{"id":8575,"date":"2024-06-24T21:38:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T02:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/?page_id=8575"},"modified":"2024-09-06T14:29:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T19:29:40","slug":"2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh_cn\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-7\/","title":{"rendered":"2024\u6625\u5b63\u7075\u6069\u4f1a\u540e\u53cd\u601d\uff087\uff09\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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\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=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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\t\t<\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8575#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"English\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" 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_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8575#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" 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        <\/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 - 1];\n\n            var trp_shortcode_language_item = trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-language' )\n            \/\/ set width\n            var trp_ls_shortcode_width                                               = trp_shortcode_language_item.offsetWidth + 16;\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.width                                  = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n            trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-current-language' ).style.width = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n\n            \/\/ We're putting this on display: none after we have its width.\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.display = 'none';\n        }\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-7-EN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>My Heavenly Father Knows<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank God for giving us the opportunity to attend the Spring 2024 Evangelical Service and Spiritual Convocation (ESSC). I was exceptionally fortunate to share my testimony with everyone. Besides the testimony I shared during the ESSC, here is a small reflection and testimony I hope to share with you as well in writing.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go back a bit to the fall of 2023. The fall of 2023 was stressful for me because I was in the job market for a tenure-track faculty position. The tenure-track faculty job market has been extremely tough after COVID. Everyone was pretty stressed about it. Many good researchers did not get a chance to get the job they wanted. I was equally stressed as well. In order to be more competitive, I was in a crazy loop almost every day\u2014waking up, doing research, writing a paper, refining job applications, and submitting job applications\u2014and I did not know whether there would be any outcome at all. Maybe I had to take a postdoc for a bit? Maybe I need to try somewhere outside of the US? I don&#8217;t know. Under such stress, I felt that I was not thankful and had a lot of anger, not to mention anxiety and stress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, because of God, things changed during the Fall 2023 ESSC. During the Fall 2023 ESSC, with no expectation at all, Pastor Huang suddenly reached out and asked me whether I would be willing to share anything during the Spring 2024 ESSC. All of a sudden, I felt like God was with me. God knew what I was going through and what I needed. A voice inside my heart was telling me, &#8220;Do not worry about your life and future; you will have had a lot of blessings from me to share with people by the 2024 Spring ESSC, although you might feel like you are so stressed now. If you need evidence, the invitation from Pastor Huang is the evidence. I give you this opportunity because I want to show you how much grace you will have received from me by the Spring 2024 ESSC. Do not worry.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, many, many amazing things happened right after. I got a job, am currently nearing the final stage of my PhD, and could join the 2024 ESSC and share my other testimony with people. When I actually stood up to share in front of all the church members, I realized much more and more how much God loved me<em><i>: \u201cTherefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?\u201d (Matthew 6:25<\/i><\/em>) Thank God, and all the glory to God.<\/p>\n<p>Come join us to worship God. \u00a0Your Heavenly Father knows what you need\u2026believe and trust Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">True Jesus Church<br \/><\/b><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">4N550 Church Road<br \/><\/b><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Bensenville,\u00a0<abbr style=\"font-size: 14px;\" title=\"Illinois\">IL<\/abbr>\u00a060106<br \/><\/b><a style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/True+Jesus+Church+Chicago\/@41.945266,-87.9536702,18.39z\/data=!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x880fb39f5fbd433d:0x72d82c41e185bf3e!2s4+S+Church+Rd,+Bensenville,+IL+60106!3b1!8m2!3d41.9448745!4d-87.9534209!3m5!1s0x880fb3a1e4e2dd49:0xd44299b704de1192!8m2!3d41.9453743!4d-87.9533863!16s%2Fg%2F1tdn02z1?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>\u00a0Google Maps<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For online streaming, please <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/service\/live-sabbath-service\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For regular service hours, please <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/\">click here<\/a>.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Email us at <a href=\"mailto:ilovejesus@tjc-chicago.org\">ilovejesus@tjc-chicago.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-1\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (1)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-2\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (2)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-3\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (3)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-4\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (4)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-5\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (5)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-6\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (6)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-7\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (7)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-8\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (8)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-9\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (9)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-10\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (10)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/2024-spring-post-essc-reflection-11\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Post Spring ESSC Reflections (11)<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Heavenly Father Knows Thank God for giving us the opportunity to attend the Spring 2024 Evangelical Service and Spiritual Convocation (ESSC). 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