Be Led to Enjoy Fruitfulness

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. What profit has he who works in that in which he labors? I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end. I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live. Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3:1-13‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Life is quite simple. Every season looks different, but God is still the one who upholds you. That truth does not change, so it is pointless to be afraid or worried since God is consistently faithful and good.

Just trust Him and look out for the unique grace that is supplied for every season.

You don’t have to be smart. Just patient to listen and humble to follow His lead.

“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.” (Proverbs‬ ‭3:5-7‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Self-reliance is a trap. Lean on Him in everything.

It is when you forget about Him that you’re setting yourself up for a bad fall. Neglecting to pray and receive God’s word is a tell-tale sign of this impending fall.

We cannot reign in life when we are always depending on fleshly self efforts and crying to God as a last resort when everything turns bad.

Compromising on moral standards and making decisions based on fear never turns out well either.

“For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.” (Romans‬ ‭8:13-14‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Choose to be led by the Holy Spirit. We cannot make it on our own. Children of God are led by Him. We will enjoy restful fruitfulness just by following Him!

If you were blessed by this devotional, then you will enjoy “God’s Appointed Time—Being Fruitful in Every Season of Life”: https://bit.ly/god-appointed-time

““Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness. Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.” (Isaiah‬ ‭55:1-3‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

If you have no money, at least you have time which is the purest currency that all of us have.

Invest your time in God’s word which is true wine (joy), milk (nourishment), and bread (satisfaction) that really benefits you.

Make sure that you are feasting on Christ-focused revelations from God’s word on a regular basis. This is good, rich food that delights the soul.

You cannot enjoy the victorious life in Christ if you are starving yourself by neglecting God’s word.

What is the “everlasting covenant” that God has made with us? It is the New Covenant of Grace.

Under Grace, God wants you to turn your ear to Him and hear His word so that you will live. Not just live physically, but enjoy the full benefits of eternal life—the abundant life that Jesus talked about in John 10:10.

Some Christians still don’t realize that the Scriptures are not just for comforting our emotions or teaching us moral lessons. There is God’s power for salvation contained in the Gospel, and it is released in a person who believes it.

“For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.” (Romans‬ ‭1:16‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Not just salvation from Hell, but salvation from trouble, sickness, enemies, poverty, depression, broken relationships, etc. The purpose of preaching the Gospel is not about speaking eloquent words, but it is about releasing God’s power for salvation.

If you want to reign in life now, and not only after you reach Heaven, then you must take God’s prescription seriously:

“For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.” (Romans‬ ‭5:17‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

See to it that your staple diet is the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness, with a central focus on the one: Jesus Christ. This is the kind of message to feed on daily. You will recognize it because you will feel like your soul is satisfied and jumping for joy after receiving such a Gospel message!

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出門拍片前和Yuri 自拍🥰🥰
這孩子越來越聽話，和他自拍的難度減低了～
以後可以收集一個變身後和羽孩合照的collection了😆✨
最近因為練舞講三和拍片比較冷落了牠🥲
遲些一定要補回來嗚嗚嗚嗚

Took the time to selfie with my boy 💕✨✨
Been neglecting him a bit because of the shoot a and dance practice lately…🥲I will make up for it later 😭😭😭😭😭

Thank you for the 600+ questions, aaaa!! And moreover, thank you so much for 200K+ subscribers. You guys are the bestestest. I'll do a part 2 later, but for now, here is the first round of questions you asked me.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & thank you
00:44 Being comfortable on camera?
01:49 Something funny I could understand in another lang
02:24 Airplane incident
03:07 Code switching & thinking in another lang
04:43 Fanmeets
05:47 Taking breaks in language learning
07:39 My life outside of languages
08:50 How am I doing? (Korean)
10:13 Remembering grammar
11:09 Boyfriend & my age
11:38 Peak studytime energy
12:53 My subjects at school & uni
14:13 Guilt and neglecting langs
15:26 Understanding without studying
16:12 YouTube pressure to perform
18:06 Why am I not learninng German?
18:39 Hardest languages
19:05 My embarrassing Arabic story
20:30 End & preview of Part 2

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With Inferiority and Arrogance, Taiwan is Made of “Glass”
自卑又自大 台灣的「玻璃心」

Catherine Chang(張雅琴), the Era News anchorwoman in Taiwan, said, “Taiwan is not made of plastic.”
However, I’m not sure whether she’s wrong or right.
The only thing I can assure you is Taiwan’s made of “glass.”
What I mean is that there’re so many snowflakes all over the island.

張雅琴說：「台灣不是塑膠做的。」
到底是不是？我不知道。
我只知道台灣是「玻璃」做的。
因為這座島上有太多「玻璃心」的人。

There is no need to say anymore about the fact that there’s been racist campaign against Dr. Tedros, the director-general of the World Health Organization.
Now let’s think further about the motive of these attacks.
Since Dr. Tedros had never blamed Taiwan before he accused Taiwan of racism, what kind of hatred triggered the attaks?
What really irritated Taiwan’s people was he praised mainland China’s accomplishment in combating the epidemic.
Yes. Only for that.

毋須多言，來自台灣對世貿總幹事譚德塞的種族歧視攻擊真實存在。
但到底這些攻擊的動機是什麼？
在譚德塞指控台灣對他霸凌之前，他從未責怪過台灣任何事。
真正惹怒台灣人的，其實無非是他讚美大陸的防疫成就。
說穿了，就是這樣！

That is why I claim that Taiwan is made of “glass.”
There’re so many snowflakes who hide their inferiority with great arrogance. Actually, their hearts are too fragile to face mainland China’s progress today.
They cannot accept any good about mainland China.
Understanding that, we can ignore their allegations against Dr. Tedros, such as neglecting the severity of the disease or preventing Taiwan’s participation in WHO, for they’re all excuses or even lies in fact.

因此，我說台灣是「玻璃」做的。
有太多「玻璃心」的人用自大掩飾自卑。
他們的心脆弱到無法面對今日大陸的成就。
他們幾乎不能接受任何大陸的好。
當你了解了他們這種自卑和自大的情結，
你便可以無視他們對譚德塞的指控，
諸如他疏於防疫、阻擋台灣參與WHO等......
其實就只是他們包裝「玻璃心」的藉口，
或甚至根本就是謊言。

Because of complex of inferiority and arrogance, Taiwan society legitimizes its racist campaign against Dr. Tedros.
As racial discrimination is considered anti-humanitarian universally, I feel quite ashamed of that.
Nevertheless, I believe I am not alone, for that which is morally wrong can never be politically right.

因為這種自卑與自大的糾結，
台灣社會竟可以合理化對譚德塞的種族霸凌。
當全世界早已認定種族霸凌違反人道，
我實在為此感到羞恥！
但無論如何，
我相信我並不孤獨，
因為任何道德失格的事情，
永遠不能夠政治正確！

I thought of who I wanted to spend more time with this year, and the answer was staring right back at me. Who else has been guilty of neglecting your #1 person?
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