When the world looks at a Christian, certain mental cliches come to mind: it sees the believer as a stiff-necked, sober-faced person without a sense of humor; a person who can’t make it himself so he uses “God as a crutch”; one who has left his brains in kindergarten.
— “The Holy Spirit”, Billy Graham
》身邊不同的人面對著生命不同的問題,我很願意分擔各人的生命,但同時間我發現我因著他們的困憂而變得自己都很困憂。
》近來睡眼質素不太好。夜夜都不能入睡,腦子在轉動著。
》身體疲倦得很。今午看西醫,醫生判斷是感冒加咽喉炎。
》我越來越體驗到我的時間及精力很有限。我想,我的一些舊有事奉觀要開始改變︰
》要放手,delegate work,發展人最有效的方法就是放手給人自己嘗試承擔。
》要把有限的時間投放在那些渴慕及願意突破成長的人身上。我一向是一個容易因著看見所愛的弟兄姊妹因著生命問題軟弱而心影響心情,但這段日子,身邊有著不同的弟兄姊妹,甚至未信耶穌的長輩,都告訴我要學會把握時機 (catch the moment) — 他們都不約而同的說︰既然身邊的需要是那麼無止境,那就要學會把時間投資在那些真正想成長及願意聽從的人身上。Everything and everyone has his time,有些人或許就是要「放生」他讓他自己在錯誤中學習。近日這訊息從不同途徑都提醒著我。我想,這應該是聖靈的聲音,因為我知道,愛裡要有智慧地愛,萬物都有它的時間,我要有智慧去選擇,就好像耶穌一樣,祂也沒有醫治所有呼求祂的人,祂只做天父叫祂做的。
You are my God
You are my strength and shield
You pour out Your grace
and it covers me
You are my Lord
You are my deliverer
Jesus I know
I can rest in Your love
You paid my debt
when You died on the cross
I belong to You
so have Your way in me
And I surrender my life to You
my every thought, my every breath
Lord reign in my life
let it be a pleasing sacrifice
And I surrender my life to You
Break me and make me new
Jesus my savior, I pour out my life
Once a year we celebrate with stupid hats and plastic plates,
the fact that you were able to make another trip around the sun.
And the whole plan gathers round’ gifts and laughter do will bound,
we let out a joyful sound and sing that stupid song.
Happy Birthday, now you’re one year older.
Happy Birthday, your life still isn’t over.
Happy Birthday, you did not accomplish much.
But you didn’t die this year i guess that’s good enough.
So lets drink to your fading health, and hope you don’t remind yourself
your chance of finding fame and wealth decrease with every year.
Does it feel like you’re doing laps, and eating food and taking naps,
and hoping that some day, perhaps, your life will hold some cheer.
Happy Birthday, what have you done that matters?
Happy Birthday, you’re starting to get fatter.
Happy Birthday, it’s downhill from now on.
Try not to remind yourself your best years are all gone.
If cryogenics were all free then you could live like Walt Disney and live
for all eternity inside a block of ice.
But instead your time is set this is the only life you get,
and though it hasn’t ended yet some times you wish it might!
Happy Birthday, you wish you had more money.
Happy Birthday, your life’s so sad it’s funny.
Happy Birthday, how much more can you take?
But your friends are hungry so just cut the stupid cake.
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Dear…..
(muttering)
Ralph, Bill, Graphton, Stanley, Frank, Skippy the Butch Kangroo, Bob,
Starts with a G.. G.. Blah! Blah! Blah!