爱，我愿意 (Love, I’m Willing)

What a lovely day, the first day of Chinese New Year.

We went to church this morning as out Vicar had reminded us last week that during the Chinese New Year, we visit out parents to wish them well, to have a full and bountiful year ahead. Although our Father does not lack anything and in fact is full of every blessings, we “visit” Him this day to honor Him and “pay our respect” to Him as out Father in heaven.

We were glad that we went for service as our Vicar preached about honoring our parents and it is a reminder to me and Josie that despite whatever that may happen at home, the tension and sometime stressed with living with our parents, they are still our parent and deserve our honour and respect as God had taught us and commanded in the scripture. It is the only commandment that comes with a promise.

Exodus 20:12 (NASB)

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

During the service, the following Chinese song was sung for the offerings.

爱，我愿意
专辑：彩虹下的约定
歌手：赞美之泉
简介：暂无

十字架上的光芒   温柔又慈祥
带着主爱的力量   向着我照亮
我的心不再隐藏   完全地摆上
愿主爱来浇灌我   在爱中得自由释放

我愿意降服   我愿意降服
在你爱的怀抱中   我愿意降服
你是我的主   你是我的主
永远在你怀抱中
你是我   你是我的主

Trying to translate the lyrics with the help of Google translate and Josie plus some of my own input but I think the essence of the song is in the language and the meanings and feelings cannot be fully captured in English.

The radiance of the cross                 Gentle and kind

With the power love of the Lord       Shining upon me

My heart is no longer hiden              Yielding to You completely

May God's love immerse me            Setting me free with Love

I am willing to surrender      I am willing to surrender
In Your love’s embrace        I am willing to surrender

You are my Lord                  You are my Lord
Forever in your embrace
You are, You are my Lord

The song brought tears to Josie and me and I bent over to Josie and whispered that this song is our heartbeat and she smiled that knowing smile with tears in her eyes.

Have a listen to it at:
http://www.zanmeishi.com/song/100.html
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82dkVH6l4Ug



A friend sent the following to us and he probably got it from someone else and I google it and found it on http://www.facebook.com/101PowerfulAffirmations/posts/496405127072637 and it is attributed to:
Yee Shun-Jian, Founder & Chief Happiness Officer, http://101PowerfulAffirmations.com/

A Christian's interpretation of nice Chinese new year blessings and proverbs:

心想事成  Ps 37:4        God will grant us the desires of our heart

万事如意  Rom 8:28    In all things God works together for the good of those who love Him

岁岁平安  Phil 4:7       The peace of God will guard our hearts and minds in Christ

事业有成  Jer 29:11     God knows the plans for us to prosper us and give us a future and a hope

步步高升  Eph 2:6       God has raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus

金玉满堂  Prov 15:6    The house of the righteous is filled with treasure

红运当头  Deut 28:13  God has made us the head and not the tail (as a result of Jesus' shed blood)

笑口常开  Ps 105:43    God brings His people out with rejoicing, and His chosen ones with shouts of joy.

May God truly bless you with many blessings in this New Year.

In God We Trust.