
這始於我在大學生活中過著基督徒的生活
在我大學的第一年,我回想起有多少青少年或新信徒來教會之後很快就失去信仰,因為我們的敵人非常強大。所以,我決定不讓任何事情使我失去對神的信仰。
我第一天進大學的時候,我遇到了我的室友,告訴她:"我祈禱的方式有點不同。" 我真心感謝神賜給我這份勇氣和力量,坦誠地告訴我的室友,因為這讓我在房間裡的祈禱變得容易得多。
在我在學校的五年裡,我真心將自己奉獻給了神。其中一個讓我想到的經文是歌羅西書3:3:"因為你們已經死了,你們的生命與基督一同藏在神裡面。" 我想強調這節經文的原因是,大學裡,大家都在努力為自己爭取名氣,成為某種人,並且脫穎而出。每個人都在努力交盡可能多的朋友,加入盡可能多的社團。但是,因為我一直記著很容易迷失自我這一警告,所以我將這節經文銘記在心,我並沒有那麼投入,也沒有那麼在乎交朋友。
要服從。 Practicing good habits to put obedience into action is very important. So, every day for that entire first year and beyond, I read and studied the bible.
安排我的神優先,不是安排我的行程優先。 雖然我住得離教會很遠,但是在大學時代,我從未錯過一次安息日。到教會需要兩個小時,再回家也需要兩個小時-----一個小時坐通勤火車,一個小時坐公車。但是每個星期五,當我要去搭火車回去過安息日的時候,我總是期待著它。每個星期六晚上,當我要回去的時候,我總是很傷心。我覺得我又要回到索多瑪和蛾摩拉了。
即使這五年是孤獨的時光,也是我親近他的時光。孤獨感在晚上睡前最強烈。但是我確實覺得每晚,當我上床睡覺的時候,神總是會安慰我,提醒我我並不孤單。
等待神的時機要有耐心——從找工作到一次搬家讓我的家人來到教會。 I graduated after four years and went to another program and finished school in five years. My next big step was finding a job. I was very concerned because during my time in school, I hadn’t built up any working experience like internships. So, I felt that I wasn’t qualified for a lot of the entry-level positions that were posted. But I knew that God would take care of me. So first, I applied to so many positions, and for the first eight months after I graduated, I was unemployed. But then finally, in December of the year that I graduated, I got a phone call for an interview. This was also a great miracle because the position that they wanted to interview me for was for someone who had to have two years of experience. And I had none. I don’t think that I’m that smart, but one thing that I do know about myself is that if God moves my heart to do something, I would do it. That has been my guiding principle in everything that I do since I’ve come to know Him.
所以我找到的這份第一份工作很好。這是一家很棒的公司,有很棒的同事和很棒的老闆,我學到了很多。但是同年,我在和家人聊天時,我們都覺得德州的房地產市場很好,我們應該搬到那裡開始新生活。從另一個角度來看,搬家的決定可能很困難,但對我來說,它很簡單。如果我開始想 "我剛找到這份新工作,我所有的家人都在波士頓,我在這裡更舒服,這是我熟悉的東西。" 這可能對我更困難。
但是,因為神感動我的心來德州,我就說:"好,我告訴我的公司我要離開,我會在德州找一份工作。" 在我找不到工作的那麼長時間裡,然後他給我找到一份工作,然後九個月後,我離開去達拉斯。我不確定我到那裡的時候是否能買到房子。
禱告,信任和感恩。 搬家並不容易。我媽媽來看我,在那段時間裡,她還沒有聖靈。在她來訪之前,她說了兩件事。她說,如果她能接受聖靈,如果我能買到房子,她就會考慮搬家。
感謝神,她來訪,我們每晚一起祈禱,她接受了聖靈!然後,她以為我永遠不可能有資格買新房,因為我是學生,剛找到新工作。當我有資格買房子時,想像一下她的驚訝。我在九月份搬家,十月份完成了交易。神總是照顧一切。在這段時間裡,我最想到的經文是希伯來書11:8:"亞伯拉罕因著信,蒙召的時候就遵命出去,往將來要得為業的地方去;出去的時候,還不知往哪裏去。"
靈性生態系統。 I went because I believed that God wanted me to move. And thank God that we were able to buy a new house, and that my whole family from Boston was able to come and live with me, and we were able to start a new life. My whole family was always focused on God. Even my stepdad also got baptized!
認識生活中真正重要的東西。 This brings me to where I am now in my faith. Thank God that it wasn’t hard for me to get a new job. And now if you heard from my aunt and uncle, they’re planning to open up a coffee shop. Although I have a great job building runways at the airport, most likely, I will quit my job and support them full-time. So, five years of college to be a barista. But it’s the quality of life that is more important. So just like everything in my life, worshipping God and making decisions can be very simple. Sometimes, I have made it more difficult for myself by thinking too much. But if I just do what God moves me to do and make the decision to do it, then it’s very simple.
我們的信仰之旅與你我擁有什麼樣的觀念有關。這並不意味著我們沒有憂慮,也不意味著我們不經歷試煉和困難。我們都有這些。我們每個人都有這些,來伴隨我們的信仰。但只要你和我專注於我們的主耶穌基督,這個世界中的一切都會變得很暗淡。然後當它變得很暗淡時,我們就會意識到,"那並不是我們生活中最重要的東西。"
所以我只是希望並祈禱,即使我變老了,我也能繼續記住這些事情,始終過著我的生活,信任我看不見的東西,而不是依賴我自己的知識和經驗。我知道,無論我知道多少,我永遠不會比神知道的更多。
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