Bringing joy I never knew

As I look back at the journey I've taken this year, my heart is filled with thankfulness. 

The Lord our God is good. 

If brought back to the time when I had to respond to the call of leadership and joining a foreign ministry, I'd still say yes; simply because the lessons learnt are priceless. 

And when flaws surface and the Refiner's fire continues to burn throughout the year (and beyond), 

"it is no more possible to become pure painlessly than it is to be burned painlessly. Purity comes through the refining fire. And the fire has two forms: one is the fire of affliction and the other is the fire of intentional self-denial."

而现在 主要的差别应该就是

少了一份情绪、多了一份淡定；

少了捆绑、多了自由。

当然，代价就是被火炼净的痛，可是我宁愿熬过那痛。

因为自由带来无比的喜乐；

能够毫无束缚地服事主 带来无比的喜乐。