Thursday, March 31, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 29 31/3/2016

Day 29 – 
Pray that your husband will surrender his time and talents to the Lord. Pray that his spiritual gifts will be manifest in his career, at church, and in your home. (Eph. 5:15-16; 1 Cor. 12:4, 7)
“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”
Ephesians 5:15-16 NIV
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.”
1 Corinthians 12:4 NIV
“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.”
1 Corinthians 12:7 NIV

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 28 30/3/2016

Day 28 – 
Pray that your husband will be a man of prayer. Pray that he will seek and pursue God in purposeful quiet times. (1 Thess. 5:17; Luke 22:46; James 5:16)

“Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.”
1 Thessalonians 5:15 NIV
““Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.””
Luke 22:46 NIV
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
James 5:16 NIV

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 27 29/3/2016

Day 27 – 
Pray that your husband will understand the importance of taking care of his body—the temple of the Holy Spirit—for the glory of God. Pray that he will practice self-control by making wise food choices, and get sufficient exercise to stay healthy. (Rom. 12:1-2; 1 Cor. 6:19-20, 9:27)

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Romans 12:1-2 NIV

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV

“No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.”
1 Corinthians 9:27 NIV

Monday, March 28, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 26 28/3/2016

Day 26 – 
Pray that your husband will discover and live his God-given purpose. Pray that he will offer all his dreams to the Lord, and pursue only those goals that will bring God glory and count for eternity. (Jer. 29:11; 1 Cor. 10:31)

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV

Friday, March 25, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 25 25/3/2016

Day 25 – 
Pray that your husband will be courageous in his stand against evil and injustice, and that he will stand for the truth. Pray that he will protect you and your family from Satan’s attacks. (Ps. 31:24; Eph. 6:13; Ps. 27:14)

“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”
Psalm 31:24 NIV
“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”
Ephesians 6:13 NIV
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14 NIV

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 24 24/3/2016

Day 24 – 
Pray that your husband will have a balanced life—that he will balance work and play. Pray that he will fear God, but also gain favor with people he knows at work and church. (Luke 2:52; Prov. 13:15)

“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”
Luke 2:52 NIV
“Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.”
Proverbs 13:15 NIV

DAY 14

Lord I pray for strength in my future husband. Help him be strong against the wiles and evils of this world in our day and age. Lord I pray that he would feel strong enough to take on anything this life has to offer him with You by his side. Give him a noble heart, a steadfast spirit and a passionate pursuit for holiness. Let him embrace his calling as a Christian leader in the 21st century and let him know the depth of influence that he has on others. Jesus, give him a fierce love for righteousness and a healthy fear of You, God. Thank you for him Jesus. Who ever he is, wherever he is, thank you for him. I surrender my thoughts and questions, doubts and fears in regards to my future husband. Lord, take control of my love life, I entrust it to You. Please be the King of my heart, be all my hope and dreams. I love you Jesus. Thank you for all that you are doing in my life and in that of my Future Beloved’s! Amen.

DAY 14

Lord Jesus, I pray that you would bless my future marriage with strength. Make us strong against the popular culture that has consumed the 21st century. Help my husband and I to be strong enough to say “no” to the world and “yes” to eternity in heaven with You! I pray that You would bless us with a wild love for one another so that we could face the world together.

Help us be a model of the Ephesians 5 marriage. Help us be good examples to our children so that they might want to do the same in their marriage and carry on the torch of un-defiled marriage union into the future generation. Let us love you and no other, Jesus.

I pray that as a future wife, I would have a desire to love you more than anyone, Lord. Ground me in Your Word of Truth and help me to fix my eyes on you. Give me a pure heart, a devoted mind, and a quiet soul. Teach me how to honor and submit to my husband in all areas of life. Thank you, Jesus! I love you. Amen.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 23 23/3/2016

Day 23 – 
Pray that your husband will be a good father—disciplining his children wisely and loving them unconditionally. If he is not a father, pray that he will find a young man to mentor in the things of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4; Col. 3:21; 2 Tim. 2:1-2)

“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
Ephesians 6:4 NIV
“Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”
Colossians 3:21 NIV
“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”
2 Timothy 2:1-2 NIV

DAY 13

Jesus, I pray that you would bless my future husband with the gift of a loving, sweet and tender heart. Let him learn now while he is single to be a loving husband. Help him want to bless others and have a caring attitude. Teach him how to help others while they are hurting. Give him compassion. Let him know how to complete me when I’m stressed or upset. Let him know the right words to say and how to comfort me. And Lord please give him loving friends and family to surround him with so that he never feels alone. Bless his day today and help him feel content and loved! Thank you Lord. Amen.

DAY 13

Dear Jesus, please help me to love my future husband my whole life long unselfishly and unconditionally. May I honor and respect, bless and encourage him, and be in love only with him. May he always be my prince and my hero in my eyes.

Please help our marriage to be strong and for both of us to stay focused on worshiping and loving you. Even when things get hard or difficult in life please don’t let me ever give up on my marriage to him but to see it through and trust you. I love you Jesus. Amen.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 22 22/3/2016

Day 22 – 
Pray that your husband will practice forgiveness in your relationship and with others. Pray that he will recognize any roots of bitterness, and yield any resentment and unforgiving attitudes to the Lord. (Eph. 4:32; Heb. 12:15)

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:32 NIV

“See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.”
Hebrews 12:15 NIV

DAY 12

Lord, please bring my future husband the gift of joy and happiness today! Let his heart be light and care-free. Don’t let the troubles of life or this world bring him down. Let him enjoy life to its fullest today and everyday! Let his laugh be heard and his smiles be seen. Let him be a shining joy to all around him. I pray that his family would encourage him and build him up so that he may do the same for others. Let the clouds of depression and worry see his joy and pass over him. Bring him peace and comfort so that he can experience the fullness of Your goodness Jesus. Thank you Lord! Amen.

DAY 12

Lord Jesus, when I say “I do,” at my wedding I know that I am committing to a life of reverence and respect for my husband. Help me to recognize my husband as the leading role model in my life. Help me choose words that will only encourage him and enrich him in his walk with you, Lord.

Help me not feel that I will be leading an independent lifestyle after I am married but that I am to come under and a long side the leadership that you have given my husband as the head of our family. Help me to love and honor him, Jesus. I pray that we would always find time together as a couple, to read and pray. Let us be grounded in your Word as a married couple ought.

Thank you for giving us a model of the marriage union in your Word that we can follow and strive to exemplify. I love you, Lord! Amen.

Monday, March 21, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 21 21/3/2016

Day 21 –
Pray that your husband will learn how to relax in the Lord and, in his greatest times of stress, find joy and peace in his relationship with God. Pray that he will submit his schedule to the Lord. (Neh. 8:10; Prov. 17:22; Ps. 16:11)
“Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.””
Nehemiah 8:10 NIV
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
Proverbs 17:22 NIV
“You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
Psalm 16:11 NIV

DAY 11
Dear God, please help my future husband to be a good leader in whatever position you may have him to be in now and in the future. Our home, his work, church, etc may his life and the things that he does be about bringing glory and honor to you. May the other people around him see you through him and want to come to know you. Especially in our home help him to lead our family in a godly way. And give him wisdom and discernment and help in making any hard decisions that might come our way. Thank you Lord. Amen

DAY 11

Father, please help me to start developing healthy habits in every area of my life. Help me to physically develop good eating, exercising, and grooming habits. Teach me how to create time habits that will carry over to help my future husband. Help me to work when I should work, but also generate good habits of rest and recreation.

Let me devote constant time to prayer and Bible study so that I can grow in your grace. Show me the areas of my life that lack self-control, and then purge them from me. Let any bad habits or selfish lifestyle patterns be removed from me.

Help me to learn how to help my future husband order our whole life to meet your priorities and not the priorities of the world. Let me exhibit moderation and self control in every area of my life so that I can best serve you and help my husband. Amen!

Sunday, March 20, 2016

20/3/2016

Damn happy which I can challenges my bro Philip to pray in tongue for 15mins 
Although not really know he can make it or not, but I know I can pray for him too. 
Is great to take up a challenges from pastor 朱植森 to pray in tongue for 15mins per day. And also get the challenges from his son to practice my piano an hour per day to push up my skill in serving God! God, I'm willing!!! What's next! Give me more patience! (Consistent and Constant) I need it most!!! 

First try praying in tongue, at first damn scare. 
After all I hunger for a gift of spirit which is healing. Healing in Relationship! Especially marriage! God, I want more more and more!!!

Friday, March 18, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 20 18/3/2016

Day 20 – 
Pray that your husband will yield his mind and thoughts to the Lord. Pray that he will not entertain immoral or impure thoughts, and that he will resist the temptation to indulge in pornography. (Prov. 27:12; 2 Cor. 10:5)

“The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.”
Proverbs 27:12 NIV

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV

DAY 10

Dear Lord, I pray that You would give my future husband the humility to ask for help when he needs it. Teach him to turn for help when he needs it rather than trying to face his problems on his own. When he is fighting sins (as I know he will), please show him that in the end, asking for help is worth the momentary humiliation if it means overcoming his vices. Amen.

DAY 10

Lord Jesus, I want to be a Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 homemaker for my future husband. I want him to be able to walk in the door of our little home after a hard day of work and be blessed and comforted by the simple pleasures that come from me being a keeper of the home!

Help me to learn how to budget our money wisely, to cook and clean well, to teach our children and bring them up in the ways of the Lord, to garden, to bake, to manage the household and support my husband and his business. Help me to learn and practice these things at home, before I am married, so that I am prepared to bless and serve my husband after my wedding. Thank you for your word and scriptures that lovingly guide me in the ways to be a good help-meet. Amen.


Thursday, March 17, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 19 17/3/2016

Day 19 – 
Pray that your husband will be patient and a man of peace. Pray that he will not give in to anger, but will allow the Holy Spirit to control his responses. (Rom. 14:19; Ps. 34:14)

“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.”
Romans 14:19 NIV
“Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”
Psalm 34:14 NIV

DAY 9

Lord, please bless my future husband’s Thursday. Let him find rest and peace when he hears your word today. Lord I pray that he would love his family and want to have his own family when he’s married. I pray that he would have a loving heart toward children and that he is soft, gentle and caring. Teach him the abilities that make a great father. Help him to learn now so that when he is a father he will be amazing. Give him amazing leadership skills and a heart to serve his family. Let him recognize the importance of this role and help him to embrace his calling as a future husband and father. Thank you, Lord. Amen.

DAY 9

Dear Lord, I want to unconditionally love my husband, with a full heart! I want to be his best friend, his helpful assistant, his endearing wife, and his adoring fan. I wish that everyday would be like spending a day in heaven on earth. I wish the honeymoon would last till we were old and frail. And I wish that our love for one another would not age and shrivel as our bodies do, but that it would stay young and passionate.

But Lord, I know that these are only wishes. I know that in marriage, just as in life, there will be struggles to face, battles to overcome, and tests that will need to be passed. I pray that you would strengthen my faith while I am young, Jesus. Equip me with the armor needed to go to battle and to have victory! Bless me with patience and endurance, Lord. I know that you will be by my side no matter what. When a trial comes to disrupt our marriage I pray that you would give me the understanding and wisdom that it will take to bear through it.

Thank you for teaching me Lord. Give me a spirit of humility and teach-ability as I prepare for a lifelong relationship with the husband you have chosen for me. I love you Lord! Amen.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 18 16/3/2016

Day 18 –
Pray that your husband will have an eternal perspective—living in light of eternity. Pray that he will reject materialism and temporal values and put God first in his life. (Matt. 6:33; Deut. 6:5; Eph. 5:16; Ps. 90:12)
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Matthew 6:33 NIV
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV
“making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”
Ephesians 5:16 NIV
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Psalm 90:12 NIV

DAY 8

Dear God, please give my future husband strength and wisdom today. Please give him the strength to face the temptations the world lays constantly before him. Help him in his battles and struggles, and please let him know you’re beside him at all times. Help him grow stronger in you every day. Please grant him wisdom in his decisions in life right now. In everything, please let him pursue wisdom from you. Also, please let him have a wonderful day today.
Thank you so much for everything you’ve done, are doing, and will do in his life.
Amen.


DAY 8

Dear God, I pray that you will give me patience and an attitude of grace. Please help me overlook offenses and respond graciously to conflict. Please help me to develop this pattern now rather than later. When others are bothering me, when situations are bothering me, and when I am even bothering myself, please remind me to take it all to you. Please remind me to talk with you first before confronting things.

Grant me discernment and understanding for the situations I don’t know how to confront. Thank you so much for the grace you’ve shown me, and for being the perfect model of forgiveness and love. Please help me to keep my focus always on you. Amen.


Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 17 15/3/2016

Day 17 – 
Pray that your husband will enjoy his manliness as he patterns his life after Christ and strong men in the faith. Pray for his physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual strength. (Eph. 3:16; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 Cor. 10:11)
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,”
Ephesians 3:16 NIV
“To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.”
1 Peter 2:21 NIV
“These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.”
1 Corinthians 10:11 NIV

DAY 7

Dear God, please help my future husband to love your word, the Bible. Help him to study and learn from it every day. Guide him and give him wisdom when he reads so that he will be able to teach and guide our family someday. Help him to be meditating on it all the time and to not just hear it, but be doing what you tell him to be doing in it as well. Thank you Jesus. Amen.

DAY 7

Dear Jesus, please help me to be prepared to go with my future husband and to follow without worry or questioning to wherever you may lead him and whatever you may have him to do.

Whether he’s a rancher, a pastor, a soldier, a missionary or anything else you choose for him to do, please prepare me to be a godly help-meet for him so that I can and encourage, and bless him as he follows wherever you may lead him. Thank you Jesus, Amen.

Monday, March 14, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 16 14/3/2016

Day 16 – 
Pray that your husband will choose healthy, God-honoring activities. Pray that he will not live in bondage to any questionable habits or hobbies, but that he will experience freedom in holiness as he yields to the Spirit’s control. (1 Cor. 6:12, 10:31; 2 Tim. 2:4)
““I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.”
1 Corinthians 6:12 NIV
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
“No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.”
2 Timothy 2:4 NIV

DAY 6

Dear God, I pray that You would bless my future husband as he seeks out the answers to the questions that arise in life. Help him to know that as the Author of all things You have all the answers. And, Lord, help my husband to not be afraid of what the answers might be, but to know that all things have a place in Your plan. Teach him to pursue truth with zeal, but at the same time, Lord, let him accept that he can’t find the answers to some questions on this side of heaven. And, Lord, when the answer is not available this side of heaven, please show him how to hope in You.
Amen.

DAY 6

Lord, please teach me to be an encourager. Let me always build up others and never tear them down. Give me a desire to encourage my husband. Give me words of wisdom and peace to build him up with. Help me to encourage his dreams and plans.

Let us work as a team to build great things for your kingdom. Teach me not to fall into the pattern of criticism or negativity. Help my word to draw my future husband closer to you. Help me to encourage him to walk in Your ways in all things. Amen!

Sunday, March 13, 2016

GENEROSITY IS LOVE IN ACTION ~ Rick Warren

Leaving a Lasting Legacy – Message 1

“We will not hide these truths from our children but will teach the next generation...”

Psalm 78:4 (NLT)

“Three things continue forever: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.”

1 Cor. 13:13 (NCV)

You can give without love, but You can't love without giving. 

WHY MUST WE MODEL & TEACH GENEROSITY?

1. GENEROSITY DISPLAY GOD'S CHARACTER.

Everything from us is a gift from God. God want us to be like this, giving generous. 

No people was generous like God, so God want us to be like him. 

God give us generously and ungraduatingly. 

“We all live o God’s generous bounty, gift after gift after gift.”

John 1:16 (Mes)

“Everything we have has come from you Lord, and we can only give you what is yours already!”

1 Chron. 29:14 (LB)

“You will be glorifying God through your generous gifts.”

2 Cor. 9:13 (NLT)

2. GENEROSITY DEFEAT MATERIALISM.

Get is materialism. To Break materialism is Giving... 

“You cannot serve both God and money.”

Matt. 6:24 (NIV)

No man or women can be like God. If you put them first, you will be disappointed. 

Let your kids see you giving. Let them see you generous in giving your time, money... Every area of life.

3. GENEROSITY DRAW ME CLOSER TO GOD.

Wherever you put your money, you heart will be also. That's revails your priority and love. 

You say you love God, are you spending your time with God? 

You say you love your kids, are you spending time with them? 

The way we spend our time and money, really proof what's is important to us. 

“Your heart will be wherever your treasure is.”

Matt. 6:21 (NCV)

4. GENEROSITY DEVELOPES MY LOVE.

Generosity creates community. 

“Your generosity... not only provides for the needs of God’s people, but also produces prayers of thanksgiving to God.”

2 Cor. 9:11-12

“If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God’s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.”
1 John 3:17 (Mes)

5. GENEROSITY DETERMINE MY BLESSING.

Refuse to give = Robbing God.

“If you give, you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full measure... and running over. Whatever measure you use in giving will be used to measure what is given back to you.”
Lk. 6:38 (NLT)

Don't let Satan rob you from 1 minute of blessing. 

“Give generously ... and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.”
Deut. 15:10 (NIV)

6. GENEROSITY DEEPEN MY JOY.

“Jesus said, ‘There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.’”

Acts 20:35 (GN)

7. GENEROSITY DEMONSTRATE MY FAITH.

“Your giving proves the reality of your faith...”

2 Cor. 9:13 (Ph)

“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
2 Cor. 9:6-8 (NIV)

Don't ever listen to gossip, sow gossip will reap gossip. 

Give it away more which you wish to get back. 

You always get back more with what you put in. 

 8. GENEROSITY IS DEPOSIT OF INTERNALTY. 

“Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven...””

Matt. 6:20 (NIV)

“Tell those who are rich not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone... Tell them to use their money to do good. They should give happily to those in need, always ready to share with others whatever God has given them. By doing this they will be storing up real treasure for themselves in heaven – it is the only safe investment for eternity!”
1 Tim. 6:17-19 (LB)

Money is a tools. Use money to love people. Use it for Good. 

Anything I give away, bank in heaven, treasure in heaven. 

“If you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?”

Luke 16:11 (NLT) 

天上來的智慧

雅各書 3:12-18
3:12 我的弟兄们,无花果树能生橄榄吗?葡萄树能结无花果吗?咸水里也不能发出甜水来。
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
3:13 你们中间谁是有智慧、有见识的呢?他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
3:14 你们心里若怀着苦毒的嫉妒和纷争,就不可自夸,也不可说谎话抵挡真道。
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
3:15 这样的智慧不是从上头来的,乃是属地的、属情欲的、属鬼魔的。
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.sensual: or, natural
3:16 在何处有嫉妒纷争,就在何处有扰乱和各样的坏事。
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.confusion: Gr. tumult or unquietness
3:17 惟独从上头来的智慧,先是清洁,后是和平,温良柔顺,满有怜悯,多结善果,没有偏见,没有假冒。
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.partiality: or, wrangling
3:18 并且使人和平的,是用和平所栽种的义果。
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

兩種智慧
1)屬地的智慧
2)屬天的智慧

屬地的智慧
從腦袋出來的智慧
局限無法產生無限
世界的智慧
魚缸內的智慧 
世界的智慧
—符合世界的遊戲規則
例如:金錢,美貌,文憑至上
雅各書 3:14 你们心里若怀着苦毒的嫉妒和纷争,就不可自夸,也不可说谎话抵挡真道。
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
苦毒;傲慢。
—發洩自己的感受
—不顧別人的感受
—(可以咒詛別人)
雅各書 3:16 在何处有嫉妒纷争,就在何处有扰乱和各样的坏事。
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.confusion: Gr. tumult or unquietness

敬畏耶和华
箴言 9:10 敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端,认识至圣者便是聪明。
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
約翰福音 3:13 除了从天降下仍旧在天的人子,没有人升过天。
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

屬天的智慧
智慧關係到判斷
真智慧的果子
雅各書 3:17 惟独从上头来的智慧,先是清洁,后是和平,温良柔顺,满有怜悯,多结善果,没有偏见,没有假冒。
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.partiality: or, wrangling
真智慧:和平
—人與人
—人與神
—自己內在的和平
真智慧:溫良柔順
—沒有固執的態度
—順服神
真智慧:憐憫
—活出神的特質
真智慧:沒有偏見,沒有假冒
—從內到外的真

我們這一生的功課
—知道我們不能
—知道上帝全能
放下自己,倚靠上帝

依靠真智慧
—拜託猴子戲
—舍己
—活得更好





Saturday, March 12, 2016

活出精彩的人生

六種人格的品質
1)堅強的信心
撒上17
2)目標明確並與神同工
徒26:19
“亚基帕王啊,我故此没有违背那从天上来的异象,
3)健康的自我形象
提後2:21-24
2:21人若自洁,脱离卑贱的事,就必作贵重的器皿,成为圣洁,合乎主用,预备行各样的善事。
2:22 你要逃避少年的私欲,同那清心祷告主的人追求公义、信德、仁爱、和平。
2:23 惟有那愚拙无学问的辩论,总要弃绝,因为知道这等事是起争竞的。
2:24 然而主的仆人不可争竞;只要温温和和地待众人,善于教导,存心忍耐,
4)積極樂觀的態度
腓4:12-13
4:12 我知道怎样处卑贱,也知道怎样处丰富,或饱足、或饥饿、或有余、或缺乏,随事随在,我都得了秘诀。
4:13 我靠着那加给我力量的,凡事都能作。
5)充分發揮潛能
提後1:6
1:6 为此我提醒你,使你将 神藉我按手所给你的恩赐,再如火挑旺起来。
6)捨己忘我的精神
約12:24
12:24 我实实在在地告诉你们:一粒麦子不落在地里死了,仍旧是一粒;若是死了,就结出许多子粒来。



1)信心的自我應驗能力
11:23 我实在告诉你们:无论何人对这座山说:‘你挪开此地,投在海里!’他若心里不疑惑,只信他所说的必成,就必给他成了。
自我肯定的宣言
-天生我材必有用
-努力耕耘就有結果
-我是上帝的兒女,上帝是我的天父
-我相信機會就在我面前
-我相信美好的事會臨到我
林前2:9 如经上所记:“ 神为爱他的人所预备的,是眼睛未曾看见,耳朵未曾听见,人心也未曾想到的。”
2)目標會激發你的能力
目標 》努力 》潛能 》結局
目標
羅1:5 我们从他受了恩惠并使徒的职分,在万国之中叫人为他的名信服真道;
努力 
西1:29 我也为此劳苦,照着他在我里面运用的大能尽心竭力。
潛能
林後12:9 他对我说:“我的恩典够你用的,因为我的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全。”所以,我更喜欢夸自己的软弱,好叫基督的能力覆庇我。
設定人生目標的好處
1)生命有焦點成功幾率就會較高。
2)若人生漫無目的,一生就⋯
3)體能和心靈會活在較有效率狀態。
4)個人的潛能較能高度開發
5)能吸引有品質

3)形象的人格朔行能力
林前11:1 你们该效法我,像我效法基督一样。



4)積極樂觀的態度
·消極的人害怕可能會失敗,而不敢行動;積極的人勇敢嘗試來激發潛能。
·消極的人害怕可能受傷,而不敢冒險;積極的人決心化為傷害為成長的轉機
·消極的人害怕可能失戀,而不敢談戀愛;積極的人擁抱付出愛與受愛的喜悅。
12:32 你们这小群,不要惧怕,因为你们的父乐意把国赐给你们。
5)恩賜的事半功倍能力
彼前4:10 各人要照所得的恩赐彼此服侍,作 神百般恩赐的好管家。
成功的三部曲
1)發現你自己 Greek: Discover yourself 
2)鍛鍊你自己 Romans: Discipline yourself 
3)忘記你自己 Jesus: Denial yourself 


12:24 我实实在在地告诉你们:一粒麦子不落在地里死了,仍旧是一粒;若是死了,就结出许多子粒来。




Friday, March 11, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 15 11/3/2016

Day 15 – 
Pray that your husband will choose his friends wisely. Pray that God will bring him men who will encourage his accountability before God, and will not lead him into sin. (Prov. 13:20; Prov. 27:17)
“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”
Proverbs 13:20 NIV
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:17 NIV

DAY 5

Lord I pray that my future husband would learn through day to day experiences and trials how to be a good leader. I pray that he would learn the qualities needed to make a great leader for his family and wife. May he learn integrity, strength of mind and above all, love. May he learn to be strong in his beliefs and not back down or give into the ways of the world. I know that being a leader requires boldness and humility, strength but lowliness of heart, wisdom beyond his years but also a meek spirit, I pray that he may learn this and more before he becomes the leader of our family. Bless his day and give him peace and joy. May he be filled with Your Holy Spirit and walk in truth and grace. Thank you for him Jesus! I don’t know who, or where he is or what he is doing right now but I pray for your everlasting joy to be with him. Let him laugh and be lighthearted today. Thank you, Jesus. Amen.

DAY 5

Lord Jesus, sometimes I feel so inadequate and unready to be a bride. I think of marriage as a vast and distant lifestyle that I’ve never before trod. I am scared of what might or might not happen. Give me faith Jesus. Help me to trust that you will work all things together for good. While I am single and waiting please train and prepare me for the challenges ahead. Help me to learn in Wisdom and Love. Give me the strength that my husband will need from me.

I know that marriage is a beautiful covenant between my future husband and You and I. Please show me areas in which I can grow before I am married. Help me to learn submission and honor, humility and grace, respect and admiration, love and selflessness. Gift me with the amount of time needed to learn each of these qualities so that I will be ready to bless my future beloved.

Thank you for your patient training Jesus. Thank you for the opportunity to fall in love with the man you have chosen to be my husband. Bless our future together as man and wife. I love you Lord! Amen.

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 14 10/3/2016

Day 14 – 
Pray that your husband will speak words that build you and your family, and reflect a heart of love. Pray that he will not use filthy language. (Prov. 18:21; Eph. 4:29)
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Proverbs 18:21 NIV
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Ephesians 4:29 NIV

DAY 4

Dear God,
Please help my future husband to be a hard worker. May he work to bring glory to you. Help him to be honest in business and everyday life too. No matter how big or small a thing is. Each and every day even right now help him to make wise choices that bring honor to you. Help him to have integrity and to stand up for what is right.
Amen.

DAY 4

Dear God, thank you so much for everything you’ve provided. Thank you for my family and friends who have all been so supportive over the years. Thank you for my parents’ (and future parents-in-laws’) wisdom and teaching.

I ask that you will build on this foundation of wisdom for generations to come. Please give me wisdom in (together with my future husband) establishing our house.

Please grant me discernment and understanding for the many opportunities and challenges ahead. Please help me to teach my children wisdom, not only through my words, but also through my actions.Thank you so much for promising to give us wisdom when we seek it. Amen.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 13 9/3/2016

Day 13 – 
Pray that your husband use practical skills to build your family and make wise decisions for your welfare. Pray that he will serve unselfishly. (Gal. 5:13; Phil. 2:3-4)
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
Galatians 5:13 NIV
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
Philippians 2:3-4 NIV

DAY 3

Dear God, please give my future husband vision and clarity today. Please inspire him with a strong vision for his life. Only you know exactly what his life will hold, and precisely what you want to do through him. Please remind him of that vision every day. Help him to rely solely on you for his strength, and to move forward with confidence. God, I ask you to help him love you more than anything else, running after you, unapologetically seeking you with all his heart. I ask you to give him passion and a selfless, unashamed boldness that can only come from you.
Amen.

DAY 3

Dear God, help me to put my trust in you and wait for you to bring my future husband to me in your perfect timing. Help me not to be anxious or worried about when that time will be but to rest and wait on you. Thank you that you have had this man picked out for me before I was even born. Thank you for making him for me.

Keep my heart pure and safe in your care so that I will be ready to marry him whenever you choose to bring him along. I love you Jesus. Thank you. Amen

No marriage can be godly where a lack of care for each other is present.

God has called you and me to faithfulness in the deepest struggles we face. Our flesh will always want the easy way out but God gives His grace for every trial.

Godly couples have settled in for the long haul. They don’t ‘cut and run’ when things get tough. Remember the old vow, “In sickness and in health?”

Godly love bears all things. 1 Cor. 13:7

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 12 8/3/2016

Day 12 – 
Pray that your husband will yield his sexual drive to the Lord and practice self control. Pray that your sexual intimacy together will be fresh, positive, and a reflection of selfless love. (Prov. 5:15, 18; 1 Cor. 7:3; Song of Solomon 7:10)
“Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.”
Proverbs 5:15 NIV
“May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.”
Proverbs 5:18 NIV
“The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.”
1 Corinthians 7:3 NIV
“I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.”
Song of Solomon 7:10 NIV

DAY 2

Lord, please bless my future husband today with the gift of friends. Please bring him godly mentors and companions that will spur him on in the pursuit of godliness. I pray especially that he would have examples of godly men to look up to. I ask that You would give him friends his own age who are seeking You with their lives. Please help him to be surrounded with the people that will draw him nearer to You and not farther away. And please give him friends that will bring laughter and joy into his life.

Amen.

DAY 2

Dear Lord, help me to cultivate an attitude of humility in my life. Don’t let me ever fall into a mindset of entitlement. Please help everything I do to flow from a heart of gratitude. I ask that you would show me how to put my future husband first.

Help me to be free from selfishness in all the relationships in my life, but especially in my future marriage. Show me how to live with a love like you have. Help me to prepare to purposefully search out ways to show my husband your sacrificial love. Amen.

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Fasting Prayer Day 11 7/3/2016

Day 11 – 
Pray that your husband will have a humble, teachable spirit and a servant’s heart before the Lord. Pray that he will listen to God and desire to do His will. (Prov. 15:33; Eph. 6:6)
“Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.”
Proverbs 15:33 NIV
“Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.”
Ephesians 6:6 NIV

Lord, I don’t know who my future husband will be but you do. So I willingly trust you with my life and his. I want to lift my future husband up to you this weekend Lord. Please give him a great weekend! Help him to enjoy his friends and family. Give him peace and rest from the hard work week. Help him to keep his eyes on you and to encounter your presence in a whole new way! I pray that he would be able to make the right choices and decisions when it comes to his plans this weekend. Help him to be a light and shining example to his friends this weekend. Lord, whatever he does let it be a reflection of his love for you and may he bring you glory. Please help him know you love him and are looking out for him. Thank you Jesus. I love you and want to bring You and my future husband honor.

Amen.

Dear Lord, I know that I am your daughter. You are the prefect Father and I could not ask for a better protector! I know that you have picked out the man that you want me to marry. You know his name, what he looks like, how he acts, his personality, his past and future flaws, and you are saving me for him. I know he will not be perfect and I know that I am not perfect. But I know that you are molding me into the kind of woman that my future husband needs.

Lord, I ask that you build in me the kind of characteristics that will support my husband and his ambitions and dreams. Help me to learn how to come alongside of him with a servants heart and with wisdom in how to be his right hand. I want to encourage bless, serve and obey my future husband in all matters. Please prepare me and equip me for this task while I am not yet married Jesus.

Thank you for training me Lord. Help me to accept any change that might take place while you are creating me to be a future Help-Meet. I love you Lord, Amen.

Saturday, March 5, 2016

PRAYERS FOR OUR FUTURE HUSBANDS

Prayers for Our Future Husband

DAY 1

Lord, I don’t know who my future husband will be but you do. So I willingly trust you with my life and his. I want to lift my future husband up to you this weekend Lord. Please give him a great weekend! Help him to enjoy his friends and family. Give him peace and rest from the hard work week. Help him to keep his eyes on you and to encounter your presence in a whole new way! I pray that he would be able to make the right choices and decisions when it comes to his plans this weekend. Help him to be a light and shining example to his friends this weekend. Lord, whatever he does let it be a reflection of his love for you and may he bring you glory. Please help him know you love him and are looking out for him. Thank you Jesus. I love you and want to bring You and my future husband honor.
Amen.

DAY 2

Lord, please bless my future husband today with the gift of friends. Please bring him godly mentors and companions that will spur him on in the pursuit of godliness. I pray especially that he would have examples of godly men to look up to. I ask that You would give him friends his own age who are seeking You with their lives. Please help him to be surrounded with the people that will draw him nearer to You and not farther away. And please give him friends that will bring laughter and joy into his life.
Amen.

Prayers for Our Future Husbands

DAY 3

Dear God, please give my future husband vision and clarity today. Please inspire him with a strong vision for his life. Only you know exactly what his life will hold, and precisely what you want to do through him. Please remind him of that vision every day. Help him to rely solely on you for his strength, and to move forward with confidence. God, I ask you to help him love you more than anything else, running after you, unapologetically seeking you with all his heart. I ask you to give him passion and a selfless, unashamed boldness that can only come from you.
Amen.

DAY 4

Dear God,
Please help my future husband to be a hard worker. May he work to bring glory to you. Help him to be honest in business and everyday life too. No matter how big or small a thing is. Each and every day even right now help him to make wise choices that bring honor to you. Help him to have integrity and to stand up for what is right.
Amen.

PRAYERS FOR MY FUTURE HUSBAND

DAY 5

Lord I pray that my future husband would learn through day to day experiences and trials how to be a good leader. I pray that he would learn the qualities needed to make a great leader for his family and wife. May he learn integrity, strength of mind and above all, love. May he learn to be strong in his beliefs and not back down or give into the ways of the world. I know that being a leader requires boldness and humility, strength but lowliness of heart, wisdom beyond his years but also a meek spirit, I pray that he may learn this and more before he becomes the leader of our family. Bless his day and give him peace and joy. May he be filled with Your Holy Spirit and walk in truth and grace. Thank you for him Jesus! I don’t know who, or where he is or what he is doing right now but I pray for your everlasting joy to be with him. Let him laugh and be lighthearted today. Thank you, Jesus. Amen.

DAY 6

Dear God, I pray that You would bless my future husband as he seeks out the answers to the questions that arise in life. Help him to know that as the Author of all things You have all the answers. And, Lord, help my husband to not be afraid of what the answers might be, but to know that all things have a place in Your plan. Teach him to pursue truth with zeal, but at the same time, Lord, let him accept that he can’t find the answers to some questions on this side of heaven. And, Lord, when the answer is not available this side of heaven, please show him how to hope in You.
Amen.

Prayers for Our Future Husband

DAY 7

Dear God, please help my future husband to love your word, the Bible. Help him to study and learn from it every day. Guide him and give him wisdom when he reads so that he will be able to teach and guide our family someday. Help him to be meditating on it all the time and to not just hear it, but be doing what you tell him to be doing in it as well. Thank you Jesus. Amen.

DAY 8

Dear God, please give my future husband strength and wisdom today. Please give him the strength to face the temptations the world lays constantly before him. Help him in his battles and struggles, and please let him know you’re beside him at all times. Help him grow stronger in you every day. Please grant him wisdom in his decisions in life right now. In everything, please let him pursue wisdom from you. Also, please let him have a wonderful day today.
Thank you so much for everything you’ve done, are doing, and will do in his life.
Amen.

Prayers for Our Future Husbands

DAY 9

Lord, please bless my future husband’s Sunday. Let him find rest and peace when he hears your word today. Lord I pray that he would love his family and want to have his own family when he’s married. I pray that he would have a loving heart toward children and that he is soft, gentle and caring. Teach him the abilities that make a great father. Help him to learn now so that when he is a father he will be amazing. Give him amazing leadership skills and a heart to serve his family. Let him recognize the importance of this role and help him to embrace his calling as a future husband and father. Thank you, Lord. Amen.

DAY 10

Dear Lord, I pray that You would give my future husband the humility to ask for help when he needs it. Teach him to turn for help when he needs it rather than trying to face his problems on his own. When he is fighting sins (as I know he will), please show him that in the end, asking for help is worth the momentary humiliation if it means overcoming his vices. Amen.

Prayers for Our Future Husbands

DAY 11

Dear God, please help my future husband to be a good leader in whatever position you may have him to be in now and in the future. Our home, his work, church, etc may his life and the things that he does be about bringing glory and honor to you. May the other people around him see you through him and want to come to know you. Especially in our home help him to lead our family in a godly way. And give him wisdom and discernment and help in making any hard decisions that might come our way. Thank you Lord. Amen

DAY 12

Lord, please bring my future husband the gift of joy and happiness today! Let his heart be light and care-free. Don’t let the troubles of life or this world bring him down. Let him enjoy life to its fullest today and everyday! Let his laugh be heard and his smiles be seen. Let him be a shining joy to all around him. I pray that his family would encourage him and build him up so that he may do the same for others. Let the clouds of depression and worry see his joy and pass over him. Bring him peace and comfort so that he can experience the fullness of Your goodness Jesus. Thank you Lord! Amen.

Prayers for Our Future Husbands

DAY 13

Jesus, I pray that you would bless my future husband with the gift of a loving, sweet and tender heart. Let him learn now while he is single to be a loving husband. Help him want to bless others and have a caring attitude. Teach him how to help others while they are hurting. Give him compassion. Let him know how to complete me when I’m stressed or upset. Let him know the right words to say and how to comfort me. And Lord please give him loving friends and family to surround him with so that he never feels alone. Bless his day today and help him feel content and loved! Thank you Lord. Amen.

DAY 14

Lord I pray for strength in my future husband. Help him be strong against the wiles and evils of this world in our day and age. Lord I pray that he would feel strong enough to take on anything this life has to offer him with You by his side. Give him a noble heart, a steadfast spirit and a passionate pursuit for holiness. Let him embrace his calling as a Christian leader in the 21st century and let him know the depth of influence that he has on others. Jesus, give him a fierce love for righteousness and a healthy fear of You, God. Thank you for him Jesus. Who ever he is, wherever he is, thank you for him. I surrender my thoughts and questions, doubts and fears in regards to my future husband. Lord, take control of my love life, I entrust it to You. Please be the King of my heart, be all my hope and dreams. I love you Jesus. Thank you for all that you are doing in my life and in that of my Future Beloved’s! Amen.