Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

In this week's connecting clip of the week, we'll continue to hear from a key ministry leader from China,

and in this clip, he shares about his

experience diving deep into reform theology and how his faith began to be revitalized through

this process. This short excerpt is from a larger conversation on the connecting podcast.

To hear the full episode, check out the Paul Tripp podcast episode 319. Now here's this week's

connecting clip of the week.

I can still remember in those several years.

I think right after I came to States, a friend just gave me two bookmarks.

And one of the bookmarks, it says, I will never forsake you.

I will never forsake you exactly what you said, Paul. And that just hit my heart.

I knew God.

Through those years, even though I say, God, let me go my way,

moment to moment, many times I just felt God,

using his hands, warmly holding my my heart and whispering to me saying,

child, come home, return. I felt that. I just said, no, I don't. I own. I'm hurt enough.

Yeah. So those years, that's what happened in my heart.

Was there a change at some point?

Yeah, I think two years, getting to the States.

You remember I still go to church.

Yeah, yeah, you're still attending, yeah.

And that's a kind of, and crying, doing worship.

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