was at work in everything. Much of the time, it was very that God is Faithful, even when I feel that He is not, or even
difficult to see and feel Him working at the time I was serving when I am not as “spiritual” as certain church cultures tell me
though. This is one of the reasons we need to AVOID putting I should be.
emphasis on emotions or immediate results-based faith.
In hindsight (not quite 20/20), I’ve seen many Korean Amer-
ican Pastors sensationalize their faith journey. I’ve heard some
of them say “you are not successful unless everyone in the
room is crying by the end of this evening!” … I obviously did
not agree with those Pastors, because I knew the Holy Spirit’s
job is NOT to make us cry (although sometimes He stirs us
in such a way that we do cry) or scream… the Spirit leads us
in truth. Every LASTING work of God I’ve seen in ministry
has been Word (Bible) centered, not emotions or works or
topic centered. I’ve seen great emotion and works come from
people who were being obedient to the Word, and which led
to lasting Kingdom work. But I have never seen long term
fruit (10 years +) result from a sensationalistic based faith.
I do confess. There have been seasons where I have felt dry,
where it’s been very hard to pray, and there have been times
where I’ve been disappointed with God. Lately, there have
been times where feel like I just need to quit or take a very
long break… however, I’m always reminded that all Chris-
tians go through ups and downs, and it’s during those times
that I’m driven back to the Word of God. As I read and reflect
on God’s Word, the reason for the dry seasons and ups and
downs become a bit more lucid, and the conclusion is always
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