Don't let yourselves get taken in by religious smooth talk. God gets furious with people who are full of religious sales talk but want nothing to do with him. Don't even hang around people like that.
You groped your way through that murk once, but no longer. You're out in the open now. The bright light of Christ makes your way plain. So no more stumbling around. Get on with it! The good, the right, the true—these are the actions appropriate for daylight hours. Figure out what will please Christ, and then do it.
Don't waste your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness. Expose these things for the sham they are. It's a scandal when people waste their lives on things they must do in the darkness where no one will see. Rip the cover off those frauds and see how attractive they look in the light of Christ...
So watch your step. Use your head. Make the most of every chance you get. These are desperate times!
Ephesians 5
Lord, I don't want to live a life carelessly nor unthinkingly, help me to understand what you—the Master—want me to live. Show me the light so that I will wake up from sleep, climb out from the coffins. In these times of evil, guild my steps and deliver me from the trap of evil. Amen
Don't grieve God. Don't break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.
Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, SENSITIVE. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.
Lord, I'm now in your hands. I'm laying down all my burdens and resting in your arms. Good night.
"And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you'll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth!"
from the book of Ephesians
Believe in God who can do anything, even requested in my wildest dream.
Lord, plant my feet in your love, before I reach out. Heal my wounds, heal my self addiction. Help me not to rely on my abilities. Amen.
Our temptation is to collect all the beauty and goodness surrounding us as helpful information we can use for our projects. But then we cannot enjoy it, and we soon find that we need a vacation to restore ourselves. Lets try to see the beauty and goodness in front of us before we go elsewhere to look for it.
Henri Nouwen
Thanks to my AFC buddies, I start to watch/learn about Chinese TV drama again...
I use to think they are so corny and predictable...until I watch 惡作劇之吻 ... well story is still corny, but its originate from a Japanese comic, so I have to say it's quite good. I like the comic like story telling and the music. Taiwanese dramas are quite serious about their production, they made original/well arranged music FOR the drama. Also there are many details around the drama as well; Like the blog created by the main couples in 惡作劇2吻, it actually exists, and they have the characters leaving comments in the blog!
The acting is also quite good, I was really moved when 林依晨 said the line "我很想你啊..." in the last episode of 惡作劇2吻.
Yeah, it sounds corny, but I found myself really enjoy the feelings of falling in love with my wife and needing each other :) and this drama reminds me they are the core of my life.
"We don't play the major role. If we did, we'd probably go around bragging that we'd done the whole thing! No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving."
Dear God, you has me where you want me, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon me in Christ Jesus. Saving is all your idea, and all your work. All I do is trust you enough to let you do it. Because you are the alpha and the omega. Thanks God.