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For the New Year's Calling Award
-- Phil 3:10-14 --
Whatever it is, starting is very important. You can reach your destination only by starting right away. There is a saying that life ends in one turn. This is the time we live for, because once it passes, it never comes back.
Wealth, treasure, honor, status, etc. we have can be recovered after being lost, but time is a property that cannot be recovered once lost.
God has shared this time equally with us, regardless of the rich and the poor, without making a mistake of every minute. How we use it determines our future. That is why Pythagoras, a mathematician, philosopher, and religious philosopher, said that the most important thing in the world is to teach you how to live life.
The Bible taught us how to live life to the fullest, and so did the Apostle Paul. And the words of instruction are precious words in today's Philippians.
One is the goal, the second is the attitude, and the third is the motive.
First, the life of riding the reward that is called in the new year must be a life of setting goals and challenging ourselves.
A person who lives without a goal becomes lethargic, irritable, and negative. So are the consequences of life. Just as a young woman who is engaged before marriage has a set goal and enjoys life every day, a person with a clear goal will not get tired and feel refreshed.
The Apostle Paul lived a great life because he ran toward the goal set by Jesus to receive the reward of his calling. As British Prime Minister Benjamin Israel once said, "The secret of success lies in a steadfast goal, and he who sets a firm goal is destined to succeed."
Kilcutt Buchler, who was the head of the Psychology Research Institute at the University of Vienna, surveyed 200 great people and found that they did not do anything of genius by accident, but set their own goals and worked hard to achieve them as well as having an impact on all human beings around the world. came to the conclusion that he lived
The vow we made before God for the first time in the new year is to set a goal for our life before God. Therefore, the outcome of life will be different for those who make a vow and set goals, and those who do not make a vow and live in a timely manner.
While having lunch with the president at the end of last year, I looked at a picture of a small fishing village in Geoje Island, his birthplace, and told the story of his life, who was born in that fishing village and prayed for his dream written on his desk while living a religious life in Sunday school following his father, an elder. I was able to peek. A person who sets a goal and challenges it can see that it has to be achieved. I believe that only those who persevere and challenge for the goals and callings set for this year will reach the summit of victory.
Second, it is to have an active life attitude.
The book of Philippians, a prison epistle, is called a book of active faith because it presents a positive and active life of faith from beginning to end. Whether my past was a failure or a success, it teaches me the face of an active life challenge that closes all the dark, hate, envy, conflict, and resentment of the past and runs towards the goal ahead.
A person who sets a goal has an active attitude, and a person with an active attitude changes behavior. Just like young people riding a yacht against the wind that blows in the river, those who follow the wind in a negative direction will go where they do not want to go, but those who set their way of life right will reach their destination. This is an active lifestyle.
In what direction is the sail of our life heading?
The best selling encyclopedia in the world, the Encyclopædia Britannica, was sold by a young Korean man. He made 50 visits instead of once or twice to sell this book to the president of a company, and eventually sold the dictionary to the president, and based on his achievements, he became the world's top seller. Only those who do not give up easily will eventually achieve their goals.
I've always liked the phrase "attitude is more important than facts" by the famous psychologist Karl Meninger. Rather than what I have or what I am now, I can achieve his goals depending on how I am in my life. For this reason, this year, the church that is filled with the Holy Spirit and can do anything, that is, when you live in the conviction of Philippians 4:13, 'I can do all things through him who strengthens me', I believe it will be.
15 years ago, I was invited to a large meeting held at Youngnak Church in Jeju Island, and while leading the meeting, I met a gentleman in the front seat who was listening to the sermon seriously, and it turned out that he was the governor of Jeju Island. At his invitation, I delivered a message to the provincial government officials, and after the talk, I heard from him about his plan to create a treasure island by developing Jeju Island, a Samdado Island with many female cattle breeding grounds, wind, and stones. After that, development began and citrus farming was successful, and the island was spotlighted as one of the world's 9 great tourist destinations, and was introduced to TIME, making it a better tourist destination than Hawaii and the region with the highest GNP in Korea. This useless land has become a treasure island due to the changed attitude of a leader who used to be a police officer, passed the examination, passed the mayor of Daegu, and then became the provincial governor.
The attitude of today's life changes not only yourself but also those around you, depending on what goals you set and what attitude you take. With the Uruguay Round, when our defenses are all broken, we have to challenge ourselves. It is the Christian who turns this crisis into a new opportunity with new creativity and wisdom, and this is the spirit of Paul. Our way of life shapes our future.
Finally, it is to have the motive of faith.
We Christians live with the motive of faith. When we live with the pure motive of faith, we seem to fail, but we succeed. Even if a person does not achieve the goal of running with the motive of faith, the person becomes more mature and closer to the goal.
We can replace the saying that spirit produces miracles, and discipline produces genius, that faith produces miracles and obedience produces blessings.
On the 24th day of the end of last year, Master Kwon, the director of the academy, came to Sinsa-dong with a pamphlet. The person who worked hard to educate GED students to give the illiterate a chance to learn, who bought the land and built a vision to expand the opportunity of college study 5 years ago Based on the Christian spirit that the truth will set you free, it has finally been accomplished despite many trials and difficulties as a four-year university.
We believe that our motive is in faith, and a prayerful and active life will lead to a successful life of victory and victory.