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Friday, August 22, 2014
Reflections: Four Months in Ufa
9:40 PM | Posted by
TeamUfa
There’s a
lot that could be said about living in another country for four months. Any
move brings changes. A new environment, new people, new rules. Moving to
another country adds to that a new language and culture, and sometimes a
feeling of isolation, feeling especially far from all things familiar. For me,
I hope that such challenging circumstances will result in growth.
As a
follower of Christ I’ve better learned how to live the truth that I am
dependent on him. Before I moved to Russia I knew that Christ offered peace and
stability to my spirit, but the comfort of familiar things often disguised how
greatly I needed what Christ offered.
And what
peace does Christ offer? Most importantly we are offered peace with God.
Burdened by the guilt of sin and under the promise of judgment, Christ says to
each of us, “Turn from sin, follow me, be forgiven, I was punished for you.”
And after we have accepted this offer we must choose every day to meditate on
God’s truth. Because changing circumstances and feelings of isolation are
symptoms of being human, not culture shock.
God’s word
remains true and constant; it’s stable when the world is not. I think today I’m
more dependent on it, I’m more thankful for it, and I hope even more for those
who don’t know the word that they will soon meet him.
Shawn B.
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