( 가정에서 엄마, 남동생과 함께 4단계 대화식말씀기도로  주께 기도하는  영아의  간증입니다  )

Hello, my name is Isabelle. Today I would like to share to you all what God has done in my high school life until now.
저는김영아입니다. 지금까지저와제학교생활에하나님이하신일을나누고싶습니다.

Before I came to high school, my mum and I had always been praying for a Christian group within my non-Christian school.
하이스쿨에들어가기전부터크리스찬학교가아닌우리학교에크리스찬그룹이있기를원하며엄마랑기도했습니다.

A few weeks later in year 7, I found out there already was a Christian group that had been running way before I came.
첫7학년에 들어간 몇 주 후에, 이미 제가 들어오기 전부터 금요일 마다 크리스찬 그룹이 있다는 것을 알게 되었고 기쁘게 조인 했습니다.

Also, I started attending bible studies every Tuesday too. There we would read a passage and discuss about it. This was when I realised there is power in prayer and the real happiness comes from Jesus.
또한, 화요일마다바이블스터디가있었고거기에서는함께말씀읽고말씀에대해이야기나누는시간을가지는시간이있었습니다. 저는 이 시간들을 발견하며 기도의 능력이 무엇인지 알았고 예수님에게서 오는 참된 기쁨을 알게 되었습니다.

However, as years went by, my passion for attending these groups started to fade as I began to follow the pattern of this world, that is, trying to fit in with society.
그런데시간이지날수록크리스찬그룹에가는열정이식어지고친구들에게속하며친구들이따라가는세상패턴을따르고있었습니다.

And of course my passion for Christ started to fade too.
그러니당연히예수님을향한마음도식어져가구요..

From that point, I began to feel very dry, empty and insecure in my heart. And when your heart is empty you want to fill it up with “something”. But little did I know that that “something” can be very dangerous at the same time it can feel like its filling your emptiness. I started to understand that filling myself with this “something” was only making my emptiness worse, and making my relationship with Christ more distant.
그때부터마음이메마르고공허해지고불안해지는것을느꼈습니다. 그리고 다른 작은 것으로 채우려 했으며….. 자꾸 내 마음이 다른 것으로 관심을 두고 채우려 할수록 위험해 지고 더욱더 공허해 지는 것을 느끼며 가까웠던 예수님과의 관계도 멀어지게 되었습니다...

But in 2014, God gave me the word of promise from Isaiah 33:6 which says, ‘he will be a sure foundation in your time; a rich store of salvation, wisdom and salvation.
The fear of the LORD if the key to this treasure’.

그러던 2014년 새해에 약속의 말씀을 주셨습니다. "네 시대에 평안함이 있으며 구원과 지혜와 지식이 풍성할 것이니 여호와를 경외함이 네 보배니라" (이사야33:6)

I began holding onto this verse and restoring my relationship with God.
저는이말씀을계속붙들었습니다.

My emptiness began to fill with the ultimate satisfaction that can only come from Jesus.
저의공허함은오직예수님에게서나오는완전한만족으로채워지기시작햇습니다.

From there I didn’t crave anything else but more of God’s love.
거기서부터하나님의사랑외에다른것을갈급해하는것이없어졌습니다.

I can’t promise that this way is going to be easy, of course there is suffering, persecution and temptations.
이것이쉽게가는것이아닌것을알아요. 당연히학교생활에서도고통과핍박과유혹이있습니다.

But I can guarantee you that this is the best decision you’ll ever make, that is, to let your creator take the lead through your life in everything you do.
그러나이것이최고의선택인것을확실히말해주고싶습니다. 우리의 창조주께서 우리의 삶을 통해 모든 일에 인도하시는 것을 알기 때문입니다.

So I started going back to bible study and Christian group because God has changed the way I see things especially of this world.
저는다시바이블스터디, 크리스찬그룹으로제마음이다시돌아갔습니다. 하나님께서 제가 세상을 보는 눈을 바꾸어 주셨습니다.

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I was and still am thankful that there is at least God has provided a Christian community within a non-Christian school.
저는크리스찬학교가아닌저희학교에크리스찬그룹을준비해주신하나님께정말감사드립니다

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The Holy Spirit moves my heart whenever God wants to say something or show something to me.
성령님께서는하나님이제게말해주시고보여주시고싶으신것을꿈을통해, 말씀을통해제마음을움직이고있었습니다. ..

An example of this was when I had a few friends at my school who attended the same Friday night youth groups as me.
호주교회금요일저녁유스나잇다녔을때에함께가는학교친구들이있습니다.

But as time went by, the Holy Spirit began to move my heart and showed me that these girls had the same empty heart as I did before.
함께다니면서성령님께서보여주시는것이이친구들도전에저처럼공허한마음을가지고있다는것을알려주셨습니다. (교회를 소셜로 다니고 하나님을 알지 못하는 모습)

So with the help of God and many prayers towards them, I started bringing them to Christian group every Friday.
그래서많은기도를통해하나님의도우심으로그친구들을학교크리스찬그룹에도인도하기시작했습니다.

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Even though they didn’t enjoy it, I still prayed in my heart that they’ll have at least one message remaining in their minds.
아직도친구들은지루하다고가기좋아하지않지만그래도저는기도하고한마디메세지라도진실하게그들마음에남길기도합니다.

Then, we would go to Friday youth group together. I prayed to God there too, that the Holy Spirit would touch their hearts through worship or through the sermon.

In conclusion, just because you’re young does not mean God won’t use you. He will use anyone if their heart is set on Him. I am still praying for my friends to realise that believing in Jesus or being a Christian is not a religion but a lifestyle, an intimate relationship with God. If you keep praying earnestly to God, you all will be a great worshipper that god seeks!

결론적으로, 우리가 어리다고 하나님이 사용하시지 않는 것이 아니에요. 하나님은 누구든지 그 마음이 하나님께 정해진 자를 사용하실 거에요. 저는 아직도 기도해요. 제 친구들이 예수님 믿는 것은 종교가 아니라 삶이고 하나님과의 친밀한 관계를 맺는 것임을...
우리가하나님께진실하게계속기도하면하나님이찾으시는예배자가될것입니다.

Thanks Jesus .

감사합니다예수님..