Monday, July 1, 2019

Christian Testimonies | How Can My Young, Brash, and Arrogant Self Get Along With My Grandmother? (Part 2)

Jan 13, 2018

An Qi
Afterward, there was another time when I went to my grandmother’s house and since there was nobody there to play with me, I played with my cell phone. However, the battery level of my smart phone was very low and after a while, it ran out of power. As a result, when I wasn’t playing with my cell phone, I would charge its batteries. Who would have thought that after charging my cell phone for only ten minutes that my grandmother pulled the plug. At first, I believed that perhaps my grandmother thought the cell phone was already fully charged. I did not say anything and I simply plugged it back in. The result was that my grandmother pulled the plug once more. This happened two or three times. Finally, I became impatient and angrily told my grandmother, “My cell phone hasn’t finished charging. Why do you keep unplugging it?” My grandmother grumbled, “I know that it hasn’t finished charging. How much electricity do you need to waste in order to fully charge it? What’s more, why do you always have to charge your cell phone? My cell phone can last an entire week on a full charge!” After I heard my grandmother say this, I could not help but shout at her, “Your cell phone is for old people and it is completely outdated! Mine is a smart phone.  Can you even compare your cell phone to mine? My cell phone does not require a lot of electricity to charge. What’s more, your living expenses are paid by my mother, so I am not wasting your money! You are so miserly!” After my grandmother heard me tell her off, she unhappily said, “You truly are an ungrateful brat! How dare you talk back to me! When you were little, I carried you and held you. Have you forgotten?” After she finished saying this, my grandmother left in an angry rage. After my grandmother left, I felt a little unwell. Meanwhile, I became very depressed: I did not want to yell at you, but why do you always try to make me conform to your generation’s rules? You are so outdated!

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Christian Testimonies | How Can My Young, Brash, and Arrogant Self Get Along With My Grandmother? (Part 1)

Jan 13, 2018
An Qi
My name is An Qi. Before the age of six, I was living at my grandmother’s house. At the time, my grandmother was the person with whom I felt closest to. Each day when I went to the kindergarten, my grandmother decided which clothes I would wear and how I would comb my hair. I felt that my grandmother did these things the best. Gradually, I grew up and I started to disapprove of some of the things that my grandmother did. My grandmother also started to disapprove of me as well. Each time I went to her house, she would scold me. If she wasn’t nagging me on one thing, she would be nagging me about something else. I felt very upset.

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Hymns of Praise | I Will Love God to Eternity | Song of All Time

The Church of Almighty God, Love God to Erernity, Hymns of Praise


Hymns of Praise | I Will Love God to Eternity | Song of All Time

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O God!
Your words have led me back to You.
I accept training in Your kingdom
day and night.
So many trials and pains,
so many tribulations.

Friday, June 28, 2019

Top Gospel Song of All Time | I'm So Happy to Gain God's Love | Praise Hymns



Top Gospel Song of All Time | I'm So Happy to Gain God's Love 

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God's truth is the eternal way of life.
I am no longer lost with the truth.
I could not be rid of the evil within.
God's judgment made me new.
I'll submit myself to God's trials,
so that God can gain my heart.

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Short Christian Reflections | Why Does God Let Us Experience Trials and Refinement? (Part 2)

May 25, 2019
By Li Tong
The Church of Almighty God, Short Christian Reflections, God's Love


Can Material Grace Help Us Grow in Our Lives?

Oftentimes, we lack understanding of God’s good intentions, and hope that things go as we wish them to. We are particularly unwilling to undergo trials and refinement. Instead, we hope for an entirely peaceful life without any catastrophes in our lives or our loved ones’ lives. We want everything to go smoothly, and to enjoy God’s blessings and grace. But do we ever consider whether a comfortable environment can allow us to cast off our corrupt dispositions? Can material blessings really help us know God’s disposition and being? If we only enjoy His mercy and grace, can that increase our faith in Him and allow us to develop true love for and submission to God? God’s words say, “If you only enjoy the grace of God, with a peaceful family life or material blessings, then you have not gained God, and your belief in God has failed. God has already carried out one stage of the work of grace in the flesh, and has already bestowed material blessings upon man—but man cannot be made perfect with grace, love, and mercy alone. In man’s experiences he encounters some of God’s love, and sees the love and mercy of God, yet having experienced for a period of time, he sees that God’s grace and His love and mercy are incapable of making man perfect, and incapable of revealing that which is corrupt within man, nor are they able to rid man of his corrupt disposition, or make perfect his love and faith. God’s work of grace was the work of one period, and man cannot rely on enjoying the grace of God in order to know God” (“Only by Experiencing Painful Trials Can You Know the Loveliness of God”).

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Short Christian Reflections | Why Does God Let Us Experience Trials and Refinement? (Part 1)

May 25, 2019
By Li Tong
Many Christians feel confused: God is love and He is almighty, so why does He allow us to suffer? Could it be that He has abandoned us? This question always used to puzzle me, but lately, through prayer and seeking, I’ve gained a bit of enlightenment and light. This has resolved my misunderstandings of God, and I’ve come to understand that suffering is not God casting us aside, but instead is very carefully arranged by God in order to purify and save us. These trials and refinement are God’s greatest grace for us!

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Gospel Music Video | God Has Revealed His Entire Disposition to Man

Gospel Music Video | God Has Revealed His Entire Disposition to Man 


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The Spirit of God has done such great work ever since the world was created. He has done different works in different nations, and across different ages. The people of each age see His different dispositions naturally revealed for all people to see and shown through works that are different. He is God, filled with mercy, filled with loving kindness. He's man's sin offering and shepherd. Yet He gives judgment, curse, and chastisement. A curse on man.

2019 Christian Crosstalk | "Who Are the Wise Virgins?"

2019 Christian Crosstalk | "Who Are the Wise Virgins?" Everyone who sincerely believes in the Lord hopes to be a wi...