Michael has started his new ministry position! This new chapter in our lives has started, and we are excited, nervous, and just ready. He is already in Augusta, and I move down this weekend. Sitting here I have been thinking a lot about how blessed I am to be Michael Wang’s wife. For those of you who don’t know the inner heart of my husband, you are missing a great blessing. His one desire in life is to serve and follow the Lord. He doesn’t dream of earning lots of money, or owning expensive things. His prayers consist of praising God for providing, and asking that we always have what we need. The love that he has for me comes from the deep love that he has for the Lord. Oh, how I am blessed! Michael is not at all perfect, but he strives everyday to be more like Christ. I could go on-and-on about what makes my husband amazing, but the best way to put it is by simply saying that he is a man of God.




*If you are a man reading this, do you think that your wife could say that you are a man of God? Do you lead her in the word of God, cherish her with the love of Jesus Christ, and stand as the Godly head of your home? Be who God has called you to be!

Waiting

It is truly amazing how God teaches His children in times of waiting. Recently I have categorized waiting as an emotion/feeling as well as a verb. What I mean is that waiting is emotionally and spiritually hard. Waiting is never fun, whether you are a child waiting to open a present, or you are an adult waiting on a job that you have always dreamed of. The great thing about waiting is when it's over. I think back to when Michael and I were dating, we knew that we were going to marry each other, but we had to wait until we were finished with college. The wait was painful on so many different levels, but when we were finally married, we knew that the waiting was worth it. 

Lately, I have really been reflecting how God has developed me in times of waiting. 

This is what I came up with:

1. Going through the emotion and action of waiting has developed my faith in trusting God.

2. During any time of waiting I am acutely aware that God is in control and not me.

3. Waiting brings Michael and I even closer because we are reaching out for God together.

4. Waiting reveals the Lack of faith- I have found that when God has me wait, I tend to try and control the situation instead of trusting Him.

5. Waiting makes me really appreciate what the Lord has already done in my life. 

It is comforting to know that our brothers and sisters have also grown from a time of waiting. I am reminded of Abraham and Sarah waiting for a child. Abraham knew that he had been promised to have descendants as many as the stars,  Yet he and his wife, Sarah, still doubted. 

"I will bless her (Sarah), and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be the mother of nations, kings of people will come from her. Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, 'will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah who is ninety years old bear a child?' Genesis 17:16-17

I completely relate to Abraham's response! He laughed at the thought that he and his wife, at their old age, could have a child. We do know that after a long period of waiting, Abraham was given a son by Sarah. In our own times of waiting we must remember that God is at work in us, and He knows exactly what He is doing.

He Made Me: Free verse poem

He Made Me

By: Ashley Wang

My ivory skin was painted by His hand.

He placed the freckle at the end of my nose.

The indentions that are my birthmark are my unique design.

He placed every hair in its place and said, “Let it be deep brown.”

He fine-tuned my voice to be pleasing to Him.

He said, “Let your eyes be green with flakes of gold outlined in

navy blue.

He placed His hand to my heart and said, “Beat.”

I was made in His image.

Then He formed my real beauty.

He placed compassion, sensitivity, love, hope, determination,

and laughter inside of me.

He looked at me and was happy and filled with love.

No one will ever love me like Him.

He formed me in the midst of sin,

but He had planned me all along.

He said, “This flesh that I give you is your temporary home.

One day I will call to you and offer you the

greatest gift ever known.”

In the womb He kissed me and said,

“There is one who will try to take you from me,

his ways are not My ways.

he will try to consume you so that you

will forget Me.”

With a tear in His eye and a ROAR in His voice he said,

“The one who does this WILL BE PUNISHED,

but know that my spirit is always

with you.”

He took a deep breath,

held me tight,

and brought me into the world.

He chose to make me, and He has won the battle for me.

Now I must choose Him.

My first blog!

I'm pretty sure that no one will read this, but I'm excited that I have finally created a blog. My blog is going to be based on my personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I pray that God speaks to your heart through my words. God bless you all!