“God knows my needs, He prepares all things, and He just asks me to follow Him. When I stayed in
Japan as a missionary the first three month I experienced God as my Provider. When I approached Osaka, Japan, I didn’t know anybody and I just had ten thousand won [about $10 US]. I asked God, “if you let me survive three months I will obey you my whole life because I want to conform to your calling. God already prepared my house to stay in and money and a friend. It was miracle time every day.”
Jongsuk Kim in “Philosophy of Biblical Stewardship Paper” dated 29 June 2015 submitted for PT7054: Biblical Stewardship and Christian Generosity class at Torch Trinity Graduate University. To read more insights from my students, check out my recent CLA blogpost: Six Applications from Asia for all Steward Leaders.
Jongsuk recounts that until you are in a place where God is all you have, you don’t fully realize, He is all you have ever needed. Have you experienced that? For her, the class offered a rich theology to strengthen her experience of God’s faithful provision.
Jongsuk, thanks for articulating so beautifully that trusting God puts us in a place where we see miracles happen daily!