Nose Ring...
This story happened to me when I was in Nepal with my team doing a mission trip.
One morning I wake up and see that the nose ring I used to have is now broken. It is missing the stone. So basically the "main thing". Maybe it seems like not a big deal, but you can't NOT SEE the ugly look of the thing, that is suppose to be a decoration, everytime you look in the mirror. You can't pretend you don't see that it's broken! So after few days I gave up and went to the master with only 80 rupees I had (which is $0.8, and it's nonsense to spend your last money on such things during a mission trip!!). Anyways, I came there and the master said he will fix it, but didn't tell the price. SoI left the stud there and went home... The next day I come back and this master says he couldn't fix my nosering but insted he made a new one which is much MUCH better than the one I had. And when I asked how much does his work cost, he said it is a gift for me... Seriously, a silver nosering with semi-precious stone?!
(this also reminded me of a story of my dear friend about her necklase)
That day I was reminded of what God did to me... The same story. When I came to Him, broken and ugly, the only thing He asked me to do is to only let Him do the work and to surrender...without asking anything back. And He didn't say that He will "fix me", but instead He gave me a new life, He made me a new creation.
So powerful, yet so simple...
Ezekiel 36:26-27
However, it's not the end of the story...
When you take out the nose ring for a while, it is hard to put it back.... The hole becomes smaller with time and may soon close. It is a painful process to put the ring back.
This what happens when you come back to "your world" after you've been gone for a while. It's just painful to fit in.
Oh, how thankful to Him I am! I know it was He who told me "go" and Who was with me all the time. And I know that He would NEVER leave me. So...
It is well, with me... :)
