661. My Husband Offered up 50% of Me, His Wife and Prepared a Consultation Room.

💌 661. My Husband Offered up 50% of Me, His Wife and Prepared a Consultation Room.

Although I could not sleep a wink during the entire 4-day 3-night retreat, I offered it up with Semchigo as if I had rested deeply, surrendering myself completely. Seeing the abundant grace received by the sisters who joined me made it all worthwhile and I did not even feel the exhaustion. When I returned home, my family welcomed me warmly. As soon as my husband saw me, he asked, “Julia! Are you okay?” “Yes,” I replied. “Did you find a nice room where you could relax and have a good retreat?” “Yes.”

As I kept smiling and answering only with “Yes,” my husband said, “Looks like the Lord did not let you rest this time either,” and we held hands laughing together. When I shared with him the events that took place during the retreat, he said, “It seems like the Lord is preparing to make you a fisher of men. You have already become a captive of the Lord.”

I replied, “No, I am not the Lord’s captive. I belong entirely to the Lord.” Then I sang joyfully, “Because I have been loved and lived in grace… I am the Lord’s and He is mine.”

He asked, “Julia! Are you that happy?” “Of course! I believe the Lord is everything in my life. What could be more grateful and infinitely glorious than being used as an instrument for His glory? Of course, the Lord has also given me my beloved family, so I must also care for them with all my love and devotion.”

Then, with a determined expression, my husband said, “Julia! It would be ideal to offer you completely to the Lord who saved you from death but since you have a family vocation and children to care for, I will offer up 50% of you for now.” I was so astonished with that and I asked, “Sorry? Did I hear you correctly?”

He replied, “Yes, you heard me right. The Lord saved you, who were destined to die. Even if He had only allowed you to survive bedridden, that alone would have been a reason to be thankful. But He revived you fully in such a healthy body—what could I possibly not do? However, I cannot offer you up 100% because we have our family, your mother, who has depended solely on you and four young children who still need to be cared for. Probably the Lord will understand, do you not think?” 

I said, “Of course, of course. So many people in the world receive grace but remain ungrateful. Thank you.” Then he added, “Julia! When the Lord calls you to serve, there will be people you need to meet. So, I will rent a room for you to use as a consultation room, where you can meet those who need you.” His words stunned me that I pinched myself to see if I was dreaming or awake.

Until then, when people requested consultations, there was never an appropriate place to meet. I would offer it up with Semchigo as if I already had a proper consultation room and meet people in the alleyway leading to the restroom. But I had never mentioned this to my husband. Yet the Lord, needing this, moved my husband’s heart to fulfill what was needed!

And that was not all. With a family of seven living in the partitioned rooms of the beauty parlor, space was incredibly tight. I had previously wanted to rent an outside-facing room on the second floor of the hair parlor but the landlord had always refused, saying it was not available. So, I had offered it up with Semchigo as if I were living in a spacious home. But this time, at my husband’s single request, the landlord agreed to rent the room and we were able to get it. I was certain that this, too, was the Lord’s plan.

“Lord! Do You love this sinner so much? How is it that You know my every thought and even align my husband’s heart with mine? Let me always remain in eternal unity with You, always with You and only in You.”

“My beloved little baby! You entrust everything to Me with complete love, faith and trust, so how could I not love and cherish you? I dwell in you and you dwell in Me. That is why everything is possible.”

My personal reflection note with Mama Julia🌹💗 

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