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Day 34: 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary (用功努力 / Diligence And Hard Work)

第三十四天:11月5日(六)

今天感觉恢复学生的身份,下午就像一个好学生一样,很努力温习功课,好像要面对考试,还有点读得来不及的感觉!
原因是这几天都要为国际闻名的老前辈,有“讲道王子”的绰号的邵遵澜牧师作翻译。我们邀请邵牧师来教导一共十二堂的约翰福音,每一堂都需要有英文翻译,好让所有的会友都能领受这美好的福份。

邵老师写了一本分析约翰福音的书叫“十面供应”,这一次的讲解也按照书的内容与秩序。所以,为了确保翻译顺畅、无误,我要先大概了解每一章的内容,还要熟悉约翰福音的英文经文。因此,我需要重读英文版的约翰福音,还特別大声朗读,要确定发音准确和读得顺畅。。。然后还要对照邵牧师书中的讲解,思想内容该如何翻译。

其实沒之前准备,现场翻译还是可以应付,但偶尔有一些字眼临时翻译得不太准确,有些经文,特别是名称也需要时间回想。所以,你们不要看我翻译得好像很轻松,得心应手,我也是会感觉到压力的。但我相信,除了上帝的恩典、怜悯,圣灵的恩膏和智慧之外,认真准备也是很重要的!

其实不是做翻译或在台上讲道罢了,我们日常生活里的众多事情如:读书、工作、家务、人际关系等等,也都要常常训练,才会越发进步、越发优秀、越发成功的!

“这些事你要殷勤去做,并要在此专心,使众人看出你的长进来。”
~ 提摩太前书 4:15 ~

Day 34 : Nov 5th (Sat)

Today I felt like I have returned to my student’s days, I was just like a good student the whole afternoon, revising my homework very diligently, like facing an exam, and even kind of felt I did not have enough time to finish studying!
Reason being these few days I am the interpreter for internationally renown elder, Reverend James Shao, who alos has the nickname of “The prince of preaching”. We invited Rev Shao to do a teaching of 12 lessons on the book of John, and each session must be interpreted into English, so that all our members will receive this great blessing together.

Rev Shao has recently written a book that analyses the contents of the book of John called “Complete Supply” or “Ten-fold Supplies” (roughly interpreted). The teaching this time will follow the content and order of the book. Therefore, to make sure my interpretation is smooth, without mistake, I must first get to know the content of each chapter, and I must be familiar with the English version of the verses in John. So I need to re-read the book of John in English, and I read it aloud to make sure I could pronounce and read it smoothly… Then I have to refer to what is written in Rev Shao’s book to consider how I should interpret some words or content.

Actually I can still handle if I interpret on the spot without prior preparation, but occasionally some words are not interpreted so accurately, and some Scripture, especially names need time to recall. So, do not think it looks so easy when I am interpreting, so effortless, I actually do feel the pressure too. But I believe, apart from the grace and mercy of God, the anointing and wisdom of the Holy Spirit, to prepare seriously is also important!

In fact, not just for  interpreting or preaching behind the pulpit, many things in our daily lives like: studying, working, housework, inter-personal relationships etc, need constant practising too, only then we can improve further, be even more outstanding and successful!

“Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.”
~ 1 Timothy 4:15 ~

 

Day 33: 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary (不轻言放弃 / Do Not Give Up Easily)

第三十三天:11月4日(五)

今晚跟邵牧师翻译时,其中一点他提到的再次提醒我,有些事情若有感动神要我们做,就不可轻言放弃;因为尽管是上帝的旨意和引领,也难免会有挑战和困难的时候。。。

例如:禁食啦、帮助人啦、布道啦、牧养啦等等。。。

“耶稣说:“我的食物就是遵行差我来者的旨意,做成他的工。”
~ 约翰福音 4:34 ~

原来要得着真正的满足,如同一个挨饿的人吃了一顿很满足的饭菜一样,我们不止要遵行神在我们生命中的旨意,还要完成他托付给我们的工作。。。所以,让我们的字典里面没有“放弃”!

当然首先也要先跟上帝亲近,才会晓得他在我们生命中的计划和旨意,这样我们才能去完成它。。。

Day 33 : Nov 4th (Fri)
As I was interpreting for Rev Shao tonight, one of the things he mentioned once again reminded me, when we feel led by God to do certain things, then we must not give up easily; because even if it is God’s will or guidance, sometimes inevitably there will be challenges and difficulties as well…
For example: fasting, helping others, evangelizing, shepherding etc…
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.”
~ John 4:34 ~
So, in order to receive real satisfaction, like a hungry man having just eaten a very satisfying and sumptuous meal, we not only need to obey or do God’s will in our lives, we have to complete the work He has entrusted us too… Therefore, let the words “give up” not be found in our dictionary!
But of course first of all we must be close to God, then will we know His plan and will in our lives, only then can we go and complete it…

 

Day 32: 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary (梦想成真 / Dream Came True)

 

第三十二天:11月3日(四)

这情景很熟悉,似曾相识。。。原来是多年前在我脑海里浮现,我梦想拥有的房间。。。
一个舒适的房间,有大的玻璃门看出去外面的风景,纱布的窗帘等等。。。后来也没再去想,因为日子久了,不是忘了,就是觉得很不可能。。。

如今却不知不觉的实现了!也没刻意向神求,只是在我自己心中的一个梦想,在我脑海里的一个画面,上帝都看见且赐给我了!
我只能说:袮为何对我那么好?

“我的心哪,你要称颂耶和华,不可忘记他的一切恩惠。 。。 他用美物,使你所愿的得以知足,以致你如鹰返老还童。”
~ 诗篇 103:2,5 ~

我相信当你有一颗感恩、赞美、事奉神的心,求他的国和他的义,很多你没有求的东西,他都会赐给你了。这是我这些年来所经历的。
深感不配,却是那么感恩,我好喜欢他给我的房间。。。其实不只这个,还有很多梦想,他都让它们一一的成真了!

上帝晓得你的心愿,只要你紧紧跟随他,他不会留下什么好处不给你。


Day 32 : Nov 3rd (Thur)

This scene looks very familiar, like I have seen it somewhere before… Then I realized it was something in my mind, the “dream room” that I would love to have many years ago…
A very comfortable room with big glass doors to look out at the scenery outside, flowing curtains etc… But I did not think about it again later, because after a long time, it was either I had forgotten about it or I thought it was not so possible…

And now, without even realizing, it came to pass! I did not specifically ask God for it, it was just a dream in my heart, a picture in my mind, and God saw it and gave it to me!
I can only say: Why are You so good to me?

“Praise the LORD, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits… who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. ”
~ Psalm 103:2,5 ~

I believe when you have a heart that is grateful, full of praise and wanting to serve Him, seek His kingdom and righteousness, many things that you do not even ask Him, He will nevertheless give them to you. This is what I experienced all these years. I deeply feel I am not worthy but am full of gratitude at the same time, I really like my room… In fact, not just this, there were many other dreams too that He has made them come true!

God knows your desires, as long as you follow Him closely, He will not hold back any good thing not to give you.