Snippets

 Grace Shim invited Kara along with a few of us to the Evangelical Covenant Church CWR&D (Covenant World Relief & Development) 80th Gala last Sunday. I couldn't stop crying as I watched the CWR&D's documentary that showed glimpses of its various global partnerships/ministries; indeed, something deeply in my spirit was responding and God struck a chord within me that felt all too familiar. As I sat there, the Lord spoke to me and said "Grace, I have something bigger planned for you." Now, this is something that I've always had tucked away deeply within my heart, this pull towards the global Church. It's a chord that God has struck time and time again through past experiences and even living on the Westside of Chicago. The curtain continues to remain drawn - I don't know what God has planned but every now and again, he strikes that chord, and I can't help but have a visceral response that typically makes me cry. So what now? I continue to remain faithful, continue to draw near to the Lord and commune with him in the highs, lows and mundane moments of life, all the while trusting that the curtain will slowly be swept aside, revealing more of his plan for my life. 

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I was driving home from work the other day and the Lord spoke to me and said the following words: "This is the year of wisdom." It's a timely word, because I've been praying for wisdom, discretion, and discernment in the choices I make, in the things I should or shouldn't say, in the way I act and behave towards others. Not to mention that Sarah and I decided this year that we would mainly focus on reading through the Proverbs and Psalms for the year, which is a lot of wisdom spread out across 360 days. More than just a few specific books of the Bible, how amazing it is that Christ is wisdom personified and that to draw near to him is to draw near to wisdom. 

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The deadline to register for the Valencia came and went. And I didn't register even though my ballot was chosen. I took the week following up to the deadline to pray about it but truth be told, felt more compelled to prioritize going to South Korea with my mom in October. These days, I've become more accustomed to asking God what his agenda is and what he wants to do with the time I have. One cool opportunity is that I had a phone interview with someone at the Bloc and was encouraged to submit my application to run for the Bloc as a charity runner for the Bank of America half marathon in June. Excited to partner with this non-profit and bring more awareness to the amazing work they're doing with kids on the Westside.