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Two Years Seemingly Wasted, But Two Years Spent in God, R.H.

In the Full-Time Training in Anaheim (FTTA) I am in the process of having my mind renewed (Romans 12:2) and my heart renovated (Ephesians 3:17). Here in the Training I have been given the opportunity to care for a Person more than a place, to care for God more than anything. I am dwelling in God and God is dwelling in me in Christ (John 14:20; Romans 8:11).

I remember sitting in a ministry meeting listening with an open heart as Psalm 90:1 was being unveiled in a new light to me. “Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.” What a thought! Now I am not in my self, my mind or my natural feeling, but I am dwelling in the Lord. He is my home, my country, my nation, my earth and my universe. That thought impacted me because I realized that if I took God as my dwelling place, the span of my life on earth, though short, would count for something in God's eyes. I knew at that point that I did not have an immeasurable amount of days. Verse 12 continues with, “Teach us then to number our days.” I want my life to count for God. My friends may think that I'm wasting my time in the Training, postponing my education, my life; two years seemingly wasted, but two years spent in God. Granted, the Training seems like a pause in life, however, it's uniquely extraordinary. I wouldn't want it any other way. I would never consider this a waste of time. I want my days to count as being in God because I know that if I live in God and I am His dwelling place, God counts those days and only those days. I thank the Lord that I am here in the Training learning to spend my days in God and because of this, I will have a history worth recalling, a history worth rewarding. Here I have been given the opportunity to write my biography by living in God. My prayer since then has been, “Lord, thank You for every day in the Training. I thank You for today. I consecrate this day to You. May this day count for Your economy.”

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