God's Joy

Cathy's Story

posted May 18, 2010 1:54 AM by Ashish Bijwe

How did I come to believe in God? People who know me knows that I'm a
logical thinker. Is believing in God a logical thing to do?

I was in primary school when I picked up my first science book. I
still remember being amazed at how the world operates like a
finely-tuned machine. Everything has an explanation. So naturally, I
majored in science in school. And it is from there I firmly turned
into an atheist.

In my school days I worked pretty hard, like any typical Taiwanese
kid. I had built my self-worth solely on my grades and my
achievements.

After many year of hard work, I got into one of the top schools in
Taiwan. But being first time away from home and letting go of all
disciplines, I did terribly in my first year and failed many subjects.
I guess for most people this would just be an embarrassment, but to me
it was devastating. It was like being told I wasn't worth anything.

My sister had gone to church at this stage. She learned from her
friends about prayers. She suggested that I try praying to God about
guidance. I took note but I was sure that it was just a wishful
thinking.

One particular evening, things got really bad for me. The feeling of
failure & isolation was crashing down on me. i was unable to sleep,
because I couldn't stop my tears and chest pain (from crying so long).
I was hurting all over.

With little strength, I "prayed" this prayer with little enthusiasm :
"God, IF you are there, help me!". Suddenly, my chest pain was gone,
my tears had stopped. i checked and checked (there's still a scientist
in me!), but they were gone. It was so sudden, so I couldn't have just
"think" myself into stopping either.

I guess yes maybe many things can be explained. A God who made heaven
& earth could made them beautiful and logical. But there are things we
can't see either but they sure do exist - as real as physical objects!

After I became a Christian, I found much acceptance and love. I
realised that I have an intrinsic value, separate from my achievements
and contributions. I left the dark place where it told me I was
useless & a failure and come to much hope & joy in God. I'm still
learning to find that identity in God, everyday. I guess the love and
the grace of God is too wonderful for human to comprehend - I guess it
will take a lifetime to learn.

Anonymity's Story

posted Dec 16, 2009 5:54 PM by Ashish Bijwe   [ updated Dec 17, 2009 4:16 PM ]

Hi, Nice to meet you. Some of you may know about me. Because two weeks ago, I had a performance just at this stage, sing a song and playing the piano as well. Actually, when my friend, Ai Ling, asked me to give a testimony. I hesitated for long time. Actually, I came here just two months ago, so I am not good at English. That's why, although I want to tell my story as a testimony, it is natural that I have a restriction to explain with my short language. But I was determined to give a testimony with my holy spirit that lied in my heart. Actually, I'm born religion. In Korea, it is sometimes considered the most faithless man. Because in the case of the mother's womb, it is difficult to find out the reason and justification to be believed

of Jesus. Just because my papa and mama go to the church. It is majority's cases to go to follow them as a cow is taken to slaughterhouse. I also did so. At that time, I couldn't understand why I believed to invisible existence.

 

When I was a third grades of my middle school. I attended the training camp at first. At the evening service, I saw many senior brother's and sister's weeping and eager praying and heard these testimonies. At that time, I also tried to feel holy spirit as well as hear father's voice. But I couldn't hear anything not so long, my grandmother passed away at two days ago, before Christmas. When I was high school boy, Jesus, the word, had already disappeared in my heart. My life seemed to be quite. But not so long, I had to experience to have lost a friend of mine because of suicide from that time. I began to think of the death. What is the death? Where do I go after death? something like this.

 

When I was 20 years, I had to leave from my family, friend and familiar place to go to my university which was located to far distance to take 5 hours by car from my city. At there I had only first grade at my university and as all men in Korea go to the army, I also had to go army. Generally, the place, army, required of many sacrifices, in  basically, from the moment entering the entrance of army we have to give up a lot of things to eat, to play, and to see what we want and the like.

I wish anyone could forbear hard discipline of army. But, unfortunately, I have lost two friend of mine from car accident and suicide. It was just last year's incident. So soon, I began to hate and curse god in the same time, it meant I was accepting of Jesus' existence. I was so hard extremely. Father gives everyone to talents which helps us remove from our pain. Some people through praying some people through dancing. Like this my best friend is over there. Piano. It is a connecting link joining between my father and me. Just some weeks ago, I sang for my God under the tough situation. But incidentally, something (cannot explain only the word) came to me not only telling me "it will be okay, that's all right" but also touching my head and my heart as well. And in the same time, I heard the most precious spiritual enlightenment to take from my Jesus that it was a simple word "put down"

 

Because of my sadness having lost many friend of mine as well as my private sorrow of not wanting to say here (relating to my serious disease of almost 8 years to be knowing my family) my emotion repeated to resent and stop againg resent and stop to resent and stop of my God my parents even myself so many times. Afterward, the only thing to remain around me was nothing except for my exhausted spirit and my body. that's why, it was not just once and twice to decide to be killed myself. fortunately, I have been almost passing by terrible painful tunnel because of my father my Jesus. My mind turned peaceful not only, since I have been putting down any pain suffering rather than trying to overcome but I have cried just rather than pressed my tears. And what make me much happier is because of the fact that I can live in my Jesus. Thank u.

Nana's Story (Chinese)

posted Dec 16, 2009 5:52 PM by Ashish Bijwe   [ updated Dec 17, 2009 1:38 AM ]

超越時空的愛 (Nana’s testimony ^_^)

“天離地何等的高祂的慈愛向敬畏祂的人也是何等的大 (詩篇 103: 11)

   在七年前的一個寧靜夜晚裡我獨自一人坐在床上看著外頭那令人驚嘆的景色.靜靜的望著有如黃金般光芒的燈海那時的我心裡有種說不出來的快樂與幸福我打從內心感恩的對神說“謝謝祢主耶穌我知道祢很愛我. 我記得我最後一句話是“我要在十五歲前接受祢做我生命的主”.那時候的我有著孩子般的天真但經過環境的轉變和時間一天一天的過我漸漸忘記自己曾說過的話可是神卻記得那從我心底所說出來真誠的話.

 

 神祂超越時空的愛

  原本無憂無慮的生活變成了需要去面對陌生的環境產生了心理無形的壓力使我過的很不快樂在那段日子裡我好像被困在了一個深坑中感到很無助那個時候的我也沒有去教會雖然媽媽幾乎每個禮拜都會軟硬兼施的要我們去教會可是我們總是以要寫功課想睡覺 這等好笑的理由為藉口就算之後二姐跟媽媽去了教會我還是不改變我的決定因我就是覺得去教會很無聊所以也不需要去現在回頭看簡直不敢相信以前的自己心是如此的剛硬但是神的愛卻能夠奇妙的融化我冰冷的心.

 

就在那天 2002年的八月八日媽媽和兩位姐姐一起去參加了一場演唱會. 由於那位原住民歌手陳瑛是台灣歌唱比賽的冠軍得主我因此也慕名而去聽了在那場演唱會當中陳瑛唱了些好聽的詩歌其中有一首是她自己所作的曲子叫作頌讚歌詞是來自於聖經的羅馬書11: 33- 36. “深哉神豐富的智慧和知識祂的判斷何其難測祂的蹤跡何其難尋誰知道主的心誰作過祂謀士呢誰是先給了祂使祂後來償還呢因為萬有都本於祂依靠祂歸於祂願榮耀歸給祂直到永遠阿們”一直到現在我還記得那首歌的旋律那真是一首十分令人震憾的詩歌.唱完歌後她開始講起了神在她們家族的作為以及給予的祝福她講著講著,

四周圍有些人聽了也不禁掉下眼淚那時我看到媽媽也是其中一個可是我卻是很冷淡的要姐姐去阻止媽媽希望她不要在大眾場合掉眼淚.

 

當陳瑛講完了她的見證在我意料之外她接著要我們每個人閉上眼低下頭且問到“有人願意接受主耶穌做他生命的救主嗎”就在那剎那時間好像停住了雖然台下的燈早已關掉變成了一片漆黑但我卻感覺到一道強烈的亮光從頭的上方照進了我的心底好亮又好暖和就在那時候神對我說“你願意做我所疼愛的孩子領受我給你的祝福嗎?”我的心裡霎時變得很平靜因我感受到了原來那是神的愛溫暖的懷抱著我. 就這樣我很直接的把手舉在半空中表明著“神哪我願意”.

 

舉了手的人都得往台前去一向愛鬧彆扭又害羞的我竟毫不猶豫的快步向前走去可能是因為我那時候忽然間就覺得好像只有我一個人在場,所以就很勇敢的向前走去縱使台下其實有近五百人在場.  哈哈好笑的是當時媽媽過了許久才問大姐說“疑,  那不是妳妹妹嗎? 而大家低頭閉上眼的時候眼睛睜大大坐在我旁邊的二姐卻早已發現了.

 

結束後回到家心裡充滿了喜樂大家在餐桌上邊吃宵夜邊聊天頓時我覺得自己好像很久沒那麼快樂了才明白在主裡有真正的喜樂我們一直討論著為什麼平時不去教會的我竟會有如此大的改變那時候我再過一個禮拜就要過十五歲的生日過了許久我才恍然大悟原來在那個寧靜的夜晚裡我對神所說的話祂都聽見了而且也沒有忘記我才明白神是多麼的愛我啊!

我們的盼望

  我清楚的知道認識神是我這一生最美好的事也是最大的祝福神的愛是無人能相比的神愛我們的好也愛我們的缺點和軟弱. He loves us the way we are, 祂愛我們的全部祂的愛會給我們有能力有動力快樂的活下去所以當我們憂愁,煩惱和痛苦的時候, 也要為主活得有喜樂無論遇到什麼事都要以笑容來面對.

遇到狂風大浪時仍然要站立得穩因神必堅固我們, He will give us a firm place to stand. 這是盼望這是信心這是相信神的愛永不改變!

“耶和華必賜力量給祂的百姓耶和華必賜平安的福給祂的百姓.

“洪水氾濫之時耶和華坐著為王; 耶和華坐著為王直到永遠.  

(詩篇29: 10- 11 )             阿們!

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