Title: Serving and Living
Contents
Serve and live
Suyeon's house, where her father had been bedridden for years, was always depressed.
A few years ago, Suyeon's father failed in business, and as a result of the shock, his father collapsed from a paralysis.
His father, who was almost paralyzed in half of his body, was unable to move. And as a sequelae, there was a speech impairment.
My father, who was speechless, was speechless after lying down, and he only looked at the ceiling with his deep shadowed eyes.
One winter day, Soo-yeon's older brother, Seong-jun, came home after receiving the college acceptance letter.
The mother looking at her son Sung-jun did well. rejoiced And I couldn't hide my deep, full face.
Because I'm worried about tuition.... If you want to go to college in Seoul from a rural area, either get a room or board a boarding house.
So my mother opened her mouth with difficulty. Seongjun-ah, what if I can't afford the tuition? ......
I want you to know that the money I earn from going to a sewing factory is not enough to feed my family...
And my father's hospital bills are not enough....Mom sighed like a criminal and lowered her head.
Even my father, who was lying down, said nothing.
Seongjun cried while saying, “Other people are scolding me because I can’t go to college, but why is my house like this? It's ridiculous, if I don't pay tuition this time, I'll go out and live alone.
Seong-jun, who studies well but has a self-righteous personality, stared at his father in a cold manner and left the room.
Seeing her face, her mother burst into tears.
The mother looked at her father with a voice mixed with resentment and said.
“Hurry up, get up and get up. There is a lot of harm to the children, but what do you do when you lie down like this
It’s hard to eat and live if you try to live alone.”
Suyeon's mother was overcome with sorrow and did not know how to stop crying. Suyeon, who looked at her mother like that, also smirked.
After a while, the mother calmed down and comforted her father with a shy face.
“Honey, I’m sorry I forced you. I did it earlier because I was upset. relax your mind I didn't do well. The father says nothing to the mother's begging for forgiveness.
Sung-joon, who left the house that day, has not heard from him for several days. Because of Seong-joon, who left the house, Su-yeon's house was falling into even more sorrow.
On the fifth day, on a rainy day, Sung-jun returned home in the rain.
But through the cracks in the bedroom door, I heard my father's slow voice. My father, who was speech impaired, was talking on the phone with someone, stuttering in a difficult voice.
W .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I wonder if I can sell a kidney .... The voice came again. My...my...my son's college tuition...that's what he's doing, so please, please... ....for sure ..for a little ..please ....for sure ..this.
Seongjun, who sat on the floor, lost his mind, and tears welled up.
I remembered something my schoolteacher had told me a long time ago. A father's love is like a lighthouse. My father is like a lighthouse that curls up quietly during the bright day and illuminates my body when the dark night comes.
The words of love are contained in the silence of the fathers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inner Healing Seminar
There are too many people who have been hurt. (The wounds I suffered from my father. The wounds I suffered from growing up)
Those wounds, as they grow, cause character impairment.
# anger. # Loneliness, # Excessive attachment to interpersonal relationships. obsession. #Excited and angered.
# Do not accept advice and criticism. # Shameful and anxious.
Reasons to be treated
1> I can't grow personally.
2> There are obstacles to the growth of faith.
3> You cannot serve others, whether it is your religious life or your social life. If you serve, it is conditional service with a sense of loss.
Text Abraham was sitting at the tent door at about noon (the hottest hour), and when he saw that there were three people, he ran and ran.
welcomed home. Abraham has a heart of compassion for those in need.
Hebrews 13:1-2 Continue to love your brother, and do not forget to be hospitable.
There are people who unwittingly entertained angels.... (The old mother's dinner is generous.)
Abraham served people, and then he served and treated God.
Today, ahead of Palm Sunday, when the Lord is crucified, the saints must remember.
Jesus, the Son of God, came into the world. saved through the cross of Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father's will for us
1> People of faith are told to serve and live.
All we have to do before the crucified Lord is to believe in Him.
That faith does not become a confession of the lips.
In order to prove that confession, faith is proved through a life of obedience before God.
That life of faith is worship and obedience. Another aspect must be revealed by serving and serving people.
2> Always reward those who serve.
Abraham received God and angels and received an answer after 25 years of making a promise to his children.
Genesis 18:14 When the time is come, Sarah will have a son. Received a wish fulfillment answer.
Hebrews 13:1-2 Continue to love your brother, and do not forget to be hospitable.
There are those who unknowingly entertained angels...
Blessings to those who serve
Matthew 25 - Truly I say to you, what you did to the least of the brothers
did it for me What to eat when people around you are hungry, and something to drink when you are thirsty.
Received when I was a stranger, looked after when I was sick, and cared for when I was in prison...
Mother Teresa - Our poor neighbors are Jesus in disguise.
3> Serve like this.
How should I serve? God blesses those who serve (do not aim to receive blessings).
For those who have little faith, it is for the blessing of loyalty. Serving is also true for blessings.
But the lesson to be realized before the Lord who bore the cross is
1> Give up everything and serve.
The Lord gave up being God in heaven and came to serve us.
He came in a human body because it was the Father's will to lead a life of obedience to bear the cross.
2> Serve without expecting results.
The greatest blessing in the Sermon on the Mount is that blessed are those who suffer for my sake. - Obedience for the glory of God. serving.
1 John 4:20-21 Anyone who says I love God and hates his brother is a liar.
He who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.