We attended the College Place Spanish SDA Church again yesterday and really enjoyed it (especially the potluck afterwards!). Just a wonderful group of people, friendly and giving. The one problem for me was everything was in Spanish! Can you imagine?
Rishana and Mom assured me the sermon was excellent, but I’ll have to take their word for it, because the only thing I really understood was the one sentence the pastor said in English (and I already forgot that).
You might wonder why I went, if I couldn’t understand what’s being said. There are two reasons. First, it’s where Ana and Rishana wanted to be and wherever they want to be, is where I want to be too. Secondly, I’ll never get to know Spanish if I don’t let myself hear it and what better place to hear it than in church? The more I’m exposed to it, the more I’ll understand. At least that’s the plan.
Sometimes when I’m trying to understand God’s Word and His plan for my life, I feel like He’s speaking to me in Spanish (Maybe He is, because Ana claims it is the language of Heaven). I only understand a word here and there and sometimes walk away more confused than when I started to study.
But I’m not going to quit studying my Bible just because it sometimes is hard to understand. Why? For the same two reasons I’m going to keep going to the Spanish Church. First and foremost, I want to be wherever God is and there’s no better place to find Him than in His Word. Secondly, the more time I spend reading my Bible and listening to His voice, the more I am going to understand.
Learning a new language is hard. Heaven’s language is no exception, but don’t give up. Let your prayer be, “Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.” (Psalm 119:34). If you ask Him to God will “tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3). He will “fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives…” (Colossians 1:9).
So, don’t give up. Keep studying and praying and soon you’ll be speaking the language of heaven like a native! Imagine the amazing things you’re going to learn then!