By Shasha, United States I had been longing for love At the age of 18, I, knowing nothing of love, became infatuated with romantic books, idol dramas and youth dramas, and especially their plots. For example, when the heroine is in peril, the hero happens to show up and rescues her, and since then they two have been in love. The male character is handsome, charming, romantic, and kind to
By Mingli, United States In real life, we often encounter something unpleasant, such as setbacks in our work, our bosses’ criticism, quarrels with our spouses, sudden disasters at home, or bad personal relationships. When faced with such things, we often complain and say, “O Lord, I believe in You and expend and sacrifice for You. So why don’t You protect me and my family?” The Bible says, “And we know
By Zhuiqiu I Go With the Flow to Make a Living The hairdressing business could be considered one with ridiculous profit margins. A lot of business owners sell low-cost hair care products at prices more than ten times higher than their actual cost, and then recommend that their customers get membership cards, ostensibly for the sake of getting discounts, which guarantees them a flow of customers. Some hair salons even
Hello! Dear brothers and sisters, when we encounter difficulties in our belief and life (family, marriage, job, study, etc.), how should we rely on God to resolve them? We all know that the Bible records lots of testimonies of people witnessing God’s wondrous deeds by trusting in God. For example, Noah built the ark according to God’s instructions and survived the flood because he trusted in God; when Moses led
By Xiaoting, China Guided by God’s Words, Seeing Through the Evil Trends One morning in the early winter, the soft sunshine slanted in through the balcony railings, and the warm air pervaded the living room. Zhu Yan lay back against the sofa, her face looking rosier. Touching the screen of her off-white tablet computer lightly, she saw a passage of God’s words, “Satan uses one of these social trends after
By Tongxin As Christians, the least we must attain is reverence for God, because only those who revere God can magnify Him in heart and have obedience and love for Him. Job is an example of those who revere God. He feared God and shunned evil all his life, and when confronted with Satan’s temptations, when he lost all his possessions, children, or even when his whole body was covered
By Gengxin, China Once, to earn a greater profit, I cut corners and used inferior cotton filling to deceive my customers. But as I searched for meaning, I came to realize that the value of our lives isn’t about how much wealth we accrue, but instead is about how to be a good person. At the Start, Doing Business With Integrity “Hey, you’re still not finished? It looks like business
1. The Significance of Praying Jeremiah 29:12 Then shall you call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you: For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. Matthew
By Xiaoting, China It is a wedding. The bride, holding a big bunch of roses in her right hand, is walking into the hall hand in hand with the bridegroom. … Looking at her wedding video, Zhu Yan couldn’t help but be lost in memories … Getting Married At her age of 19, Zhu Yan met Yan Xia, who was handsome and charming. They fell in love at first sight
1 John 3:4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness. Leviticus 5:1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. Proverbs 21:4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. Isaiah
