Friday, October 19, 2007

Don't give up.....

This afternoon,
I knocked four doors in GaoShi's dom,
and two rooms were empty, another three reply in cold face!
And before that, I knocked 15+ doors without good responces in Gaoke's dom!

I felt a little upset,
and when I came back to my home,
I got this article from a friend.

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One day I decided to quit...
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me...

"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.
I gave them light. I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth.
Its brilliant green covered the floor.
Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.

"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed.
But I would not quit.

In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would
not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared
to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6
months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.
It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.
I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He asked me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots".
"I would not quit on the bamboo.
I will never quit on you."
"Don't compare yourself to others." He said.

"The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern.
Yet they both make the forest beautiful."
"Your time will come", God said to me.
"You will rise high"
"How high should I rise?" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can?" I questioned.
"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and brought back this story.
I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.
Never, Never, Never Give up.
For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity.
Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is,
tell the problem how Great the Lord is!

6 comments:

sappheiros said...
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Hui-ying said...

reply in cold face,感覺好寫實。
喜歡最後兩句話~

sappheiros said...

給懶的看英文的人:
  因為我是剛好比較閒,否則我應該很難耐心去看。哈 ^^
  基本上下面的短文還不賴很有深意,所以我就用中文簡述之。

  一個打算放棄一切的人去到森林當中向主禱告,主回應他說你看周遭的蕨類跟竹子。當它們的種子剛被栽種時,神很關注它們的需要,提供成長所需的一切。
  蕨類很快的遍滿這地,而且越長越好,但竹子卻毫無動靜。一年、兩年、三年、四年過去了,神始終沒有放棄。第五年竹子終於露出微小的芽,相對於蕨類而言是如此的渺小,僅僅過了六個月,竹子卻有100呎高。竹子耗費五年來使他的根茁壯,並給予他生存必須的資源。我從不給創造物的挑戰多於所能承受的。
  孩子你知道嗎?當你在掙扎的時候,你就是在奠定根基。我從不放棄竹子,我當然也從不放棄你,不要將自己與他人做比較。竹子有與蕨類不同的生存目的,你的時間總會來到,透過盡可能的成長來榮耀神吧!
  希望上面這些話可以幫助你瞭解神永不放棄你,永永遠遠都不會放棄。對基督徒而言禱告不是一個選項而是一個機會,別告訴神問題有多大,而是告訴神這個問題如何來榮耀主。

  以上簡單翻譯結束。
  其中我最欣賞 "For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity." 以及 "Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is,tell the problem how Great the Lord is! " 大家共勉之。

☆ 題外話:"GaoShi's dom" 應該是 "GaoShi's dorm" 吧!

Shirley C said...

我也很喜歡Sappheiros節錄的那兩節文字.

其實Chris已經很不容易了,十年了吔!十年當中敲過多少門啊!疑!這該不是另一個重要關卡吧!記得,烏雲上方仍有陽光普照!

donghui said...

Good article!
12/25-12/9我會在台灣喔,不過你那時可能會超忙,看看到時有沒有機會見面吧!

Chris said...

你是說12/25-12/29嗎?
前陣子我去找家彥,她很想見你。
而且,我最忙的時間應該25之前都會結束,
因為學校是前一個星期四,
教會也在之前會結束。

所以,或許請假回北部找你阿!