2024年5月1日 星期三

29. You're going!

At that time, the Tou Cheng church had a prayer meeting at Wednesday night, only three people attended as Brother Chen, younger brother Wu and I, we were using alternate way to pray, because I did not know how to pray, my opportunity of prayer turned very soon and many times, I often took the opportunity not to go to the prayer meeting.

I always used the service of that time, and I took the opportunity to take a shower. And The nunnery shower room was a small room, above the wall which put the students' shampoos and soaps, that day, I also took the opportunity to take a shower, you could find a reason not to go to service, I was taking a shower, there was a huge voice and said to me, "you're going to ...." then on the wall of shampoo bottles came to hit on my head, I was frightened, I was wet and I immediately put on my clothes, then I went to church for prayer meeting, Chen evangelist brother Chen saw me, he was very happy, because I have never gone to church so early, maybe it was God who disciplined me?

28. Speaking in tongue? Filling with the Holy Spirit?

Nunnery has a church where was open to the public every Monday night, free to pray, and I often went there, and I prayed to Jesus.

Once I prayed in the Monday night, I had more prayer, more praise my Lord, my heart was opened by the Lord, I began to say something I did not understand it, because I enjoyed worshiping the Lord, that I’ve never had this experience. Finally, the church was close, and two students carried me out, my feet could not stand up, I filled with joy, , as if I have been drunk, where were there the wine? That time, I spoke in tongue, and I was filled with the Holy Spirit, I did not understand completely.

Until one day, I was in the church, and I stood up to pray, I prayed the Chinese language into what I did not understand the tongue. After our church missionary Carol talked to me in private, and she opened the Bible and taught me; "The apostle Paul would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue." I listened to her advice, I did not speak in tongue continually, and the tongue was naturally stopped.

27. Mosquitoes can not bite me

 

When I was Fu Hsing Junior College third grade, the girls were staying in the nunnery where the nuns lived. At that time, I loved Jesus, but also I have the normal services.

 
I have my devotional time at six o'clock to seven o'clock every morning and I recited a Bible verse every day, because other students did not get up early for habits, I did not disturb them, I had to use a table and a row of chair in the courtyard, when I lived in Tou Cheng town where there were a lot of mosquitoes that often were biting me then I was itchy everywhere. During my devotional time, I prayed to the Lord Jesus and said; "Do not bitten by mosquitoes in my devotional time." God really heard my prayer, devotional time each day that one hour, I saw mosquitoes covered my legs, but I would not bite, really wonderful!


26. Memorized Scripture verses

          

I studied Chemical Engineering second semester started to memorize Scripture verses, I recited a verse daily, I was often walking to review, or riding a bike to memorize, or going Luo Dong Night Market on the bus, I watched the outside scenery through the window, I memorized all the way to the Luo Dong main station, I memorized more verses, my heart filled more with joy by those verses, and the Words of God also nourished my spirit, soul and body's needs.

After that, it began memorized Hymns, and singing; "JesusJesusSweetest voice ..."; I could sing all the way to Yilanor while riding bicycle while singing Hymns, my heart of joy showed from my voice, sometimes I was laughing, sometimes smiling, walking with Jesus, nice!

At school, God was with me all the time, I often prayed the Lord for inquiry, even buy the clothes, I asked the Lord and He said"good-looking or ugly'I would pray every big or small or Praise the LordThat kind of simple pure heart, I had often thought back, I could come back the beginning style, I just trusted Himand it would be more wonderful!

25. Nunnery

 

                                          Chemical engineering

Fu Hsing junior college was special arrangement for the girls who lived at the nunnery, I saw nuns (sisters) spoke out Min-nan language fluently, they took care of the old people, they fed them with food, and the helped the old people's lives. These nuns come from so far countries, they gave up their marriages, left their families and ideals, only they believed in the Lord, they mainly served and sacrificed their lives, I personally admired them.

  Once I had rehearsal drama with a class leader and classmates, that class was the electronic practicum, school dean saw us in the classroom, not in the electronic classroom for practice, he thought we skipped class, then he wrote our names down, the drama could not rehearsal continually. After I cried out and returned back the nunnery. I went up to the roof; I thought my grievances, so I wanted to die. How to die? Gas suicide unlikely, because the kitchen was locked; cut wrist which was too much pain, and finally decided to bite my tongue for suicide, I would biting my tongue, the tongue was intense pain, but it did not squeeze a little blood; later, I heard the downstairs and my class leader to report me, and said: "He has told Dean and explained everything, it was no problem." I could not commit suicide, and I had a painful tongue which was sticking out, do not shrink back for long time.

This experience, I learned to meet the things, I faced the problems by myself, and I refused to commit suicide, but I no longer hurt myself. God keeps me alive, He wanted me to embark on a more long-term way and I learn more of God's Words, so that the girl worried even more unhappy days, it drew down period, becoming joy plus joy, and became one of my life starting points.

24. Out of the UN

 

Taiwan left the UN, and my heart was with the fate of my nation, everyone was responsible, I knew my country, I should have responsibility. And listen to the old saying: "When our war came against with Japanese, the young people gave study up and they joined the army." I wish I was born in that time; I could contribute for my country, and even shed blood, no turning back.

Exiting the United Nations that night, some female students and I drew some posters that almost covered the entire hall, because we were young people with passion. The next morning, , there were our patriotic posters at first glance, after the school decided to inspection seal, then posting, we have posted the night before, the school might allow the unconditional passing.

I think I should be on the political route, but I saw the dark side of politics, full of deceit and injustice, my heart was very sad, the nation and politics numbed increasingly, unlike the young period time was enthusiasm and courage. Now, I only left the country's blessings and prayers.

23. Jesus, please open the door

 

I went to the Fu Hsing fellowship and student home, I did not go to church, because of past experiences, I was fear others who did not love me, and I felt that I did not believe in Christ myself.

Once, I was at the library, then Fu Hsing Fellowship Chairman whose nickname was kitten who debated with me and said: "You have not eaten a food, and try it; no believe in God, you try it ..." I thought Taiwan temples more than Compare Churches, then So the temples of Gods were much bigger than the churches of Jesus. He challenged me and said: "You must be timid, afraid to go to church." I said: "This evening, I will go to church."

However, I was still timid as a mouse, wondered out of the church, I saw people go to church, I was hiding or pretending, just waiting outside for some time, I heard the service began, and I was very nervous, and uneasy, I was standing at the door, and prayed that Jesus was unknown, and said: "If you really are god for me, you open automatically this screen door and you open from the inside to the outside, not pushing by the human’s hands. Amen!" because I think: "From outside to inside will be very easy, just blowing the big wind, the screen door is pushed open from the inside to the outside, it is difficult." I've never been to that church; I do not know the screen door is from which direction to open? But I stood in the last step the screen door which was being opening automatically for me.

Since then, I have never left the Lord Jesus one day.