10. Karen Cho

1 Samuel 3:10

Then the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."

10.

Karen Cho

The clock is ticking toward the midnight Nov. 30 leaving me just an hour and half to write anything to contribute to woman's testimony book. I feel sorry to do this last minute, not that I haven't been thinking about sharing my faith with you guys but I couldn't decide on which one. God has been so gracious and so real to me, I couldn't pass this opportunity without saying what He has been doing in my life inspite of my inability to write or being busy (lazy). Two days at Anne Graham's Conference was a big blessing to me, I loved everything there. My dear daughter, Jamie went down with me Friday night after a long day at school, not knowing what to expect from such a conference and I wasn't going to ask her to come back Saturday morning if she didn't want to. I can't forget the moment and feeling of holding my daughter's hand while we were walking toward the alter and kneeling down right beside her. Of course, we went back next morning with happy heart. Coming home at the end of second day though, I had this indescribable feeling of loneliness or emptiness or even sadness. By the time we got home it was quite late and I felt so exhausted. I have a habit of reading something before I go to bed so that night I just grabbed My Utmost for His Highest because I wanted to wrap up my day with a simple message. The message is dated Oct. 1 and it wasn't just a simple message. It was Almighty God speaking to me personally. The message is titled as "The Place of Exaltation" bible verse Mark9;2 when Jesus took Peter, James and John up to a high mountain and showed them his transfiguration. Oswald Chambers was saying that God will never allow us to stay there. "True test of our spiritual life is in exhibiting the power to descend from the mountain. We are not made for the mountains- those are simply intended to be the moments of inspiration. We are made for the valley and the ordinary things of life, and that is where we have to prove our stamina and strength....." I was totally overwhelmed in Spirit. I just kneeled down and praised Him. I remembered Samuel "Speak Lord, for Thy servant is listening" First Samuel 3:10. Another lesson I learned that night was I could have missed the precious encounter if I didn't open the book. I've been going through very difficult times and is still going on. I understand what valley means and how low it could be. But I know He is with me all the way through and if I focus in Truth, nothing else matters