2009年4月27日 星期一

在backyard看見神

Well, I didn't see God with my eyes, but through His creatures, I saw His almighty power and perfect wisdom. We were just for fun to plant some fruits and vegetables in the backyard, and we were not professional farmers, so we didn't know what would happen next. Every new thing took us by surprise, and we were able to take a peek of God's wonderful creation. Here are some of them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgP8YWEyo1g

(If you don't have a backyard, you can simply put a pot with rich soil in the house in front of the window which sun can shine in, and you will see the amazing growth of the plants, too. We have some in the house. It takes less than a week for some plants to sprout from the seeds. We have some green onion and cabbage seeds and some flower seeds, too. They are from our backyard, so we have quite a few. If you want some, please let me know. I'll be glad to see your little garden getting started.)

God has different plans for each kind of different plants, and I surely believe that God has different plans for each one of us. If There is a God, and we don't know Him; If what the Bible says is true, and we don't know what it says, then, when the date comes, when we stand before God, when God asks us if we fulfill His plan for us, what should we say? "mmm.....oh, yes, I finished my projects on time;....oh, I've gone to Karaoke twice a week;....I sent my kids to different kinds of classes every afternoon;....I donated a Gold Buddha to the temple last month;......? Or, if we know there's a God, we've experienced Him, we've been a Chiristian for a long time, and we are familiar with the Bible, but we still didn't follow His plans for us? (有時候,我覺得剛信主不久的人的事奉應該更蒙神喜悅。因為在我們剛開始服事的時候,沒有經驗,不知道怎麼做,只能單單倚靠神。那樣的服事其實是最美也最有果效的。事奉久了,有經驗了,有時忘了禱告倚靠神,那其實並不算是用心靈事奉神,只是在做事罷了。到神的臺前,要交帳時,說神啊,我不是為袮做了什麼什麼,但我相信,神並不會悅納。在小事上忠心,將來神才會把大事交給我們管理。)


然而時候將到,現在就是了,那用心靈按真理敬拜父的,才是真正敬拜的人;因為父在尋找這樣敬拜他的人。神是靈,敬拜他的必須用心靈按真理敬拜他。(聖經新譯本John4:23,24)

6 則留言:

Jenniflower 提到...

Yap!

Pko2003 提到...

對啊,侍奉久了真的會像做事,真的要常常跟神求有一顆憐憫人的心,一顆為人靈魂焦急的心。

你們家後院真大,可以種好多菜,可以自給自足真好。我家後面種點番茄跟草莓就滿了。

Sophia 提到...

我們雖然信主時間稍長, 但我覺得目前的服事還蠻具挑戰性, 必須好好依靠神. 繼前陣子嘗試了我最不會的演戲必須倚靠神後, 我們教會上星期有位剛出生的嬰兒被診斷出腦瘤, 這星期就要緊急動手術 ,這情況動手術有危險, 不動手術也危險. 有些同工提議為小嬰兒禁食禱告, 我們在這非常時期, 大家午餐禁食為嬰兒禱告, 其實今天才第一天. 我發現禁食禱告除了專心也是訓練耐力很好的磨練. 我忽然領悟在這世代有太多試探, 需要好的節制力才能得勝. 這幾天學習禁食禱告,要倚靠神, 很好的磨練. 我們信主時間久, 在屬靈的歷程中還有好多可以學習的.
大家彼此共勉, 彼此鼓勵.
很喜歡你在後院遇見神的領悟...

Happy Family 提到...

不過我們後院蟲多鳥也多,種子一下就被吃光了(神寵愛它們,讓它們對雜草視而不見,卻立刻能發現小嫩芽),所以現在我先在房子裡種,等長得夠大了再送出去。

我們信主久是神的恩典,讓我們早早認識祂,得到福氣,可是如果take it for granted就太可惜了。若是信主久了就不追求,事奉冷淡,那寧可在剛信主心裡火熱時見主面,那獎賞可能還大些。

Sophia 提到...

天上的飛鳥也不種也不收天父尚且養活他們.....

Happy Family 提到...

yes, by our 小菜秧。