{"id":11223,"date":"2025-03-28T23:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T04:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/?page_id=11223"},"modified":"2025-03-28T23:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T04:33:31","slug":"2025-spring-essc-lifebalance-3-ia-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh\/2025-spring-essc-lifebalance-3-ia-1\/","title":{"rendered":"\u751f\u6d3b\u5e73\u8861 \u7b2c\u4e09\u8f2a 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11223\" class=\"elementor elementor-11223\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35f4ab60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35f4ab60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33d3c9a9\" data-id=\"33d3c9a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409f135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"409f135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"trp_language_switcher_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"trp-language-switcher trp-language-switcher-container\" data-no-translation >\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-current-language\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/zh_TW.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"zh_TW\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\"> \u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\t\t<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-language\">\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\"  title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/zh_TW.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"zh_TW\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\"> \u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\t\t<\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11223#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"English\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/en_US.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"en_US\" title=\"English\"> English        <\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11223#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/zh_CN.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"zh_CN\" title=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\"> \u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <script type=\"application\/javascript\">\n        \/\/ need to have the same with set from JS on both divs. Otherwise it can push stuff around in HTML\n        var trp_ls_shortcodes = document.querySelectorAll('.trp_language_switcher_shortcode .trp-language-switcher');\n        if ( trp_ls_shortcodes.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ get the last language switcher added\n            var trp_el = trp_ls_shortcodes[trp_ls_shortcodes.length - 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Jesus teaches, <em>&#8220;Seek first God&#8217;s kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you&#8221; (Matthew 6:33)<\/em>. When we prioritize spiritual life, God naturally takes care of our daily needs as a bonus.<\/p><p>Many spend excessive energy seeking material comforts, often neglecting what&#8217;s eternally valuable. Choosing overtime pay instead of resting on the Sabbath is an example\u2014prioritizing temporary gains over spiritual well-being. Yet, God promises abundant blessings to those who trust Him.<\/p><p>When the Israelites reached Mount Sinai after escaping Egypt, God gave Moses the Ten Commandments written by His own finger <em>(Exodus 31:18)<\/em>. But the people quickly abandoned God for a golden calf idol. Isn&#8217;t it easy for us, too, to place idols like money, status, or comfort above God? <em>&#8220;But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law, he meditates day and night&#8221; (Psalm 1:2)<\/em>.<\/p><p>God considered destroying the Israelites for their betrayal, yet Moses interceded, reminding Him of His promises to Abraham. <em>&#8220;So, the Lord relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people&#8221; (Exodus 32:14).<\/em> Physically, the Israelites were spared, but spiritually, they suffered deep loss, as their names were erased from the &#8220;book of the living&#8221; <em>(Psalm 69:28)<\/em>.<\/p><p>Moses even offered himself in place of the Israelites, asking God to erase his name instead if He wouldn&#8217;t forgive them <em>(Exodus 32:32)<\/em>. Though noble, this request challenged God&#8217;s justice, for only the guilty face judgment. 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