today's sermon preached by a guest pastor from Hong Kong was titled, "How to be a church in the city." my goodness, the sermon was eerily perfect. i can't believe it was only a few hours ago that i had written my previous entry and how just a few hours later, God spoke to me through this pastor and gave me the peace that i had longed for.
to briefly summarize the pastor's sermon, i was called to come to LA, the city of angels. it didn't happen by chance; rather, God has a divine purpose for me in this city. and while i'm in this city, i am called to make it my home. i need to stop dwelling on other places that i'd rather be in, i need to stop trying to flee LA, and i need to get rid of my "this is only temporary" mentality. while i am here, i need to truly LIVE here and call it my home. because this is where God has placed me and He will do great things through me during my time here. and finally, He has brought me here to be a light to this city, to pray for this city, to bless the people in this city.
Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper. -- Jeremiah 29:7
now that i'm finally at peace with God's decision, i'm very eager to see His divine purpose for me unfold in LA... nervous yet very excited to be a part of His glorious works :)
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