My Memory Stone

This post, and my possible return to blogging is inspired by the amazing Pastor Emily Lim!

In this Beautiful Post, she took us back to some pivotal moments in her life, and shared how God was faithful to her in all of them.

Here's my memory stone from when our community group did her activity :)

God is so good! :D He's been so faithful in providing for me :D just like He says in His Word! It's SO TRUE!!!!! :D You can imagine how hard it might be to start a massage therapy practice from scratch. Many start out renting a room from a clinic and sit by the phone hoping that clients will call and fill up their days. As for me, I had a vision of the clinic building I'm working in now before I even started massage therapy school. I was in my 3rd year of nursing school then, and having a terrible time, because that's when we first got into the hospital, and I was discovering I really wasn't cut out for nursing O_O I remember, on the ride back home from a practicum I was so unhappy, and I got a picture of that building in my mind, and I thought "I wish I could work there one day, as a massage therapist." 

As Pastor Steve taught us before, the word "desire" in Psalm 37:4 can also be translated "wish."

My aunts saw how unhappy I was, and they knew I wanted to do massage therapy, so they told me to look into it and I did. I left the Nursing program at UBC, and went into the Massage Therapy program at West Coast College. Three years later, I graduated, and was looking for a place to work, and I heard about a couple Christians through friends, who were starting a physiotherapy clinic in the area of the building I had seen in my vision years ahead of time. I was so excited to think it could be the same building, and maybe I could work with them, and we could pray together in our breaks

It turned out it WAS the same building, but they were starting an clinic exclusively for physiotherapy. There was massage therapy already in the building, and they didn't want to compete with them. So I continued my search, and ended up finding The Owner of the massage therapy clinic in the building - who was retiring after 24 years. She had built up an amazing practice during that time. Clients who came to see her, weekly, monthly and biweekly. Loyal clients who she had trained to always come on time, and to pay her the no show fee if for some reason they forgot. She could have easily sold her practice for big money - like dentists do to other dentists when they retire. She didn't want to do that though, she just wanted to find someone she thought would be a good fit, and when she met me, that was it. Other therapists had come by before, but for some reason, she chose me . 

It was at this clinic a few years later, in 2008 that I was massaging an old friend and God was convicting me of a few areas of my life that I wasn't living with total integrity.

1) I was pretending to live in the condo I just bought, so I could save on taxes, and use the first time home buyers thing.

2) The car I was driving had my aunt with the perfect driving record insured as the primary driver, while in truth I was the one who was driving it most of the time.

3) I was massaging my sister and unsure if her insurance company would be okay with that.

Jesus brought this story to mind, and while sharing it with my friend I knew I had to come clean. So I called the CRA and confessed, and gave them their money. I went to ICBC and made things right with them. Also I called my sisters insurance company to find out what their policy was. It turned out that was a nonissue

Soon after that a client came in who had just gone to a Chinese New Years celebration, and she brought me a red pocket. Guess what was inside... A Strawberry Sugus!!! (If you don't understand why that is significant, click the "this story" link ;)

Recently I was thinking again about whether or not to keep my word. Nobody but God knews how much I pledged to give towards the Dream Center at the New Joy Membership Retreat. Was I sure this is what God was asking of me? It would really cost me. I'd really have to consider whether or not I could afford go on the missions or other trips I'd want to go on.

This Monday, the same client came in again, this time, with an orange sugus in a red pocket.

Orange is one of the best sugus flavors, arguably better than strawberry and Orange is the color of Family

Whatever happens Lord, Thank You that You promise to always provide for me! Thus far, You have helped us!

Eva

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