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Day 31 : 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary (我没有力气了 / I Am Feeling Very Weak)

第三十一天:11月2日(三)

今早其实还起得蛮早,可是就觉得全身无力气,不想动,一坐下来就不想站起来什么的。。。
去教会参加晨祷,如往常阿黄会先带领,我到了就接下去。

今天我接过来,感觉有气无力,连麦克风都觉得重!坐也不是,跪也不是,唱歌没力气。。。差不多15分钟过后,我不行了,我走过去叫阿黄接下去带领,我去办公室休息。。。

在办公室的沙发一躺下来,马上睡着,一睡就睡了三个多小时,还是没力气起来,头还有点痛。一下子又是中午祷告时间了,我用尽力气带领,撑了差不多20分钟,又不行了,交给毅伟带下去。。。

没有上帝的支撑、力量与怜悯,我知道我是没办法继续这纯白开水的禁食的。今天,我再次被提醒,本来就不是我的本事,我的力量,我的能干,我的坚持等等。。。一切本来就源自与神,都是他的恩典和怜悯。。。

“我靠着那加给我力量的,凡事都能做。”
~ 腓立比书 4:13 ~

Day 31 : Nov 2nd (Wed)

Actually I got up quite early this morning, but I felt totally strength-less, did not feel like moving, and once I sat down, I did not feel like getting up and so on…
Went to the morning prayer at church, as usual Bong will be leading first and I just take over when I arrive.
When I took over this morning, I felt no strength in me, even the microphone felt heavy! To sit or to kneel, nothing seemed right, no strength to sing as well… After about 15 minutes, I really could not stand anymore, I walked over to Bong and asked him to continue leading. I went to my office for a rest.
When I lay down on my office couch, I fell asleep instantly, and I woke up more than three hours later! Still I had no strength to get up, and I had a slight headache too. After a while, it was the noon-time prayer again. I garnered all my strength to lead, after enduring for about 20 minutes, I could not handle again and asked Yi Wei to take over…
Without God’s support, strength and mercy, I know there is no way I could continue with this “plain water only” fast. Today, once again I am reminded, it has never been my capability, my strength, my ability, my determination etc… all along everything comes from God, it is all His grace and mercy…

“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
~ Philippians 4:13 ~

 

Day 30 : 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary (那单纯的小孩 / That Innocent Boy)

 

第三十天:11月1日(二)

这几天脑子里一直想着那个孩童,即约翰福音6:9的:

“在这里有一个孩童,带着五个大麦饼、两条鱼,只是分给这许多人,还算甚么呢?”

一个单纯的小孩,却有无私的心,愿意把自己很有限的分享出去给别人。。。结果耶稣让这份心意成为超过所求所想的神迹,让小孩的几片小饼和两条小鱼,喂饱上万人,还有剩下装满十二个篮子!

主啊,我多愿意有这小孩的单纯与信心!

这段禁食期间,神让我特别敏锐越发多人的需要,加以采取实际行动;可是有限的我,也只能像这小孩一样献上我的一点点,神也很快让我看到意想不到的效果。

让我很感动的是,大哥读了我“免了人的债”的日记后,他马上回应说他也要跟我同样如此做!我感恩,神迹就这样散播。。。

“凡有世上财物的,看见弟兄穷乏,却塞住怜恤的心,爱 神的心怎能存在他里面呢?
小子们哪,我们相爱,不要只在言语和舌头上,总要在行为和诚实上。”
~ 约翰一书 3:17-18 ~

Day 30 : Nov 1st (Tue)
These few days, my mind has been thinking about that small boy mentioned in John 6:9:
“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
An innocent child with an unselfish heart, willingly shared the very limited he had with others… As a result, Jesus made this desire become a miracle that was beyond any asking and imagination, using the boy’s few small loaves and two small fish to feed more than ten thousand people to their satisfaction, and the leftover filled twelve baskets!
O Lord, I am very willing to have this boy’s innocence and faith!
During this fasting period, God made me specially sensitive to even more people in need, and also to take practical steps to help. But the very limited me could only offer up the little that I have like that little boy, and God shows me the unexpected result very fast as well.
What really touched me was, after my eldest brother read my diary on “forgiving the debts of others”, he immediately responded and said he is going to do the same! I am grateful, miracles are spreading…
“If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”
~ 1 John 3:17-18 ~

Day 29 : 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary (我的骨肉 / My Flesh And Blood)

 

 

第二十九天:10月31日(一)

无论是在家里,办公室,或在台上,每次读到以赛亚58:7,上帝说他所拣选的禁食不是要“顾恤自己的骨肉而不掩藏吗?”这一句时,就会出现我一个姐姐的脸孔。。。

起初不以为然,可是数天下来,每每在读这经文,还是出现我姐的脸孔!今早我确定了,上帝要我帮她!

打了电话把他们两夫妇叫来我家,我跟他们谈我的感动,以神的话激励他们。
然后,我告诉他们我要以很实际的方式,帮助他们在经济上取得突破和自由,说是上帝给我的负担和感动。。。

除了很实际又长远的帮到他们现时的需要之外,我还告诉他们两夫妇,他们欠了我很多年的一笔钱不必还给我了,我说反正我没需要。

姐姐急忙说:可是我心里有负担,我有责任要想办法把钱还给你。。。
我说:你有负担因为之前我从没说过,你的债被免了;可是现在,我当着你们夫妇的面说,所欠我的不必还了,一分钱都不必,神要我祝福你们。

其实他们两夫妇都个别欠了我一些钱,很多年了,我都忘了数目了。

临走时,姐夫紧紧的握住我的手,声声说:谢谢你,谢谢你。。。

我看到他眼眶内有泪水。。。

“免我们的债,如同我们免了人的债。”
~ 马太福音 6:12 ~

禁食祷告求恩膏,恩膏又是为了什么?

“主的灵在我身上,因为他用膏膏我,叫我传福音给贫穷的人;差遣我报告被掳的得释放,瞎眼的得看见,叫那受压制的得自由。”
~ 路加福音4:18 ~

 

Day 29 : Oct 31st (Mon)

Whether at home, in the office, or behind the pulpit, each time when I read Isaiah 58:7, where God mentioned the kind of fasting He has chosen is  “not to turn away from your own flesh and blood”, one of my sisters’ face would appear in my mind…

At first, I did not pay attention to that, but day after day, whenever I read this verse, my sister’s face would appear again! This morning I became certain God wants me to help her!

I called her and the husband to come see me, I told them the conviction in my heart, encouraged them with the word of God.
Then, I told them I want to use a very practical way to help them see breakthrough and freedom in their finance. I said that is the burden and conviction God has given me…

Apart from very practically and in a lasting manner helping them with their current need, I told them both as well, they do not have to pay me back anymore the money they owed me for many years already. I said after all I do not need the money too.

My sister quickly said: But I have the burden in my heart, I have the responsibility to pay you back…
I said: You have the burden because I never told you before your debt is forgiven;  but now, I say it right in front of you both, you do not need to return the money to me, not even a cent, God wants me to bless you.

Actually both of them separately owed me some money for many years already, I have even forgotten the amount.

Before they left, my brother in law shook and held my hand tightly, saying: Thank you, thank you…

I saw tears in his eyes…

“Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”
~ Matthew 6:12 ~

We fast and pray for anointing, but what is the anointing for?

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed”
~ Luke 4:18 ~