Bowl, she and I spent several hours talking, chatting, catching up, and wrestling with her spiritual state. I really challenged her to consider her relationship with Christ and not focus on other people’s faults, foibles, or faith. Toward the end of our time together, she asked, “Can I pray?” “Yes, of course!” In her own words, she confessed to Christ and asked him to save her. Since then I have seen her insatiable hunger for God’s Word. This all happened the day before Chinese New Year, a day before they traveled for the holiday. That day, I left her with Ultimate Questions, which she devoured and looked up all the referenced verses. Over the next few days, she texted me several times asking what to read next. Once she even wrote, “I’m very excited at the moment and want to read and understand as much as I can!” Eventually I handed her The Story of Hope, a book that highlights 40 stories from the Bible pointing to Christ, beginning with Creation all the way through to The New Creation. She loves it!
Pray for E that God would continue to give her a hunger for and understanding of his Word. Pray that his Word would be clear to her. Also, pray for her relationship with her husband. God needs to transform some unhealthy habits that they developed over the course of their marriage. They both need God’s grace to not put human constructs on God’s transforming work.
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