The Tragedy of “Almost”
“For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?” Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.” The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.” (Acts 26:26-30 WEB)
The passage above records a very tragic moment. King Agrippa was on the verge of believing in Jesus as Lord, but he hardened his heart and stood up, rejecting the free gift of eternal life.
His actions are essentially saying this, “Stop it. I don’t want to hear anymore. I refuse to accept Jesus Christ as Lord.”
Other translations render Agrippa’s words like this:
“Then Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time [and with so little effort] you [almost] persuade me to become a Christian.”” (Acts 26:28 AMP)
The word “almost” is the great tragedy.
It is like coming so close to the finish line in a race but fainting and being disqualified when you are just a hair’s breadth away.
Hell contains many souls who are “almosts”.
“I should have responded when that preacher asked for us to place our faith in Jesus. Why did I harden my heart? I almost got saved, but now it is too late...”
“Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my deeds for forty years. Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways;’ as I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”” (Hebrews 3:7-11 WEB)
It is possible to know with the mind that Jesus is the Son of God and everything that He claims to be, and yet not be saved.
A person has to believe and confess Him as Lord. If you just believe that He is the Son of God but don’t receive Him as Lord, you are not saved.
Even the demons believe that God is real, but they don’t submit to Him as Lord.
The Holy Spirit convicts the hearts of unbelievers about their sinfulness and woos them to receive Jesus Christ as Lord. But they can choose to reject it. Every individual must choose to accept or reject the gift of eternal life.
Yet, it is God’s will for all to hear the Gospel and to be saved. No matter how dark someone’s past is, he can freely receive forgiveness of sins when he places his faith in Jesus as Lord!
If you are already a born-again believer, through faith in Jesus, you have entered God’s rest—the rest of your conscience and also rest from works-based justification.
You are a saint who is already sanctified, justified, saved, holy, righteous, pure, and blameless. The next time you read these words in the Bible, don’t feel condemned or shrink away. These words describe who you already are in Christ.
“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” (Colossians 2:8-10 NKJV)
Dear brethren, you are not an “almost”. You are complete in Christ.
Let someone know the Gospel so that they are not almost, but fully saved through faith in Jesus Christ!
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最好的自己不在未來,就在現在。
認真回想,以前我好像在每一段關係中都是在扮演某一個角色,不由自主的在為每個對象做調整。不只有在戀愛上,有時候可能跟朋友、工作夥伴都是,尤其是在前輩面前,常常我都會本能反應似的改變自己。聲音要甜一點嗎?笑話要低級一點嗎?從穿衣服就可以看出,我今天是要跟誰吃飯。雖然是微調,但透露出了一件事,我好像不夠喜歡真正的自己,所以才會擔心大家也不會喜歡真正的我。我告訴自己即使累,但如果持續努力,有一天就能變成大家都喜歡的Lara。
久而久之我和世界的相處模式只有「由外到內」,會依照別人對我的反應去斷定我的下一步。大家會覺得我很好相處,我卻越來越不快樂。現在我慢慢開始懂了,原來我把順序弄反了。我該優先處理的是自己內心的感受,其他人買不買單,其實跟你一點關係都沒有。就像找另外一半,如果我跟夢中情人在一起,但我根本無法在他面前做自己,最後還是會走不下去。
我現在33歲,So What? 終於懂,「當下的自己」才是人生時間軸上最重要的!
對了,有人好奇這次「{}」的意思嗎?簡單說是「大括號」,在數學運算式中稱作「空集合」。數學不好的人就想像一個清空的行李箱吧。「空」不是無,而是無限可能。括號還有另外一個更好懂的意思,就是「優先處理」。將過去整理過後的自己,回歸純粹,態度成熟自信!(失戀後重新出發的人應該很有感觸吧!🤣)
Your best self is not in the future, but in the Now.
Looking back, I seem to have been playing a role in almost every relationship I was ever in. I'm not just talking about romantic relationships. Whether it was with friends or colleagues (especially seniors), I would modify myself almost instinctively. Should my voice be sweeter? My jokes dirtier? If you wanted to know who I was eating with that day, all you had to do was look at the clothes I was wearing.
The changes were subtle, but they still reflected a truth: I didn’t feel like the real me was enough so I was worried that other people would also find her lacking. I told myself that if I just kept working at it, I would someday become a version of Lara that everyone accepted.
Eventually I only knew how to get my cues from the external world. I would always base my next step on feedback I got from others. Most people considered me easy to get along with, but I grew more and more unhappy.
I think I had it all wrong. My first priority should have been listening to my inner voice. Whether or not other people agree with it is not in my control nor of my concern. Take looking for a partner. Even if I found the person of my dreams, it would never last if I couldn’t be myself around them.
I am 33 years old. So What? I finally understand that "the present self" is the most important thing on the timeline of life! It’s time to prioritize me!
By the way, is anyone curious about the meaning of "{}" this time? Besides the more commonly known representation of parentheses as prioritization, these curly brackets are called “the empty set”. The empty what? If like me, math is not your strongest suit, think of it as an empty suitcase. "Empty" doesn’t mean nothing, but infinite possibilities! What will you fill your life with this time?
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01:39 Topic of the day
03:18 Key statistics from the article
04:23 'Its a women problem'
06:27 Why we are having less children
11:00 How women balance work and family
13:30 Coping with your own and your child's issues
15:19 Are we ready to have children?
18:32 The new vs old mindset on single parenthood
21:34 Supporting women regardless of their decisions
22:50 Women are getting harder to get along with?!
26:42 Men have to pay on dates?
29:58 Not taking these comments at face value
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聽到這首歌感受到的第一歌感覺是『改革』。
我們人類一直在從中學習、蛻變、覺醒。我們希望我們的自由意識能被發揚光大、能被清楚地被聽見。我們一步一步往前走、往前看著我們的未來。
我聽完這首歌,我也不知道為什麼突然就有很多的靈感,我開始拿起筆跟紙寫下我的感受,改編了一些。希望你們會喜歡😉
歌詞:
Got a fire in my soul
I've lost my faith in this broken system
Got love for my home
But if we cry is there anyone listening?
We're the forgotten generation
We want an open conversation
Follow me on this road
You know we gotta let go
All the pain we take
All the soul we make
All the times they say it's impossible
All the lie they fake
All the God for sake
Let me know what’s real and reliable
Let us break the wall
Cuz we aint gonna fall
No way they can defeat us all
We stand together for the name of love
And the world will know we’re unstoppable
I'm not afraid to tear it down and build it up again
It's not our fate, we could be the renegades (renegades)
I'm here for you, oh
Are you here for me too?
Let's start again (again), we could be the renegades (renegades)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Hold on to this hope cuz we’ll stay till the end
One way or the other you know that our souls mend
People showing their faith
Ending this hate
Send this message away cuz you know
Take a deep breath, close your eyes and get ready
Take a deep breath, close your eyes and get ready
Take a deep breath, close your eyes and get ready to fly
I'm not afraid to tear it down and build it up again
It's not our fate, we could be the renegades (renegades)
I'm here for you, oh
Are you here for me too?
Let's start again (again), we could be the renegades (renegades)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
You see this journey is now my own
This road taught me the love I’ve known
We take this victory as we fly fly fly fly
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