Sunday, February 18, 2024

Jesus Calms a Storm Luke - 8:22-25 Jesus is training His disciples

How do you train your students or cadres? 

Teach them first and then give them tests --- i.e. give them challenging tasks.

'Bad' things are meant for you to overcome and grow up stronger and better.


Lessons:

    When in a storm of life, go to the source of life, Jesus, for help

    Have faith in Jesus - Focus on the ability and power of Jesus to help us and not just on the storm

    With every trial and storm, our faith in and knowledge of Jesus should grow to overcome the challenges.

    The storms of life are meant for us to be stronger and better. Have faith and courage to overcome them.

    to have faith, trust in Jesus' power, and find peace in his presence, even in the midst of life's storms.

    故天将降大任于是人也,必先苦其心志,劳其筋骨,饿其体肤,空乏其身,行拂乱其所为 -《 孟子·告子 》

        "Therefore, when Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on any man, it will exercise his mind with suffering, subject his sinews and bones to hard work, expose his body to hunger, and subject him to extreme poverty. So by these means, it will stimulate his spirit and enhance his ability." - Mencius

    大丈夫者“富贵不能淫,贫贱不能移,威武不能屈”,大丈夫“穷则独善其身,达则兼济天下”。- 孟子

        "A great man is not swayed by wealth and honor, nor is he moved by poverty and lowliness; he cannot be coerced even by force and power. When he is poor, he remains virtuous and self-reliant; when he is prosperous, he benefits the world." - Mencius

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