Happy New Year! Hmm, what does 'Happy' mean to you?
I came across the TED video: "What make a good life? Lesson from the longest study of happiness." One of the key for good life is relationship according to the speaker, Robert Waldinger. As someone interested in semantics and linguistics analysis, I just wonder what does it mean 'life', 'good' and 'relationship'.
As a believer of Jesus Christ, the giver of life, who also promised those life will be abundant，"perissiov", I believe following the instruction of the Master lead us to the the abundant life, beyond what we think is happy and good. The relationship with Jesus Christ is the starting point of our life. I think the Great Commandment and Great Commission are the key for abundant life along with the growth of the relationship with Christ.
GOSP4EL is to develop a community to love and follow our Lord through showing our love to our neighbor with services sharing our knowledge, skills, attitude along with the good news consistently with our words and deeds. I fear that the growth of the community is relatively slow, but I am encouraged to come across a few quotes in my life.
"I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done." Hudson Taylor
“The man… looking at him with a smile that only half concealed his contempt, inquired, “Now Mr. Morrison do you really expect that you will make an impression on the idolatry of the Chinese Empire?” “No sir,” said Morrison, “but I expect that God will.” -Robert Morrison
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Gandhi
Thank you for visiting this blog. I wish you a very blessed year of abundant life.
I came across the TED video: "What make a good life? Lesson from the longest study of happiness." One of the key for good life is relationship according to the speaker, Robert Waldinger. As someone interested in semantics and linguistics analysis, I just wonder what does it mean 'life', 'good' and 'relationship'.
As a believer of Jesus Christ, the giver of life, who also promised those life will be abundant，"perissiov", I believe following the instruction of the Master lead us to the the abundant life, beyond what we think is happy and good. The relationship with Jesus Christ is the starting point of our life. I think the Great Commandment and Great Commission are the key for abundant life along with the growth of the relationship with Christ.
GOSP4EL is to develop a community to love and follow our Lord through showing our love to our neighbor with services sharing our knowledge, skills, attitude along with the good news consistently with our words and deeds. I fear that the growth of the community is relatively slow, but I am encouraged to come across a few quotes in my life.
"I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done." Hudson Taylor
“The man… looking at him with a smile that only half concealed his contempt, inquired, “Now Mr. Morrison do you really expect that you will make an impression on the idolatry of the Chinese Empire?” “No sir,” said Morrison, “but I expect that God will.” -Robert Morrison
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Gandhi
Thank you for visiting this blog. I wish you a very blessed year of abundant life.
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