不住禱告 (from cgbconline.org)

靠著聖靈，隨時多方禱告祈求；並要在此儆醒不倦，為眾聖徒祈求。（弗六18）

《荒莫甘泉》中記述一位女傭人不住禱告的見證──每早晨當她打開眼睛便禱告：主啊，求你開我心裡的眼睛。穿上衣時，便禱告願能穿上基督的義袍。洗臉時，求主洗淨心靈；作工時，求主給她日子如何力量也如何；點火時，就求主挑旺她的愛火；掃地時，就求主除去她心裡的污穢… …。這位姊妹常常這樣從早到晚向神禱告，所作的每件事都給她一個禱告的意念。

我們覺得持續的禱告難實行，是因為不習慣把禱告和日常生活結合起來。倘若能嘗試像這位姊妹，把生活中每個環節都化成禱告，我們的禱告生活便會更豐富自然。

此外，我們在日常生活中看到或聽到很多人間不幸，如天災人禍、家庭悲劇，我們都可以為那些不幸的人們禱告。這是神兒女的天職。雖然我們常自覺力量微小，但我們若體貼主的心，必常記念周圍的人，並藉禱告改變世界！

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What I Learned From Noah - with kk's comments

An email sent in year 2004

 

What I Learned From Noah - with kk's comments

 

ONE: Remember that we are all in the same boat.
[Kian] Yes, we are in the same boat at "Jacob's Ark".
 
TWO: Don't miss the boat.
[Kian] Jacob will be in action on this Friday. Please don't miss that!!!

 

THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
[Kian]  Thanks for sharing the dreams with us 2 weeks ago. Actions will be taken and planning is underway. We will have something new rolling out in 2005. Stay tuned!

 

FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
[Kian]  Tell you what... I started a gym program 2 weeks ago at Nortel. Now I am proud to say that I can run a non-stop track for 20 minutes each day and burn 250 calories each run!!!  I already loss 2 pounds.

 

For those who are interested, I am organizing a skating club to skate in Redeau Canal after the church service. Please join me. Let's stay fit FOR GOD.

 

FIVE: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
[Kian]  Amen. Let's do it with a purpose and get the job done. Let's make our life a Purpose Drive Life!!!

 

SIX: Build your future on high ground.
[Kian]  Disagree! Even the highest ground in the earth was covered by the flood water during Noah's time. I build my "future" on "high tech", it is becoming bubble again. Just learned that a few days ago that my term will come to an end by the end of this month, and now I am entering into job searching mode. We need to build our future on EVEN higher place. Yes, our future is in the heaven.

 

SEVEN: For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
[Kian]  And let's be a faithful and lovely person to our partner.

 

EIGHT: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
[Kian]  But... but it took 120 years to get on board. Well, snails got their job done. Let keep it up and look up. :)

 

NINE: When you're stressed, float awhile.
[Kian]  It's my time to float again and to rest. I am now building up my job searching people networking contacts and editing my resume. Please pray for me to continue to have momentum moving forward, especially during this holiday season. People like me tends to get lazy...

 

TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
[Kian]  Well, one thing I realize is that Noah got the blue print directly from God. The Titanic is built based on blue print provided by engineers like me.  he he... ^_^

 

Conclusion:
I would like to wish everybody in Jacob's cell group a Merry Merry Christmas!!!

 

Love,
Kian