Faith & Life
This helps believers who hope to become the fragrance of Christ live a right life of faith.
Mother’s Teaching No. 7
“Arrogance arises from a heart full of complaint. When we always serve God with gratitude, arrogance and complaint disappear, and humility will dwell in our hearts.”
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Complaint is having dissatisfaction in our heart. Those who don’t know how to be content come to complain. No matter how much God prepares favorable situations, rather than giving thanks to God, they always see negative points first. Mother said,…
Mother’s Teaching No. 8
“When we compliment our brothers and sisters, compliments will return to us.”
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Words have great power and are like an echo. When we compliment others, compliments return to us. When we blame others, they blame us as well. This is the reason Mother taught us, “When we compliment our brothers and sisters,…
Mother’s Teaching No. 9
“As the sea receives all the dirt and purifies it, we should have a broad and beautiful heart to embrace the faults of our brothers and sisters.”
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Heavenly Mother has told us that a broad mind like the sea is a beautiful mind. A broad mind like the sea covers the faults of brothers and sisters. It is not easily angered, but rather understands and tolerates others…
Mother’s Teaching No. 10
“Whoever wants to be led by the Lamb should become a lamb smaller than the Lamb.”
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Heavenly Mother said that whoever wants to be led by the Lamb must become a lamb smaller than the Lamb. It is because we cannot follow wherever the Lamb leads us if we do not become smaller than the Lamb.…
Mother’s Teaching No. 11
“Sacrifice is needed in the process of becoming a greater vessel.”
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God likened us to vessels. We cannot hold many fruits in a small vessel. Likewise, no matter how much we want to receive blessings and serve as great Gospel workers, we cannot receive such blessings if we are a small…
Mother’s Teaching No. 12
“Even God came to serve, not to be served. When we serve one another without wanting to be served, God will be pleased.”
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Our God Himself set us an example of faith by showing us what we should do. One example is serving others. God is the most honorable and holy One who deserves to be served by all creatures in the entire…
Mother’s Teaching No. 13
“We should endure present sufferings for the Kingdom of Heaven will be ours.”
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While living a life of faith, we face rough and painstaking moments. Sometimes we are persecuted for the truth or tempted by Satan; we have troubles with brothers and sisters in Zion; or we encounter problems in our daily life.…
Change Family Habits for the New Year
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit,” said a philosopher. You make habits, but later habits make you. While good habits lead you to the right path and make you a better…
A Millionaire Who Paid Back
A wind of change blew in a small humble village in Jiangxi, China. Rough roads were well paved and dilapidated mud huts were replaced with luxury villas. The village is equipped with basketball courts, table tennis facilities, and a free…
The Most Beautiful Mind, Devotaion For Life
A few months ago, some members from the Lima Church in Peru donated noodles, rice, sugar, oil, and water to volunteer fire fighters. When we asked what kind of food they needed, they answered with excitement, “We all like noodles…
Elton Wilson Zelaya from Lima, Peru
Emotional Habits
Philip Brickman, a social psychologist at the Northwestern University in the U.S., conducted an experiment. It was to observe the changes of emotions over time among those whose happiness greatly increased through an unexpected fortune and of those who drastically…
Dad’s Love
In my childhood, I pledged myself not to become a businessperson. It was because of my dad who was a businessman. He was so busy all the time that I could hardly see him. He frequently went on a business…
Wei Wei from Singapore
Worthwhile Time
There was a man who enjoyed fishing at night. After work when it was the best time to relax, he hit the dusky road with a sandwich and fishing tackle in his hands. Sometimes there was no fish biting all…
The Opportunity to Restore Love
“Is God coming down?” When I was a child, I mumbled to myself, looking at the sunlight emerge from the gray clouds and shine straight down on the ground. Though nobody taught me, I was convinced that God exists for…
Shin Se-hee from Seoul, South Korea
A Shortcut
During the dry season, wildebeest living in the plains of Africa migrate over hundreds of miles in search of water and food. A zoologist observed month-long massive migrations of wildebeest, and discovered that they moved along a very long and…
How to Cope with Stress
Stress causes all kinds of illnesses, and if it worsens, can even lead to death. It is impossible to have no stress at all while living in this world. But what is important is our attitude toward stress. If we…
Menopause, a Second Adolescence
she feels as if an old lady is sitting in front of the mirror. She also feels her heart starting to pound all of a sudden, and it is hard to control her feelings no matter how hard she tries.…
Passion
The English word passion means a strong feeling to accomplish something. It comes from the Latin word pati, which means suffering or enduring. So the real meaning of passion is to actively cope with suffering, not avoiding it, when faced…
Blessings Given to Those Who Believe and Do
A plan for short-term mission was made for Chachapoyas, a city with a population of about 40,000 in Amazonas Region, Peru. Thirty-eight volunteers were grouped into four different teams, and each team was to preach for fifteen days. Before starting…
Jorge Luis Maza Quevedo from Lima, Peru
Mom’s Dish, the Best Homemade Meal
A group of mothers flew for over 10 hours to meet their grown children who were living in a distant country. The mothers brought the spoons, cups, and bowls their children used when they were back home. The moms secretly…