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Guarding my heart (이만성입니다 712, 2015.5.4) 기도 응답에 불만을 품지 마십시오 적지 않은 그리스도인들이 하나님의 기도 응답에 불만을 품습니다. 자신의 믿음 없음이 드러날 까봐 그런 불만을 겉으로 드러내지는 않지만, 속으로는 하나님께서 과연 계신가, 하나님의 약속과 신실하심을 과연 믿을 수 있을까 하고 의심하기도 합니다. 또 어떤 그리스도인은 입으로 불만을 터뜨리며 믿음에서 떨어져 나가기도 합니다. 마치 데만 사람 엘리바스가 지적한 사람처럼 보입니다. “어찌하여 네 마음에 불만스러워하며 네 눈을 번뜩거리며 네 영이 하나님께 분노를 터뜨리며 네 입을 놀리느냐”(욥 15:12-13). 성경에 보면 우리가 구하는 것을 들어주시고 해결해 주신다는 수 많은 약속이 있습니다. 우리 인생이란 것이 고난과 고뇌의 연속이기 .. 더보기
Henri Nouwen - Being the Beloved [Being the Beloved]We are the beloved sons and daughters of God. We are to claim the fact and live our lives based on that knowledge. But we easily fail to embrace this truth about who we are.We have a very tiny, brief life that goes by fast. The question for us is, who are we? Because that's the question that keeps us going. "Who Am I?"1. I am what I do.- Do good things, have success, feel good.. 더보기
Psalm 16:9 What does a little child do when he sees something that frightens him or confuses him? He doesn’t stand there and try to fight the thing. He will, in fact, hardly look at the thing that frightens him. Rather, the child will quickly run into the arms of his mother. There, in those arms, he is safe. In exactly the same way, you should turn from the dangers of temptation and run to your God. You an.. 더보기
You make me breathe. I come, God I comeReturn to you LordThe one who's broken, the one who's torn me apartYou strike down to bind me upYou say you do it all in loveThat I might know you in your sufferingThough you slay meYet I will praise youThough you take from meI will bless your nameThough you ruin meStill I will worshipSing a song to the one who's all I needMy heart and flesh may failThe earth below give wayBut .. 더보기
Songs of Jan-Apr 2014 The songs I have been listening to throughout the first 1/3 of this year have been ones ensuring how faithful God is to me & how everything He does for me is leading me into His perfect plan at the end. A lot of the lyrics encouraged me to continue my walk with God and hold steadfast to His unfailing promises. I was reminded over and over again how, while the things the world can offer me seem s.. 더보기
Veritas Forum: Summary and Reflections To begin with, I am not very knowledgeable about apologetics or philosophy. I also do not feel qualified to easily address the big questions like "Why does human suffering exist if there is God who cares for us?" or, "What role does morality play in religion?" I can only speak for what I have understood and interpreted from the talk, with a limited perspective I have as a young, imperfect Christ.. 더보기
2014.05.03 1. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless.2. I will confirm my covenant between me and you and greatly increase your numbers."3. Abram fell face down, and God said to him.4. "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.5. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be .. 더보기
2014.04.29 1.1. O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.2. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.3. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.4. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.5. You hem me in--behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. 6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for m.. 더보기
John Piper - Staying Married is not about Staying in Love, Part 1 2/5/14(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMcJE4E4Ja8&list=PLAcB0f-21Xj26CR8Nc1FAo8dGccTuiFmQ&feature=share) Even in sober Jewish world back then: Christ's vision on meaning of marriage was so enormously different from that of his disciples that they could not imagine it was a good thing. And such vision is a good news but not if you don't have ears to hear.How much more magnificents of marriage in .. 더보기
Bill Johnson - Renewed Mind 2/1/14(http://youtu.be/gyDsAfrM6P8) It's either we have renewed mind or are on a war against God. (No neutral ground)The transformed mind looks like Jesus on the mountain transfiguration (conjunction with heaven's reality so that it can manifest on earth)Demons inspire evil mind, and vice versa. (they feed on evil things from our minds)Thought patterns develop in a way that God is replaced with .. 더보기