Monday, January 21, 2013



被考验的信心 (BY 卢子键)

神所建立的信心能带我走,比好成绩走更长远的路,因为它是有永恒的价值。


忙到半死?

            我当上了槟城卫理大专团契的同工已经两年了。我想与大家分享一句话,一个没有被考验的信心,不是信心!

        在这两年里,我面对了不少很紧凑的时刻。下个星期的大型聚会是我负责,下个星期也有两个考试,再加上这个星期和下个星期的Assignment。啊!忘了还有同工的开会和召集,要讨论大型聚会的事,下个星期还有祷告会呢!我怎能应付的了呢?

            让我告诉你,你肯定应付的了!
怎样应付?
一天一天,一点一点地过。


以前的神现在的吗?

我很常会说,要信靠神。要相信祂会看顾我们现在是证明这句话的最佳时刻。很伤心的是,我往往会听到基督徒因为太忙,所以就说“放弃这一次吧!反正我以前每一次都有去。一次应该不能代表我不相信神吧!可是我想告诉大家,一个不能经得起考验的信心,不是信心。而现在就是考验了!

我并不是告诉大家要累坏自己。我的意思是,有时我们的时间表会突然间(就是那么刚刚好突然很忙)出现很多穿插的事物,而每一个都是很重要的。难道在这个时候,我们是放弃那个会赐下恩典的神?难道神在你生命里一直以来带领,不足与相信祂会带你度过这关吗?那段时间的确是会很急,很烦恼,时间很不够用,可是也是一个考验自己信心的好机会。如果我们说我们对神有信心,那么就应该相信祂仍然像以往一样,会带领我们。


永恒的宝

两年后的我,很感恩,因为神并没有离弃我。其实祂本来就没有,可是透过这些的经历,我能对我自己的信心更有把握。虽然有时还是会想,“Hmm…如果没有当上同工,我的成绩可能会更好…”,我仍然还是相信神的安排是最好的。虽然我会遗憾我没有拿到更好的成绩(可能更差!),我知道我对神所建立的信心能带我走,比好成绩走更长远的路,因为它是有永恒的价值。





用生命去体验神(陈惠光)

万军之耶和华说:不是倚靠势力,不是倚靠才能,乃是倚靠我的灵方能成事。(撒迦利亚书46

曾经在学习的道路上面对重大的挫折与失败,以致我不晓得我的能力范围在那里。在申请大学时,我一直不晓得我要往哪一方面走,未来的路对我来说总是一片模糊。在申请大学的当儿,每个人都在讨论要往那一间好的大学继续深造。而你知道当时我脑海想的是什么吗?我不需要进一间好的大学,我的目标是要进一间不怎么好的大学,这样学习的竞争力少,我的压力也少。这是我的观点,可笑吧?

还记得,当年申请大学时,我把所有的寄托都放在UPU(除了USM 之外的政府大学)。我UPU真的是非常小心的申请,每一个选择都是深思熟虑过后才填的。而USM ,我又是怎样申请的呢?我一通电话,讲几句,就交给我姐姐帮我申请。 USM 的申请表格,我都没看过,我除了知道我姐帮我First Choice 填写 Pharmacy 外,别的我都不知道我姐姐帮我填什么科系了。我这样做是因为我觉得我没有能力,没有资格,不可能进一间全马最好的大学。

可是,神的作为真的是非常奇妙,一切都是出乎我的预料,神给我的永比我所求所想的更好。当初,申请大学后的日子,我很常都会做这样的祷告,“上帝啊,若你觉得我没有能力读药剂系,请你给我教育系,我会顺服你的旨意。若你觉得药剂系是我能够面对的,那你才给我。”当时,我的目标还是UPU,UPU 那里我把药剂系放第一个选择,教育系放第二个选择。我都很喜欢这两个科系,不过我有比较喜欢药剂系多一点点,只是怕药剂系很难,我再在药剂系里翱翔,我会再在学习的道路上经历另一次挫折与失败。

那段日子,我就告诉神说,我把我的未来完全交给你,我知道我不能做什么。时间过得很快,很快我就收到 USM 的信息,说我被重选去面试。当时,我也不以为意,因为我想我这样的学生都能重选,应该是USM 选很多去面试。过后,我就凭着有被重选面试,就去面试吧,就当作拿一次经验也好。我就凭着“拿一次经验”这样出发了,没有做准备就去了。

一直到今天,我还记得整个面试的过程,整个过程若不是神的恩膏和同在,我今天不会在USM。当天,整个面试真的是非常顺利。我只能说是神让一切都如此顺利,面试官都被我的话题深深的感动着。当时,我心中真的非常感恩。我明白了,原来我这次来面试,我没有做准备,可是神其实已经用过去57年的时间为这次的面试而为我做准备。为什么我会如此说呢?因为当天的面试我是用生命去感动他们的,他们除了有兴趣要知道我更多的生命故事外,他们再没有问我一些常识、时事上的问题了。你说神奇妙吗?走出那个面试的房间,我心中除了感恩还是感恩,感谢神,神真是太奇妙了。我不能,我不配,我没有能力,我没有资格,是神让我配得,是神让我有能力。

来到大学,你问我,我面对学习上的压力吗?我面对学习上的挫折吗?药剂系难吗?我说“是的,我同样有压力,有挫折,药剂系难可是这一回不一样的是有神与我同甘共苦。我会让神参与我的疲惫与挫折。”有神在我里面活着,我还惧怕什么呢?每当我在学习上面对压力的时候,我第一句告诉自己的是“神说我能所以我一定能”,就凭着这句话,它陪我走过这药剂系里一年半的时间,每一段路上还是有失败和疲惫可是每一段失败和疲惫我也走得特别轻松因为我深深感受到神的同在和牵引。

今天,我能继续在药剂系里翱翔,一切都是神的恩典。若不是神的恩典,我今天不会在USM,我不会在药剂系里翱翔,我不会学习得轻松快乐,是神给我机会。如果是凭实力,我不会在USM的药剂系里,为何我如此说?那我就真真实实的让你了解我的实力吧,
1.      我的英文是 Band 3 吧了,为何USM 不选一个比Band 3 更好的学生呢?
2.      我的国语和英文都没有很好,面试当天我是国语混合英文面试的。面试官说,他问我国语,我就必须回答国语;他问我英文,我就必须回答英文。我没有做到,我只是以我最大的实力将我要表达的生命故事告诉他们吧了。

今天,我的实力是一样的可是有神在我里面的时候,我的生命有很多不一样。我要告诉你说“不是惠光厉害,而是惠光所相信的神太厉害了”。从前我风闻有神,如今我亲身经历神。你还等什么呢?将你的未来交给神,让你的生命深深经历神的同在和祝福吧。









神,我不能(BY 卢子键)

我们不可以让自己,一直专注在我们的能力。反而,我们应该在神里建立我们的能力。

开始侍奉

            我记得第一次向我母亲提起要学钢琴。那时我念一年级,因为看到我两个姐姐都有学,就想,如果她们能,我一定也能!。母亲也当场答应了我。四年级时,我母亲的一位契友打算在领唱时,请儿童做助唱。由于我声音的突显,我成为她的第一选择。傻傻无知的我,也就这样答应了。那也是我第一次在台上为会众歌唱。

        到了中一,我参加了少团。我也在那时开始学吉他。由于我家和教会距离远关系,我很常会早出发,也会早到教会看到赞美团练唱。有一天,领唱问我,你会弹吉他吗?。我虽然才刚学会按chord罢了,我说,会,我会!她直接就拿给我歌纸。我看了歌纸就下了一大跳。完蛋了!完蛋了!为什么我要装厉害?歌纸上写了所有吉他初学者最怕的字母—“F


一塌糊涂 = 新方向

            那次虽然是弹了一塌糊涂,可是也同时给了我新的方向。我一定要练到那个level才行!过了一年,我又因为我突显的声音,被选为领唱。我告诉神我不能因为我还不够资格。其实我早已做好心里准备了(因为每次不懂为什么,都一定会被我选去唱歌)。神透过与会友的谈话,告诉我,不能不就等于要学吗?那,在一个爱的团契里学不是最佳、最理想的地方学吗?感谢上帝给了我在如此的环境成长,因为我第一次领唱所选的歌,低到连做领唱的我都唱不下!

            又一次的糊涂,给了我新的方向!我决定再也不要像第一次那样差了。在我学领唱的同时间,我也参与弹钢琴的侍奉。我的技术也慢慢的被神建造起来。到了中四,当少团的人大量减少时,我被顾问挑战,你愿意每个星期领唱吗?我父亲虽然不高兴(因为家和教会的距离),我因为不希望少团就这样消失了,我就答应了。我相信,我们当时的那一般少年被放在那里并非是偶然的!就这样,我每个星期六都在教会选歌、练歌,选歌、练歌。


需要VS 能力

            当初虽然对自己的能力没有信心可是透过了几百个小时的练习不会也变会了。到了中五,SPM那年,顾问又给了我一个大挑战,也是当时我最怕的。我们要买electric guitar!加强我们的音乐团队,吸引年轻人来!我立刻回答(因为我曾想过):可是我们这里没有人会弹啊!我以为他会就会这样放弃了。可是他直接回答我:如果有的话,就不会叫挑战了。神让我看到这个需要,有没有愿意站出来?你愿意吗,虽然你不会?

        上帝就在顿时使我焕然大悟。原来祂一直以来是在训练我的侍奉心态,而不是我音乐的能力。当我现在看回我侍奉的旅程时,我的确是在每一次的挑战前告诉自己我不能(因为我真的没有能力)。可是,每一次都因为没有人愿意站出来填补那需要,所以我以为我被逼要承担。其实事实并非如此。我会这样想,因为我也看到这个需要,愿意站出来。

           
还是不能!

            神会让我们每一个人看到不同的需要。我所看到的需要,未必是你看到的需要。可是,那些看到需要的人往往会一直在心里问,为什么没有人看到这个需要的?难怪教会一直会有问题。让他们自己慢慢察觉吧!如果有一天,刚好会友问那人关于那个需要的侍奉机会时,他会说,我有感动,可是我的时间还没到。对不起我很想帮,可是要给我一点时间。这时,会友就会介绍训练课程,帮助在这方面成长的。

            若那人真的参加了这些课程或训练,他还是有可能会觉他不能。如果你是他,我想告诉你,你这心态是对的!因为你的确是不能。你是不可能能的!因为靠自己的力量,我们什么都不能!我相信大家都听过这句话,现在就是你把神的话行出来的时候了!真正的侍奉,就是在不能里,因为看到需要,而接着神的供应和力量走下去。

            圣经说,我的能力是在人的软弱显得完全 (歌12:9b我们不可以让自己,一直专注在我们的能力。反而,我们应该在神里建立我们的能力。换一句话说,我们必须先向神在我们心里所放的需要做一个回应,才慢慢让神塑造我们。只有这样,我们才能战胜我们在路途中将会遇到的挫折、失败、羞辱甚至嘲笑,因为我们的目的不会是在成功或成就了,而是在神的带领和供应。如果你不相信,你可以试一试,因为我已经试了。And it really works!





Scared To Hell (By Leonard Lu Tze Jian)

Separation from God, it is indeed correct to fear hell, but not because of the pain it brings, but because it means eternal rejection from our true love.


Fearing God

            While talking to people about Christ, different comments often surface but there is one that I keep bugging me, even until today. I was at a youth camp once and a very smart brother-in-Christ (and I mean really smart) said this when I asked him about his faith, “It seems to me that people don’t actually believe in God. They are just afraid of going to hell. So is it about Christ, or about hell?

            Is that why some Christians are backsliding? I thought. I obey God, so that He won’t send me to hell. Eventually, I feel like I am chained and bound unwillingly by God’s high demands. Naturally, I feel suffocated and vengeful. I’d find ways around His ways. In the end, I am in worse condition than I was before. Some Christians are worse than the non-Christians! And I believe this is one of the reasons why.

            Is fearing God the same as fearing hell? Is a true Christian not afraid of hell? Is fearing hell a wrong reason to turn to Christ? If there weren’t a hell, would I still believe in God? Please take time to think about his because it concerns the foundation on which we built our faith.

Hell, the place of unspeakable PAIN

            If you ask anyone about hell or why hell is such a scary place, they would probably tell you that it is a place of pain, particularly fire and worms. It is a pain that no other pain can compare. Not only that, it is FOREVER! Can you imagine suffering a pain so great that you want to die, but couldn’t because you already are?

            Is this really what hell is, unthinkable physical pain? If you were going to live eternally in pain, won’t it eventually feel numb? If I hit your hand once everyday, you would probably feel like a touch, rather than a stinging pain after the 100th time. I believe people find hell an unbearable place because we cannot imagine ourselves suffering for the rest of our lives. But to those who are already living in suffering, would hell seem like a terrible place? If hell is just pain, then it means nothing to them.

The true price of Sin

            I believe God never intended us to fear hell because of suffering. Suffering is merely the punishment for your sins. We should fear hell because it is a place of eternity without God! (Doesn’t sound that scary, right?) Now imagine your spirit returning home, where it is supposed to be, only to be forbidden. And that’s where your soul is going to be eternally, unable to be where it is supposed to be. I know it’s hard to face unbearable pain, but don’ t you think eternal loneliness and rejection is worse?

             We tend to focus more on the physical side to God’s truth, rather than the spiritual because we are human. For instance, we say sin separates us from God. But we only repent after what sin does to us, such as unforgiveness, hatred, depression and pain. I am not saying this is wrong, I am only saying that these things are human. But what we ultimately have to remember in our walk with God is that all these physical things are only physical manifestations of what hell represents. Separation from God, it is indeed correct to fear hell, but not because of the pain it brings, but because it means eternal rejection from our true love.






Soul Insurance (By Leonard Lu Tze Jian)

Are you willing to sell all that you have and follow Christ?

Human Value

            I recently entered the working world. This new responsibility has given me a key to unlock some doors that I have purposely kept locked during my years as a student. One of them, is insurance. I thank God that He had prepared an insurance agent in my church to help me with this. When we first talked, he explained to me that insurance was about human value. He made a simple argument: If you were permanently disabled (unable to work one day), how much would you have to save to pay for your daily living for the next 20 years, not adding in your “maybe” medical bills?

            He took out his calculator and started punching numbers. Eventually, he said I’d have to take up about RM500 life + medical insurance to cover that amount. I smiled with a hint of shock and suspicion. I took his calculator and started punching my own numbers, and eventually got to the same point he did. Then I thought, “WOW! I never knew my own human value was so high!” Then I jokingly replied, “If my human value cost so much, how much do I have to pay to insure my soul?”

Soul Value

            I guess nobody will disagree than soul value is more important than human value. But can we buy soul insurance? Actually, we can! In Mark 10: 17-31, is the story of the rich young man. Here’s the modern version of the content:

            “Good teacher, how much does it cost to have my soul insured for eternal life?”
            “You already have the terms: keep the commandments,” replied Jesus.
            “All these I have obliged to since I was young.”
Jesus looked at him, “One more term: sell everything you have to give to the poor and follow me.”

            The man then left “for he was rich”. Isn’t it ironic? From the surface of things, it seems that we have to sell all that we have and leave nothing for ourselves for our souls to be insured, whereas life insurance demands that we earn more so that we can insure our human value. It seems impossible to balance these two. Is Jesus telling us not to insure our soul not our life? If that is true, why give us life?

Eternity Insured

            The truths in the bible always seem confusing because internally, they are colliding head on with our earthly values and beliefs. This almost always happens with issues of money and faith. In the story of the rich young man, the young man is like any one of us. He came to Jesus in hopes that Jesus would give him assurance that he could have the best of both worlds: eternal life in the spiritual world and luxury in the physical world. But Jesus knew what the man lacked, and he attacked it.

            It all boils down to this: Are you willing to sell all that you have and follow Christ? I don’t think Jesus was telling us that we cannot be rich because all wealth comes from Him (and He did make a lot of people really rich). Jesus was saying, if you are rich, can you give it all away in a second just to follow Him? Only when you can say “yes” to that question and go through with it, will you have soul insurance


Tuesday, January 1, 2013


请按:考试加油站时间表


     慈爱的天父,孩子们将面临考试,求你加添我们的信心和力量,保守祝福我们,使 我们在考试中正常发挥,有智慧,有解题的能力,有好的记忆力。

          主啊!你是聪明智慧的源头,求你赐聪明智慧给孩子们,求你与我们同在,让我们不惊慌不害怕。求主保守我们在考场中靠着主刚强壮胆,带领他们考出好的成绩来荣耀主。愿神赐予我们智慧、力量和勇气,在万民面前荣耀神的圣名!

         父神啊,在这考试期间许多人都背负着沉重的压力,求你保守我们,在这个考试期间仍然依靠你、仰望你多过忧虑,因你的同在我们便得安稳,我知道在你里面有无限的平安,有你在,我们不再为明天忧虑。

      主啊,你已经听到了我们的呼声,虽然我们其中深有许多的亏欠,恳求主你赦免我们的过犯。我相信你必看顾着每一位辛勤的学子,恳求主加添力量与智慧。最后,求祢帮助我们无论结果如何,我们都能完全的接納自己,懂得凡事交託,凡事感恩,知足,相信一切都有上帝美好的安排。

     谢谢天父垂听祷告,祷告奉恩主耶稣基督得胜的圣名祈求的,阿们!



1.信心。
天父,请在孩子们心中做工,使我们有大信心,好去胜过世界和一切属灵的仇敌,得以过正直的生活,得着祢所应许的美福。(来11:33;约一5:4-5

2.盼望
天父,请祢赐恩典给孩子们,使我们信赖祢的话语,单单把盼望建立在祢的话语上,使我们能象亚伯拉罕那样,在无可指望的时候仍然满有盼望。(罗4:18

3.智慧
天父,我恳求祢,多多地赐属灵的智慧聪明给孩子们,使我们好敬畏祢,远离恶事,因此而蒙受祢的恩惠,享有幸福有用的人生。(箴3:13-159:1016:6

4.勇气
天父,请在孩子们心中做工,使我们永远刚强、勇敢,在抵挡、恨恶、仇视我们的人面前泰然不惧。(申31:6

5.在恩典上长进
父神,请求祢保护孩子们,使我们不被恶人的错谬引诱,偏离正道。求祢在我们心灵深处做工,使我们每日都能在我们的主和救主耶稣基督的恩典和知识上有长进。(彼后3:17-18

6.公义
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天父,求祢使孩子们心内燃烧着祢的公义之火,使我们象祢一样喜爱公义,无论做什么都行动公义。(诗11:7;弥6:8

7.知足
天父,请把知足的秘诀教给孩子们,使我们靠着那加给我们力量的基督,无论在什么景况下都能知足。(腓4:12-13

8.感恩
天父,求祢教导孩子们遵基督而行,好使我们过着充满感恩的生活;不管祢使我们的生活中发生什么,都能凡事感谢祢。(西2:6-7;弗5:20

    祷告是奉恩主耶稣得胜的圣名,阿们!