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就是喜歡~ Simply like them~

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人的品味就是很奇怪,有些东西你很喜欢,别人就不喜欢;有些你不喜欢,别人偏偏又很喜欢。这些可以是服装、音乐、图画、食物。。。什么都可以!我想这样也好,很公平,就是说每样东西都有人欣赏。

People’s tastes are just so strange, certain things you may like so much but others just do not, and there are things that you just do not like while others do. It can be fashion, music, art, food… or just anything! Guess this is good for in this way everything can find someone who admires it.

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其实,对自己,我们也有我们喜欢的某部分或某方面,也有我们很不喜欢的部分,所以才会感觉有时候很喜欢自己,有时候也会很讨厌自己!人就是这样矛盾,这样复杂和这样麻烦。

In fact, with regard ourselves, there are areas that we like and parts that we do not like about ourselves too. That is why sometimes we seem to love ourselves a lot and at times we seem to hate ourselves! Such is the irony of a human being, very complicated and troublesome.

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就比如我本身,拍了很多照片,有些是同地点和时间拍的,但就有一些我超喜欢,和一些我都不想再看一次的。这里放的一些照片就我很喜欢的,那一次旅行拍的也不见得我全部都喜欢。原因到底是什么?服装?姿势?角度?摄影技术,还是什么?

For example myself, I have taken so many photos, some were taken at the same place and time and yet there would be some that I really like and some that I do not even want to have a second look. The photos in this post are those that I really like, but there are also those taken during the same trip which I do not like at all. What is the reason? The clothes I wore? The pose? The angle? Photographing skill? Or what?

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总之,事实是,我们之所以会喜欢自己的一些照片也只有一个原因,就是觉得自己在照片里拍得很好看或顺眼;有时别人不认为我们也不管,自己喜欢就好,哈哈!其实会欣赏自己总好过看不起自己,你说是吧?

All things said, the truth is, there is only one reason why we like some of our own photos, that is we think we look really nice or pleasant in those photos. Sometimes we would not even care if others think the same, as long as we like them ourselves, haha! Actually, to be able to admire ourselves is any time better than despising ourselves, do you not think so?

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有些照片很好看或顺眼,不管是由于角度或摄影技术等等,也只说明了一件事,即:从某个角度或眼光来看,我们都会有好看的时候。原来我们都有优点,我们都有价值,都能够被人欣赏。如果人能永远就用那角度或眼光来看我们,就会一直很欣赏和看我们很顺眼,那不知有多好。。。可是事实并不如此,人反而很常用严厉、无情和批判性眼光互相看待,所以世界才会有那么多的冲突与伤害。

Some photographs are very nice or pleasant, whether due to angles or photographing skills, can only reveal one thing, that is: from a certain angle or perspective, we all have moments when we look good. We all actually do have our good points, we all have some values and can be admired by people. If only people can always look at us from that angle or perspective, then they would always admire or see us as pleasant, that would be so good… However, that is not the truth, people instead often use very stringent, cold and critical eyes to view each other, that is why this world is full of conflicts and hurts.

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但让我们最安慰的是,天父始终都会用慈爱的眼光看我们,始终看我们都是祂宝贝可爱的孩子。如果我们心里面也有越多天父的爱,我们也会用天父的眼光,如此充满慈爱怜悯的彼此看待了。

But the most comforting is, our Heavenly Father will always look at us with eyes of loving-kindness, we will always be precious and adorable children in His eyes. If our hearts have more of our Father’s love, we would also have the Father’s eyes and would look at each other with loving-kindness and mercy as well.

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2012 禁食日记 – 第29天: “还是谦卑” 2012 Fasting Diary – Day 29: “Humility still”

 

第二十九天(04/09/12)

谦卑单纯的心是要持续保守的,随着年日的增加,我们很容易让自己的经历、学问等等取代原本孩子般的单纯。另外一个更平常的问题是,我们常持有自己的认为和想法,而无法接受真理的圣灵的启示,或者我们以自己的想法限制了神的作为。这些其实会形成我们自己建立的“宗教”,而使我们失去很多奇妙的经历和福份。

元帅乃缦这一边会谦卑相信为奴小女孩的话,但另一边却无法接受小女孩所介绍的先知的话,当他以自己的观念拒绝先知所说的而愤怒离开时,他却又听从仆人的劝告照着先知所说的去做,结果他真的痊愈了!

可见持续的谦卑何等重要。除此之外,身边的人也很重要,身边的人的态度和信心也可以影响我们做对或错的事情,当然也因此间接影响我们的福份。

10 以利沙打发一个使者对乃缦说:“你去在约旦河中沐浴七回,你的肉就必复原,而得洁净。” 11 乃缦却发怒走了,说:“我想他必定出来见我,站着求告耶和华他神的名,在患处以上摇手,治好这大麻风。 12 大马士革的河亚罢拿和法珥法岂不比以色列的一切水更好吗?我在那里沐浴不得洁净吗?”于是气愤愤地转身去了。 13 他的仆人进前来,对他说:“我父啊,先知若吩咐你做一件大事,你岂不做吗?何况说你去沐浴而得洁净呢?” 14 于是乃缦下去,照着神人的话,在约旦河里沐浴七回。他的肉复原,好像小孩子的肉,他就洁净了。”

~ 王下 5:10-14 ~

Day 29 (04/09/12)

A heart of simplicity and humility must be maintained, as years go by, we can easily allow our experiences , knowledge etc to take over our child-like simplicity. Another even more common problem is: we tend to hold on to our own opinions and thinking till we cannot accept the revelations of the Spirit of Truth, or we may limit the work of God with our own thinking. All these can actually result in the formation of our own “religion”, and cause us to lose a lot of amazing experiences and blessings.

The Commander Naaman on one side could humbly believe in the young slave girl’s words, but on the other side he could not accept the words of the prophet the girl introduced. When he rejected what the prophet said with his own thinking and left angrily, he however listened to his servants’ advice to just do as the prophet had said. As a result, he was really healed!

So we see continued humility is so important. Apart from this, our companions are also very important, the attitude and faith of the people around us can influence us to do the right or the wrong thing, and of course therefore indirectly affect our blessings.

10 Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.”11 But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than any of the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?” So he turned and went off in a rage.13 Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” 14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.”
~ 2 Kings 5:10-14 ~

2012 禁食日记 – 第28天: “谦卑” 2012 Fasting Diary – Day 28: “Humility”

 

 

第二十八天(03/09/12)

当人跟我们分享神的话时,我们是否会看着对方的身份、地位、学历等而决定听从不听从?有些人身份地位可能低于我们,但他们与神的关系、对神的信心,与对神的话语的认识和体会,是很值得我们尊敬和听从的。

昨天我们看到那为奴小女子勇于把自己所相信的真神分享给尊贵的元帅听,至于元帅听不听、信不信又是另外一回事。
病重的人也不见得谁的话都听,更何况是从比你更卑贱的人口中出来的话。然而,元帅选择相信这为奴小女子的话,这何尝不是一个谦卑?何尝不是单纯的相信?而这单纯的信也的确救了他自己一命。

很多时候,对神的话单纯一点、谦卑一点、信靠一点,最终蒙福的还是自己本身。。。

乃缦进去,告诉他主人说:“以色列国的女子如此如此说。” 亚兰王说:“你可以去,我也达信于以色列王。”。。。”
~ 王下 5:4-5 ~

Day 28 (03/09/12)

When someone shares the word of God with us, would we look at their status, position and academic background etc, before we decide whether to listen or not? Some people’s status and position might be lower than ours, but their relationship with God, faith in Him and their knowledge and experiences with God’s Word really deserve our respect and listening to.

Yesterday we saw how that young slave girl was so bold in sharing her faith in her true God with the honourable commander of the army, as for whether or not the commander was going to listen or believe was another matter.
People who are seriously ill may not necessarily just listen to anyone’s advice too, what more to say from the mouth of someone much lower in status than you are. However, the commander chose to believe in the words of this slave girl, this was also a kind of humility, and a kind of simplicity of faith. And this simplicity indeed saved his own life too.

Many times, a little simpler, a little more humble, and a little more trusting in God’s Word, would ultimately bring blessings to our own selves…

“4 Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said. “By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.”…”
~ 2 Kings 5:4-5 ~