Receiving Much Blessing after Being Nicknamed as "Deacon Common Octopus"
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November 15, 2009 |
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 Deacon Daeyoung Go
(Muan Manmin Church, Representative of the Daeyoung Used-Furniture Discount Store)
One day in 2000, while leading a happy day to day life after giving birth to our first child, we were suddenly startled when our son began crying loudly and couldn't breathe properly. His face began turning dark. My wife and I were so scared that we didn't know what to do. We rushed to the hospital with the baby.
The doctor diagnosed him with an inborn heart disease and bronchial stenosis. I never imagined that this kind of thing would happen to me. Having led a lukewarm life of faith, I had to choose between depending on God and depending on medical science. I thought I was living according to God's words when I lived without difficulties. But when I faced this reality, I couldn't show my faith. The baby went to heaven while receiving treatment at the hospital.
Through this event, my wife and I thoroughly looked back at our lives. We didn't actually have spiritual faith which pleased God. My wife realized that she had neglected her God-given duties and life of prayer because of her pregnancy, and repented. Since that time on, we attended worship services in spirit and in truth. And we tried to participate in every event where we could receive grace. Tasting the true meaning of God's word was so sweet and gracious that each day was a continuation of happiness.
At that time, I realized one very significant thing. Even though I had seen many signs and wonders and heard many testimonies, I lacked gratitude and love toward the Senior Pastor.
In March 2003, my wife, Deaconess Eunyoung Kim received prayer for an easy delivery and gave birth to our healthy daughter, Sun-A. Because we had this child after sending the first one to heaven, we were more thankful and rejoiced. Leading a life of faith filled with the Holy Spirit, we gave thanks to God and the Lord and also to our Senior Pastor. In April, 2004, after Women's Mission Devotional Service, my wife suggested that I offer common octopus, which is a specialty of Muan, to be of a little strength to the Senior Pastor. So I said, "Great idea! People say that common octopus even makes a collapsed cow stand up, so it'll be great if this could give a little strength to our Senior Pastor."
Once a month, we headed for Seoul early in the morning with fresh common octopus we got at the Muan common octopus market. Even when I had no earnings while preparing for another job, I prayed, "God, please allow me enough at least to offer common octopus to the Senior Pastor." Then, God answered my prayer!
Beginning September 2007, the door of blessing began to open. I told the Senior Pastor that I would open up a used furniture discount store and received prayer from him. Starting with the contracts, everything went very smoothly. In the first month, we were able to offer three hundred thousand won (about $300 in US dollars) as our first tithe. I decided to commit everything to God. Every month, we took common octopus to our Senior Pastor and offered mission offerings and received prayer. And the amount of our tithes increased more and more.
Finally, in 2009, I received enough blessing to be able to give one million won (about $1,000 in US currency), and sometimes as much as 1 million and 25 won ($1,250) as my tithe. In addition, we moved to a bigger office in June 22, and also into a new and bigger apartment in July.
After accepting our pure and simple hearts and unchanging deeds, God blessed us to experience "Impossible things becoming possible, and possible things becoming even greater possible things".
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