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We Have the Mind of Christ

2025-10-10 in /by

Romans 8:6 (NCV) reads, “If people’s thinking is controlled by the sinful self, there is death. But if their thinking is controlled by the Spirit, there is life and peace.”

We are what we think! For that reason, God redeems the thought patterns of his children. Do you realize what happened to you when you were saved? He began the process of renewing your mind. When you said yes to Jesus, he saved your soul, wrote your name in the Book of Life, washed away all your sins, gave you spiritual gifts, and adopted you into his family. “We have the mind of Christ” (1 Corinthians 2:16 ESV).

What a stunning statement! We have access to the mind of Jesus. He has enrolled us in Christlikeness 101. In time, with the help of his Spirit, we will think and live like him.

兩千肘

2025-10-09 in , /by

希伯來書1:3  祂是神榮耀所發的光輝，是神本體的真像，常用祂權能的命令托住萬有。祂洗淨了人的罪，就坐在高天至大者的右邊。

這是我首次飛往印度，班機在凌晨抵達班加羅爾機場。儘管要來接機的朋友先前已經寄給我許多電子郵件，但我還是不知道誰會來接我，也不知道該在哪裡與對方碰面。我隨著人群來到行李領取處，再前往海關，在潮濕悶熱的黑夜裡，試圖從茫茫人海中看到友善的眼神。

整整一小時，我在人群前面來回走動，希望有人能認出我。最終，有個和藹可親的人走過來，問道：「你是惟恩嗎？真抱歉！你就在我面前走來走去，我卻認不出你，但你的樣子跟我想像的完全不一樣。」

我們經常因為一時糊塗，而無法認出我們應認得的人或地方。但上帝提供一種明確的方式，讓我們能準確無誤地認出祂。

UFOs

2025-10-09 in /by

Overreactions are understandable. If I trigger your unseen emotional wound, you might react in a manner disproportionate to my action. Overreactions have their reasons. They also have their consequences. They can trap us in a stronghold.

Untruths lead to False narratives that prompt Overreactions. UFOs.

We need to follow Paul’s instructions: “Fight to capture every thought until it acknowledges the authority of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5 PHILLIPS). You confront worry at the door of your brain.  You grab worry by the nape and march him into the presence of the Prince of Peace. With the confidence of a burly barroom bouncer, toss anxiety out the door.

False Narratives

2025-10-08 in /by

A narrative is a message that ceaselessly plays in your mind. It is the way you see yourself and what you say to yourself.

Do you know anyone who seems to be incurably irritable, cranky, or melancholy? I would bet that a negative, intrusive loop dominates their thoughts. The untruth has dredged a rut, and this rut has resulted in a false narrative.

It seems that a lot of people have chosen to be less happy than they could be. Their problem began with an untruth. The untruth spread like mold and became part of their identity. And since it was left uncontested, it morphed into a false narrative that defines the way they see themselves and what they say to themselves. What narrative are you listening to today?

愛他、愛她、愛他們

2025-10-08 in , /by

希伯來書1:3  祂是神榮耀所發的光輝，是神本體的真像，常用祂權能的命令托住萬有。祂洗淨了人的罪，就坐在高天至大者的右邊。

這是我首次飛往印度，班機在凌晨抵達班加羅爾機場。儘管要來接機的朋友先前已經寄給我許多電子郵件，但我還是不知道誰會來接我，也不知道該在哪裡與對方碰面。我隨著人群來到行李領取處，再前往海關，在潮濕悶熱的黑夜裡，試圖從茫茫人海中看到友善的眼神。

整整一小時，我在人群前面來回走動，希望有人能認出我。最終，有個和藹可親的人走過來，問道：「你是惟恩嗎？真抱歉！你就在我面前走來走去，我卻認不出你，但你的樣子跟我想像的完全不一樣。」

我們經常因為一時糊塗，而無法認出我們應認得的人或地方。但上帝提供一種明確的方式，讓我們能準確無誤地認出祂。

Satan’s Arsenal of Untruths

2025-10-07 in /by

James 4:7  Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Satan connives, plots, and deploys tactics. He has a strategy – that’s cause for concern. He is predictable – that is reason for hope. The devil, while potent, is a rotten chess player. He signals his moves in advance. He runs the same play over and over. And since we know it, we can defend against it.

Satan always starts with an untruth. It might be a blatant lie or simply an inaccurate assumption. Either way, it is untrue. Do you remember his words to Eve? “Did God really say, ‘You may not eat from any tree in the garden’?…God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:1,5 NIV).

認出上帝

2025-10-07 in , /by

希伯來書1:3  祂是神榮耀所發的光輝，是神本體的真像，常用祂權能的命令托住萬有。祂洗淨了人的罪，就坐在高天至大者的右邊。

這是我首次飛往印度，班機在凌晨抵達班加羅爾機場。儘管要來接機的朋友先前已經寄給我許多電子郵件，但我還是不知道誰會來接我，也不知道該在哪裡與對方碰面。我隨著人群來到行李領取處，再前往海關，在潮濕悶熱的黑夜裡，試圖從茫茫人海中看到友善的眼神。

整整一小時，我在人群前面來回走動，希望有人能認出我。最終，有個和藹可親的人走過來，問道：「你是惟恩嗎？真抱歉！你就在我面前走來走去，我卻認不出你，但你的樣子跟我想像的完全不一樣。」

我們經常因為一時糊塗，而無法認出我們應認得的人或地方。但上帝提供一種明確的方式，讓我們能準確無誤地認出祂。

Monitor Your Default Thoughts

2025-10-06 in /by

Proverbs 4:23  Above all else, guard your heart,  for everything you do flows from it.

Monitor your default thoughts. Most of us are unaware of the inner dialogue we carry on with ourselves each day. Appraisals. Criticisms. Assumptions. They are knee-jerk reactions. “I’m so stupid.” “I’ll never get this under control.”

When self-criticism or worry plays like a tape in your head, there is always a reason.  Someone trained you to think this way. They are the result of injury after injury, influence after influence, regret after regret—days, years, decades of immobilizing notions until a person cannot escape.

看不見嗎？聽不見嗎？不記得嗎？不明白嗎？

2025-10-06 in , /by

馬可福音8:14-21   門徒忘了帶餅，在船上除了一個餅，沒有別的食物。 15 耶穌囑咐他們說：「你們要謹慎，防備法利賽人的酵和希律的酵。」 16 他們彼此議論說：「這是因為我們沒有餅吧？」 17 耶穌看出來，就說：「你們為什麼因為沒有餅就議論呢？你們還不醒悟，還不明白嗎？你們的心還是愚頑嗎？ 18 你們有眼睛看不見嗎？有耳朵聽不見嗎？也不記得嗎？ 

「吃飯囉！」太太吆喝著。「好吃的嗎？」總是有個期待，「哇！吃草哩！苜蓿芽…」在驚嘆中享用晚餐。女兒抱著小紙盒進家門。「好吃的嗎？」歡迎她回家。「來來來！吃吃看！一本書。」女兒逗趣著回應。

在家裡，自己口頭禪「好吃的嗎？」似乎多過於「感謝主！」

「活在恩典很隨意，認知恩典不經意」是我們的日常生活寫照，耶穌的門徒似乎也是如此。

Open the Book

2025-10-05 in /by

John 8:31-32  To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

I’ve listened to lesser voices. Locker-room know-it-alls. Godless teachers. Messed-up movie stars. Self-absorbed talk show hosts. They don’t know what they are talking about. I need an authoritative voice, an owner’s manual. And so do you.

I played catcher in Little League baseball, Pony League baseball, and high school baseball. I noticed something: the width of home plate never changed. It was always seventeen inches wide. The width of the plate was permanent.