Hi everyone, my name is Maggie. I've been at OTBC for about 6 years now, and many of you might know me from doing the PowerPoint slides at the back during the 2pm service.
大家好,我叫Maggie。我在OTBC已经有大约6年了,你们中的许多人可能知道我在下午2点的聚会中负责后台播放PowerPoint幻灯片。
Growing up in the church, I always heard about the wonderful things the Lord did in people's lives, but I never really understood the significance of it until I experienced it for myself.
I wanted to share something with you all that happened to me recently. I had a moment where I swore and said a bad word.
在教会长大,我总是听说主在人们的生活中所行的奇妙事情,但直到我亲身经历过才真正理解了其中的意义。
我想和大家分享最近发生在我身上的一件事。有一次,我说了一句脏话。
Ephesians 4:29 clearly states: Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."
以弗所书4:29明明白白地说:“污秽的言语一句不可出口,只要随事说造就人的好话,叫听见的人得益处。”
Right after that, my bottom lip swelled up. I immediately began to panic. Suddenly, I remembered what I did. Without thinking, I kneeled down on my bathroom floor and prayed for healing and forgiveness.
就在那之后,我的下唇肿了起来。我立刻开始恐慌起来。突然,我想起了自己的所作所为,就不假思索地跪在浴室地板上,祷告求主医治和赦免我。
It's amazing how quickly things can change when you turn to God. Within five minutes, the swelling disappeared completely! I was shocked by this immediate answer to my prayer.
当你转向神时,事情可以多么迅速地改变,太令人惊奇了。在五分钟内,肿胀完全消失了!神对我这个祷告的即刻回应让我感到震惊。
But that's not all. Around last year, I also had an experience where unforgiveness was weighing me down, and it manifested as a skin disease. I realised after a while that holding onto unforgiveness was hindering me from being healed.
但这还不是全部。大约去年,我也有过一次经历,那时我心中的不饶恕使我负担沉重,结果是我得了皮肤病。过了一段时间后,我意识到紧紧抓住不饶恕让我无法得到康复。
So, I made the choice to forgive people, and my skin has gotten so much better since then. Sometimes, however, it flares up again, a reminder that I've harbored unforgiveness towards people and need to repent. These experiences have truly shown me the power of faith, prayer, and forgiveness.
因此,我选择饶恕他人,从那时起,我的皮肤好了很多。但有时它会再次发作,提醒我曾经对人心存不饶恕,需要悔改。
这些经历真正向我启示了信心、祷告和饶恕是有大能的。