If a party of body is not feeling well, the whole body is not feeling well either. Getting rid of the problem part of body is not necessary going to get well. It's better to work together with that problem part of body.
Similarly, if one person in a group is not doing well, the group is not going to be well. Blaming and quarreling will get the group fallen apart. Instead, helping each other is better for the group.
Showing posts with label Reflection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reflection. Show all posts
Monday, July 02, 2012
0188. Between People
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
0185. Devotion Note 20110215
This morning the last verse of devotion scripture talks about being holy:
And each man that hath this hope in him, maketh
himself holy, as [and] he is holy.
~ 1 John 3:3 (Wycliffe NT)
Later I read Our Daily Bread. It talks about the same topic:
The only way God hurries holiness is by
turning up the heat. (ODB 20110215)
Recently, this topic has been come up again and again. To be holy is my desire to do, something can store in heaven. Dear Jesus, help me to be holy.
Monday, January 25, 2010
0179. 2009 Trip Record #02 -- A Trip Full Of Grace
First grace: I have been craving for the days of picking fresh blueberries with family at summer time, ever since I start wroking in Taiwan. I totally forgot about this when I started this trip, especially the harvest time is already past. Therefore, I was surprised not only to have fresh blueberries but also to pick and eat fresh figs. This was all at begining of the trip. I had to fly to New York the next evening after arriving Vancouver. I went to Pastor Wei's house, to meet up with Wei Family since we were going together, which is the place I ate blueberries and figs. It made me feel blessed right at beginning.
Second grace: We didn't know until we arrived at camp that there were no meetings in the afternoon of pre-labour day conference. So we had five days to do anything we would like to do and have fun. Not only we had great weather, Pastor Eddie and his wife specially arranged many acitivities. From swimming to mountain climbing, team game to boat riding, canoeing to hiking, we had all the fun we could have. We also had wood fire in the meeting room for couple cold mornings and a real camp fire one night. They said they usually only arranged activities for children. This year, they had arranged so many acitivities for us. Rebecca and I felt that God is so good to us. We had every fun just for this one trip.
Third grace: Weather overthere was colder, especially in the mountain. Except a little sympton of cold, I didn't get sick.
Forth grace: I didn't have much of jet jeg in this trip.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
0178. Give Thanks
Today in United State is Thanksgiving
We just ate the turkey at office
I think I should give thanks to my dear family
To Mom and Dad
Thank you for giving me the best - Jesus
Thank you for putting up with my badness, unthoughtfulness, impatient, disorder
Thank you for always forgiving me the garbage I created
Thank you
To My
Thank you for taking me to good food and treating me from time to time
Thank you for sharing your life experience, learned a lot from there
Thank you for being my garbage can of irregular emotion
To Dave
Thank you for letting me learning how to take care others
Thank you for the joy you brought when you were making fun
Thank you for bearing with my laziness, staying with me is a little painful thing
Thank you all.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
0176. 2009 Trip Record #01 -- Being Humble
This is not the first time to travel, nor the first time to take a flight. Therefore, it is very easy to be careless on the preparation.
I thought that I knew all this, I been there. Everything should be okay. I was wrong. I was in a bad shape on the day I about to leave. I usually start my trip in the middle of the week and still work on that day. Therefore, it will end of like this time if I did not pack ahead. I did not pay attention to the time so I arrived home late. Packing was not done and I was hoping to do the laundry and shower before leaving. It turned out everything was rushed. Even though I had everything but it was not a good feeling.
As usual, I was asked to take some stuff. Some were received two days before the trip. To be convenient I only wish to take one luggage and one backpack. The result of not packing ahead was I didn't take some requested stuff. I was afraid the luggage overweight, so I end of have an extra bag with me. On my return, I wish to only have one backpack, so the luggage was overweighted. Praise the Lord that I only got warning not fee.
Another thing related to this is preparation for sharing. Since I will be in Vancouver and attending church meetings, I know I have to share testimonies as usual. The night that I done my sharing was the last of my vacation. I had a huge list of items that I can share. But I was busy at packing and working (office), my heart wasn't not quite down. I thought I did it badly that night. A little sad, at the same time, I realize it takes quality quiet time to do the preparation.
So, never think everything will go without a problem just because I have done it before and never be over confident because without a hitch in the past.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
0175. 2009 Trip Record #00 -- Prelude
View 2009 Trip Footprints in a larger map
Many asked me about the trip I made at the end of August. Some even suggests I write down as a testimony. So I will share them as a mini series. Plan to write by topics and not sure how many it will come out.
This is how the trip started: I went to this camp six years ago, right after I completed my master thesis. I don't have much of memory of that camp except a beautiful place and I wished to stay longer. Last year sometime, I felt that I should attend the camp this year. I forgot what had trigger that thought. I just kept in my heart on this. Later that year, I shared the thought with a friend. She had never been to the camp and hoped she could join me as well.
My schedule:
Wed. to Vancouver
Thurs. to NY with Mrs. Wei, Phoebe and James
Fri. morning arriving NY, meet up Rebecca (from ShenKen Zion Church)
Fri. and Sat. NY sight seeing
Sun. worshipping at Ridgewood Pentecostal Church and Woodhaven Zion Church
Sun. or Mon. to the north, Pilgrim Camp.
Next Mon. leaving Pilgrim Camp. and to Vancouver
Next Fr. to Taipei, arriving on Sat.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
0163. Reflect & New Year Resolution
Last Sunday worship of the last year was opened for testimonies. While listening, I was ashamed. I wasn't pay attention more often and practice as much as possible. By the end of year, I already forgot the verse, along with all the prayer items I wrote. But this is me, still have a lot of things to learn.
This year, the verse is in Romans 5:11 (Amplified), "Not only so, but we also rejoice and exultingly glory in God [in His love and perfection] through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom we have now received and enjoy [our] reconciliation." So it is a year of joy. I thought of several things that brings joy. First, God's word brings out joy, either through acknowledge or doing them. Second, being content and lack of nothing in my life. Third, always fix eyes on Him. Lastly, trust, obey and give thanks.
Pray and hope to understand and being joyful more this year.
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新年禱詞 (From St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, New York )
Related verses:
- Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. ~Psalm 37:4, Amplified
- I delight far more in what you tell me about living than in gathering a pile of riches. ~Psalm 119:14, MSG
- I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. ~Psalm 119:16, KJV
- And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. ~Psalm 119:47, KJV
- Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. ~Habakkuk 3: 17-18, KJV
- And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, ~Luke 1: 46:47, NIV
Monday, December 01, 2008
0162. WHEN I SAY, "I AM A CHRISTIAN"
Eventhough this poem has been there for a long time, it still moves me every time I read it.
WHEN I SAY, "I AM A CHRISTIAN"
When I say, "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting, "I’ve been saved!"
I'm whispering, "I get lost!
That's why I chose this way"
When I say, "I am a Christian"
I don't speak with human pride
I'm confessing that I stumble—
Needing God to be my guide
When I say, "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong
I'm professing that I'm weak
And pray for strength to carry on
When I say, "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success
I'm admitting that I've failed
And cannot ever pay the debt
When I say, "I am a Christian"
I don't think I know it all
I submit to my confusion
Asking humbly to be taught
When I say, "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect
My flaws are all too visible
But God believes I'm worth it
When I say, "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartache,
Which is why I seek His name
When I say, "I am a Christian"
I do not wish to judge
I have no authority...
I only know I'm loved
Used by Permission
Copyright 1988 Carol Wimmer
Saturday, May 10, 2008
0150. Spiritual Gifts (2008.0427)
As usual, Pastor Wei asked whoever returned to Vancouver must brought spiritual gifts. After my vacation ends, someone asked me what I had shared. What I prepared was not exactly what I said and I couldn't remember exactly what I said either. So this post will list the points I had prepared.
1. Expert = Earnest (Take seriously)
. Day April 26th of Daily Manna by Hans R. Waldvogel: Lots of people fail in the crisis times in their lives because they are not stored with the Word.
. Starting from May 5th of 2005, I, together with sisters in the church, memorize Bible verses. We use the must-remember list from Pastor Tsao. We test each other each Sunday though we may postpone for some situations.
. I used to memorize Bible verses while commuting, before I moved to current location.
. Also listening to God's word while working.
2. Recently, we are talking about victorious life in Shi-Lin
. See things as none of my business; I will not be affected whatever others have been.
. Do not play or do business with God, but God does play chess with us.
. What are the principles which I should hold firmly and not altered easily - Those principles will reduce the misunderstanding and confusion of understanding God's will.
. Bitterness is drinking the poison myself and waiting for my opposite to die.
. Our past is like our own museum. There are quite a few things we lock in the storage room cause we didn't want people to see them. Usually, those locked in the storage are the moments that we don't want to remember. However, those memories will escape from the storage room from time to time. Those memories do not have power over us when we can put them into the show room for others to appreciate. If we want to get away those memories, the fastest way is replacing them with new and beautiful memories.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
0143. New Year Resolution
(I kept posponting writing this blog cause I wasn't sure whether to post everything. After two weeks of struggles, here it is.)
The verse of the year:
"He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son." (Rev. 21:7)
While attending the prayer meeting at the New Year Eve, Pastor Tsao asked us to think and write down the questions below:
Anything you would like to wrestle this year?
A. Pray for myself
1. Taking thing more seriously
a. including devotion, prayer, service, exercise
b. overcome laziness, both spiritually & physically
2. My reaction to things happening: more relax and from the eyes of the LORD
3. Focus and Concentrate
4. Less criticism and more appreciation
B. Pray for my family
1. Parents - Health
2. Michael & Mei - Bless their work and life, Know the LORD
3. David - Deeper exerience Jesus
4. Grandma - Health, Richer in grace (tongue)
5. Cousin Cindy - Deeper exerience Jesus
6. All others - Bless them and knowning Christ
C. Pray for my study, work and church services
1. Service - humbleness
2. Work - Kindness & gentleness in tongue, focus and conecentrate, more serious
D. New year resolution
See above.
Monday, November 26, 2007
0140. Pray And Thanks
[Reflection of Sermon] Heavenly Melody in the Heart II - A Grateful Heart
01. 2 Cor 2:14
02. 1 Tim 1:12 -- Grateful for the strength
03. Col 1:12-14 -- Grateful for the salvation
Holy Spirit s\comes to reveal Jesus in us
and to reveal sins within us;
So we know what required changes and what are two-sided wihtin us
04. Ro 6:17 -- Grateful for obidence
05. Ro 7:21-25 -- Grateful for the power to overcome sinful natures
06. Phil 4:11-13 -- Grateful and contented
The richest person is the one who is always thankful in any situation.
07. Ps 50:14, 23 -- Thank offering is the most holy sacrifice which a saint can offer.
God works easier and faster on those who have a thankful heart.
Spirit of thanksgiving brings perfect (blameless)
08. Phil 4:4-7 -- Pray, Petition, and Thank
09. Phil 2:14-16 -- NO complains and argues
10. Heb 12:27-29 -- With reverence and awe,
grateful for the unshakable kingdom within us
11. Mat 11:20-30 -- Praise
Pray = Admit the fact that we need to be changed
The most profound prayer is non-stopping obidence to God. In other words, take the Lord's yoke and learn from hi,.
My reflection:
. Patience with collegues
. Estabilish an attitude of giving thanks
. Thank you God for the
Family
Unshakable kingdom within me
Job
Choices to make
Clothings
Sunday, November 18, 2007
0139. God takes over things that I let go
[Reflection of Sermon] The Holy Spirit who he is and what he does I
Scripture: Eph 5:18
** Who is he? **
Jn 14:16-21; 1 Jn 2:1
Counselor, the Spirit of truth
In Greek, it has the meaning of lawyer, helper, counselor, comforter.
Holy Spirit is a different form of Jesus.
Jesus was counselor to disiples while he was on earth (Lawyer and encouragement).
R. A. Torey: How shall Holy Spirit gain me and use me?
** My reflection **
What are the things which I shall let go and let God take over?
. Ambition
. Future
. Health
. Unsatisfied
Sunday, November 11, 2007
0137. What shall leave at alter?
[Reflection of Sermon] Heavenly Melody in the Heart I - Longing for God
Scripture: Gal 1:13-17; Phil 3:3-16
. He is an artist knife turning defects to merit.
. Is Chist my beloved/treaure in my heart?
. Anthing that take this place shall treat as rubbish and shall leave at alter -> Take me away from longing fro God
What shall leave at alter? Maybe emotion, maybe ambition.
** My reflection **
What shall I put on the alter?
. Emotion
. Heart
. Thoughts
. Enjoy good material things
. Control
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