I Am A Missionary

I am a missionary. 

A true representative of Jesus Christ.

I seek to bring God's children back into His fold, and He has promised, in return, a life of true happiness. 

But being a disciple of our Savior Jesus Christ has never been easy.... If you don't believe me ask Moses or Jonah or Peter or Stephen. I don't always have the eloquence of words. I don't always have the courage to do what the Lord asks. There times when the Lord reaches out to me and I deny His gentle hand from cleaning my feet. There are times when people hate and persecute me for proclaiming what I KNOW to be true.

.... That being said, I have something else in common with these amazing men (if amazing is a strong enough word to do them justice). Yes, I am imperfect- plagued with the ills of weakness and the faults of man, but I can say with the all assurety of all my heart that I know the message that I have to share is perfect. It is of great importance. It is more valuable than anything else I have ever had or will ever posses. And it is True.

My whole life I have been taught these truths. Little by little I have been shaped and molded to become who I am now (with much refining still to come), but it has only been recently that I have come to KNOW. What I know is very close to my heart. Sometimes I am afraid to talk of it for fear of what others may say of my precious gem, but I need to share with you because I don't want you to miss what I have found. A scripture I have recently come to understand better is

2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will ^atrust, and not be afraid; for the Lord ^bJehovah is my ^cstrength and my ^dsong; he also has become my salvation.

The Lord has become MY salvation. My life has been saved. I have decided to share some personal stories of Salvation with you in hopes that as you read, even though my words can't describe it, you will be able to feel it.

I invite you to come along on this journey with me as I share my experiences and maybe we will be able to come closer to our Savior together. If you feel like something is missing for your life, if you feel unhappy, if you have ever wondered what your purpose is or if God cares about you, or if He even exists, I promise that as you read what I am sharing with an open heart you will be able to find what you are seeking and you will come to KNOW like I do.

Love Sister Takahashi