Happy birthday Xinhui!,
Saturday, April 18, 2009 @ 11:30 PM
Church todayyyy (: Loved P&W! Sermon was on 'The Cross of power'.
Yeah, Jesus' death and resurrection on the cross truly gives us the power to live a life without intimidation, limitation and separation! I like the part where Pastor Jeff shared about how we can deal with criticisms.
If criticisms are true - listen, learn and change. If criticisms are untrue - listen and move on.
"If you aren't criticised, you may not be doing much." -Donald H. Rumsfield
We are all living in an inperfect world, with imperfect people like you and I. So no matter how much we do or try to do, it's inevitable that others would still judge or criticise us. (Haha, sometimes it's not even your fault, just that certain pple can't live w/o gossiping) I think criticisms can be either beneficial or irritating! If people criticise you with good intentions, to help u change and grow, then take time to listen and apply instead of turning a deaf ear to he/ her. However, if they are just maligning or gossiping about you, just listen and move on! You can't stop their mouth from moving and critising you. If what they say about u is untrue, instead of spending hours harping on it or crying or feeling upset, why not just move on and do something more constructive/ beneficial? :) Words can either build you up or tear you down, they can be so fast yet so powerful! And as the chinese saying goes, fan4 ke2 yi3 luan4 chi1, dan4 hua4 bu4 ke2 yi3 luan4 jiang3!
I pray that I 'll be able to discern between the true and untrue criticisms, to be able to learn & change or just move on. Also, that I 'll be sensitive in my words. Amen!
Romans 8:35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written, "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY XINHUI! :)