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Break Free From Regrets

“Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians‬ ‭3:12-14‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

To whoever is battling with regrets about the past, I want to encourage you with this message.

Someone once asked me seriously if he could go back to the past to change a mistake that he made. The mistake is currently causing some bad consequences in his life.

The truth is, there is no such thing as returning to the past. There are no parallel universes either—if not, will all versions of people stand before Jesus’ throne for judgment at the end of time?

The only reality is here and now. You are the only version of you—uniquely made by God. Yes, God sees the past, present, and future, but every person can only really be in one place at one time.

No matter what has happened in the past, good or bad, press on and forget the things which are behind.

Treat it like today is day one of your new life. Every day is a fresh beginning to walk with the Lord.

God is so good that He can restore you with much more/better than what you lost in the past.

The first step to healing from a trauma suffered in the past is to decide to press on and look forward from now on.

“Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews‬ ‭12:1-2‬ ‭WEB)

Cast your burden of regret into the Lord Jesus’ hands—He cares for you. Turn away from the hurt and look into Jesus’ smiling face.

You cannot run freely when there is a heavy boulder strapped to your ankle. Let that regret go and experience the peace, lightness, and freedom.

“But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.” (Proverbs‬ ‭4:18‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

There is a race, we run by grace, and there are prizes to be won. God placed a high calling in you. The future is bright and glorious so keep looking forward from now on. Things will get better!

Did you know that God has a plan to prosper you in all things through His restoration? In “All Things Made New”, you will find strong encouragement and comfort based on restoration truths from the Bible, causing you to look forward to a better future: https://bit.ly/prosper-through-restoration

Fight Only your Battles

“After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.” He said, “Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.” Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.” (Genesis‬ ‭22:1-3‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

God told Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son of promise.

There is a reason why God did not ask Sarah do it. He knew that she would not be able to.

After being ridiculed for decades for being barren, she finally had her only son after much patience, perseverance, and probably tears.

Asking Sarah to sacrifice her son as an offering is akin to driving her insane and probably suicide. There is no mention of Abraham telling Sarah about God’s instruction.

Abraham probably left home with a heavy heart, just kissing Sarah goodbye and telling her that he was going out with Isaac to spend some time together. We don’t know exactly what he told her, but it is probably not, “Dear, I am bringing our son now to be offered as a burnt offering because God said so.”

God saw Abraham’s heart and knew that he would be able to pass the test.

“No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians‬ ‭10:13‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When God tests a person, it is not because He does not know the outcome. He wants to teach us something through the test, enabling us to grow closer to Him and know Him better.

In the case of Abraham’s test, we are taught that someone restrained Abraham from sacrificing his son, but at the cross, no one restrained God from sacrifice Jesus, His only begotten Son. There was no substitute. Jesus had to bleed and die so that we would be saved.

If you are married, your marriage is also a partnership. Your spouse has a unique set of gifts, anointings, and a calling that is different from yours. God will use you for what you are good at (what He designed you for), and He will use your spouse for what he/she is good at. This way, your family unit will benefit from both sets of graces.

As a married person, your role is not to do everything, as God will delegate tasks to you and your spouse. Trust that He knows what He is doing.

Abraham’s test was designed by God for Abraham, not Sarah. Fight only your battles.

If you have an urge to do everything yourself, it is time to release that control into God’s hands. He wants you to enjoy a level of restfulness that comes from each person doing what he/she has the grace and capacity to do. The Holy Spirit will lead you!

Learn how to flow with God’s appointed time and ways, to do the right thing at the right time. In “God’s Appointed Time”, you will discover how to experience restful increase and unceasing fruitfulness through tapping on the Grace that this available to you in every time and season of life: https://bit.ly/god-appointed-time

我們到底應該用哪一種英文口音溝通?

真的要看同學的目的和說話場合是什麼。

若是為了跟聽眾產生共鳴，那可能用他們熟悉的口音和說話方式，你說的話才會直達到他們的心坎裡。

同學來看一下Presentality分析李光耀 (新加坡開國最主要的領導人)與人民溝通的方式和他選擇使用的口音。

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📌 不知為何，幾天前我的 Youtube 突然推薦了前新加坡總理李光耀 (Lee Kuan Yew) 接受西方媒體採訪的影片。

我知道很多名人說李光耀是他們最敬佩的領導人之一，但我從來沒看過他說話的影片， 我就決定來看看他是否真的很會溝通。

結果，我的天啊，太強大了。

就算影片是幾十年前的，影像跟聲音的畫質都不是很好，你還是可以感受到他講話的力道、威嚴、還有魅力:

https://youtu.be/VexrmTacOAA

我們就來解析他的一些溝通及說話技巧吧。

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📌 如果這是你第一次聽他說話，你第一個注意到的，很可能是他的英文有多流利。畢竟人家可是在英國劍橋大學受教育的，英文根本就是母語。

但除了口音之外，最能展現語文能力的，是他的用字遣詞。

選擇有效的字眼，及潛在意義。

當第一位記者問他，他對美國在越戰使用武力的看法時（有點敏感啊！），他的回答，每個字都選擇的很巧妙。

*我把值得注意的幾個字，用大寫標示起來：

I would like to see a great deal more CAUTION, a more SELECTIVE EXERCISE of your enormous range of weapons you’ve got, and more BRAINS AND FEET — preferably Vietnamese brains and feet — rather than more power and GADGETRY.

他回答這個問題的時候當然要小心，不能過度批評美國政府，所以他選的字，也符合了這位記者想要表達的 “restraint” (克制)

•Caution — 會比 “Should use power more carefully” 要來的更溫和 (你可以自己唸出來看看，連 caution 的字本身都比較柔和)。

•Selective — 他不告訴美國怎麼使用武力，只是說 be selective，就是要選擇性的使用。

•Brains and feet, rather than gadgetry — 這邊也很巧妙，把當地的人，用 brains and feet 來代表，更能強調他們的長處，比 “local people” 更能夠有說服力。而且他選擇 gadgetry — 就是 fancy tools 的意思，但其實就是武器，但如果他說武器就太直白了，說成 “fancy tools” 又可以強調這個的短處，讓人覺得沒錯，brains and feet 確實比較好。

他能夠選擇好的字眼的原因，其中當然有他受過的教育、以及過去累積的經驗。但同樣重要的，是他不疾不徐的風格。

如果我們把他現場說出上面那段話的每個停頓點寫出來，變成分行，會變成這樣：

I would like…

… to see a great deal more caution…
… a more selective exercise of…
your…
enormous range of weapons you’ve got, and uh…
more brains and feet…

他幾乎每幾個字就會停頓一下，不但給自己時間思考，也可以表現出深思熟慮的感覺。

適時的停頓，可以讓你沈穩、有力!

停頓加上強調字眼的力道有多強大，我們看接下來這段就知道了，這也是我整個訪談中最喜歡的一段之一，在影片中的 17分25秒左右開始。

他對記者表示，他這次來美國，是要看美國人對於越戰，是否真的有決心。

我同樣把他停頓的地方分行，而且用大寫，表示他特別強調的字：

You MUST demonstrate, and which…
I’ve really come here to understand better…
is whether YOU…
as a PEOPLE…
have got that resolution (註：不是解決的意思喔，是決心)…
that stamina, that perseverance, AND…
most important of all…
*這裡明顯放慢速度，還對聽眾眨眼一下
infinite patience, AND…
*這裡一個超級長的停頓…
the capacity to hold back…
your desire to settle this quickly and get it over with, because this is a very different kind of war…
The other side is not in uniform. You are.

*還記得我們上次提到的長短句交錯嗎？這一段是不是就有用到這個原則呢？

我相信看上面的一段，就可以感受到他說話的力道，但還是推薦大家去看影片。這段話他 deliver 出去的方式，實在太好了。

尤其是說到 “infinite patience” 的時候，他整個把音拉的超級長，似乎想要讓很長很長的音，來讓聽眾感受到那個 “infinite”。

Note: 這是另一個演講技巧：就是讓你的音調、語氣、音量等等，來傳達字面上的意思。沈重的訊息，就用低沈緩慢的方式來說。要強調時間很長或過的很慢，就把字句的音本身拉長等等。

他連說到這段的時候，臉上的表情都很有趣，好像在跟美國人上一課：

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📌 Speaking the Audience’s Language

李光耀也很會看聽眾來調整自己的溝通方式。

如上面提到，李光耀上面對西方媒體說話的用字，都是比較有學問的，完全展示他的知識水平。畢竟東方人到了西方，不能被看貶。如果他說的是 highly-educated English，西方聽眾會比較覺得 ah he’s on our level!

你看看他對自己生涯的回顧，寫的多文雅：

I am not given to making sense out of life — or coming up with some grand narrative on it — other than to measure it by what you think you want to do in life.

他不是寫 “I don’t try to make sense of life”，而是 “I am not given to making sense out of life”。他還在後面加個 “grand narrative”。滿文學的。

但他跟自己國家的老百姓說話，就不是這樣了，也不能這樣。

把上面他跟西方媒體訪談的英文，與下面這個對新加坡人民做的演說相比，就很明顯了。甚至連口音也變了！

https://youtu.be/bGMKiv8-bzM

開頭他說：

I hope to tell you what merger means, why it’s good for all of us, why it’s coming, and why some people are deliberately creating trouble and difficulty…

很白話文對不對？

他就是一個很會看聽眾說話的人。當地媒體就曾經指出...

📌 完整文章請參考Presentality! Learn from their experience and expertise!

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📌 我以前一直認為，反正新加坡不算個民主，李光耀完全掌權，當然可以照他自己的意思去做事情。但看完這些影片，讀了一些分析，發現我想錯了。

新加坡這麼小的地方，沒什麼資源，周圍環繞著這麼多的勢力，不但有東南亞的大國們，也有外來的勢力：美國、英國、澳洲、日本等等… 他是如何在這麼複雜的歷史背景下，不只持續掌權，生存，而且還打造今天的新加坡？

我相信他的溝通能力，一定是關鍵：對不同的勢力，在不同的時機點，用對的故事跟語言，傳達他需要傳達的訊息。

It’s not just about speaking. It’s about speaking to achieve your goals.

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相關詞彙:

•accent 口音，腔調
•pronunciation 發音
•enunciate 清楚地念（字）；清晰地發（音）
•intonation （尤指對話語意義有影響的）語調，聲調
•intelligibility 可解度，清晰度，可懂度，明瞭度，可理解性

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