Imperfect

How could I love them for Jesus?

 

腦中浮現 不完美的人 是有缺陷的 卻是在 神的家中 

這些人 都因著主耶穌 而成為 聖潔 毫無瑕疵 無可責備

「26 弟兄們哪，可見你們蒙召的，

按著肉體有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊貴的也不多。」

「27 神卻揀選了世上愚拙的，叫有智慧的羞愧；

又揀選了世上軟弱的，叫那強壯的羞愧。」

 

哥林多前書一章 

機會 Chance

第一次進入陽明山的私人住宅, 像是韓劇裡的進入大戶人家

當門一打開, 看到的人是Adam 

客戶的舉手投足 說話神情 再次喚醒過去的記憶

謝謝阿爸papa 讓我有機會去認識了一個新朋友 

我擁有的只是機會

謝謝阿爸愛我的每一個現在

把握每一個在眼前的機會

治理的就當殷勤

Night

白晝耶和華必向我施慈愛, 黑夜我要歌頌 禱告那賜我生命的 神

Yet the Lord will command His loving-kindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me, a prayer to the God of my life. 

Psalm 42:8

Walk

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound 
They walk , O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance. 

In thy name do they rejoice all the day; and 
In thy righteousness are they exalted.

For thou art the glory of their strength; and
In thy favor our horn shall be exalted. 

知道向你歡呼的 那民是有福的
耶和華阿 他們在你臉上的光裡行走  Psalm 89:15-17

Joyful

主阿, 求你使僕人心裡歡喜,因為我的心仰望你

主阿, 你本為良善、樂意饒恕人、有豐盛的慈愛、賜給凡求告你的人

耶和華阿、求你留心聽我的禱告、垂聽我懇求的聲音

我在患難之日要求告你.因為你必應允我。
耶和華阿、求你將你的真理指教我. 我要照你的真理行. 求你使我專心敬畏你的名。

主我的 神阿、我要一心稱讚你.我要榮耀你的名、直到永遠。
因為你向我發的慈愛是大的.你救了我的靈魂、免入極深的陰間。

Psalm 86:4-13

鬆開手

It has been a while that no positive response from being kind to someone. I'm wondering if I should stop being thoughtful for others ?! 

Thank Father God's words today ... 

申命記15章7-11節

15:7 「在耶和華─你　神所賜你的地上，無論哪一座城裡，你弟兄中若有一個窮人，你不可忍著心、揝著手不幫補你窮乏的弟兄。
15:8 總要向他鬆開手，照他所缺乏的借給他，補他的不足。
15:9 你要謹慎，不可心裡起惡念，說：『第七年的豁免年快到了』，你便惡眼看你窮乏的弟兄，甚麼都不給他，以致他因你求告耶和華，罪便歸於你了。

15:10 你總要給他，給他的時候心裡不可愁煩；因耶和華─你的　神必在你這一切所行的，並你手裡所辦的事上，賜福與你。

15:11

原來那地上的窮人永不斷絕；所以我吩咐你說：『總要向你地上困苦窮乏的弟兄鬆開手。』」。

Respond

Pastor Joel said ... 

Everyone has opportunities to get upset and be frustrated every single day. Sometimes it’s the little things — we can’t find the car keys, traffic is backed up, somebody was rude, or what should have taken an hour ends up taking four hours. 

Something happened and now you are frustrated and all bent out of shape. There will always be something that can sour your day, but if you are going to live in victory, you have to maintain the right approach. You can’t let the little foxes spoil the vine. In other words, don’t let the little things in life spoil the harvest God has for your future.

I’ve heard it said, “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond.” Make sure you respond to life with an attitude of faith and expectancy. Sure, things may irritate you, but don’t let that irritation last into the next moment. Let it go. Don’t try to control everything around you. Instead, release it to God knowing that His plans are for your good, and He is leading and guiding you in the path of blessing.

Psalm 57

Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. 

I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. 

My heart , O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.

Awake my soul ! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 

I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. 

For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. 

Assurance ..

" Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see"  Hebrews 11:1 

Pastor Joel said ... 

So many people today are depressed and discouraged simply because they only focus on their present circumstances. They’re constantly dwelling on their problems, what they don’t have, and what’s wrong with them. They don’t realize it, but they’re allowing the enemy to steal their hope. This negative frame of mind is what keeps people from moving forward in life.

Understand today that faith is confidence and assurance about the things we hope for according to the promises of God. Like an arrow, your faith points to the target of hope. If you don’t have hope, that arrow of faith will just drop to the ground. It won’t accomplish anything. But when you keep your hopes up, when you keep expecting and believing, it’s as if that target gets larger and larger — easier to hit!

Start by taking captive any negative thoughts you may have one at a time. As you focus on God’s goodness and faithfulness, you’ll feel that hope inside you growing. You’ll give your faith a target, and you’ll move confidently into the blessings and peace the Lord has in store for you!

Adversity

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.  ( Habakkuk 3:17-18 ) 

Pastor Joel said ... 

We all face challenges, difficulties and times when things don't go our way. God doesn't send these storms, but he will allow us to go through certain things in order to shape our character and prove our faith. Really, it's in our times of difficulty that we grow and develope. 

God wants to use the tough times in our lives to do a work in us. He wants to strengthen and develop us. Our attitude in times of adversity is the evidence of our maturity. 

Are we going to treat people right even when we're being mistreated? Are we going to stay full of joy even when the bottom falls out? Are we going to be faithful even in the dry seasons of our lives when we don't see anything good happening ? 

It may take more effort. You may have to work harder to keep a good attitude. As you keep that positive attitude of faith and expectancy, even in times of adversity , God will deliver you and move you forward into the destiny He has prepared for you. 

Thoughts ..

Pastor Joel said ... 

It’s interesting that our mind will naturally gravitate toward the negative. A negative memory takes up more space. There’s more to process. Because of this, we will remember the negative more than the positive. For example, a person will remember losing $50 more than they will remember gaining $50.

Knowing this, we have to be proactive with our thoughts. When the negative memories come back to the movie screen of our mind, many people pull up a chair, get some popcorn and watch them all over again. 

Instead of staying on that negative channel, you’ve got to switch over to your victory channel. 

You’re not going to move forward into the new things God has in store if you’re always replaying the negative things that have happened to you. 

Instead, learn to change the channel. Meditate on victory and move forward in the victory and blessing God has in store for you!

凡 是 真 實 的 、 可 敬 的 、 公 義 的 、 清 潔 的 、 可 愛 的 、 有 美 名 的 ． 若 有 甚 麼 德 行 、 若 有 甚 麼 稱 讚 、 這 些 事 你 們 都 要 思 念 。

whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things.”