Special Words

I (Vicki) have been reading Amy Carmichael's book Gold Cord. As I have been reading about the life and ministry of this woman of God, I have been amazed at how struggles and situations in her life and ministry are similar to our life and ministry. As mentioned in the last entry I have been discouraged by not being able to get in touch with one of the ladies I meet with. It has become apparent over the last few days that she is avoiding us. I have been struggling with discouragement and getting a hard heart and then I read something that Amy wrote about similar situations she came across in her life. On pages 294-295 she writes about one who has made great progress with Christ and is then distracted along the way. She says that it is easy to let that experience harden our hearts and that hardening can affect how we approach others. She also said that it is better to not give up and be deceived by a person that to harden your heart and give up on them. This was a good reminder for me to keep my heart soft and not give up.