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Day 40 – Choosing God in All Things

"Finding God in All Things" carries the meaning of "Choosing God in All Things". We must first look at things from God's perspective, and then make wise choices in life with His vision. The sacredness of the present moment lies in the fact that we can only make...

Day 39 – A Pain That Is More Bearable in Life

Is suffering a curse or a blessing? Whether we can see God's blessings in sufferings is the key to whether we can be grateful for everything that happens to us. It is also the main factor whether we can more easily find God in all things. Yesterday we learned that...

Day 38 – From Examen to Gratitude

We know that in order to effectively establish an intimate relationship with God, we need to know how to "live in the present moment", finding God and encountering Him in the "here and now". One of the spiritual habits that most effectively helps us achieve this goal...

Day 37 – Do You Really Want Me?

We all have this question in our hearts to a certain extent: Lord, do You really want me? God not only wants us. He wants to tell the whole world that He loves us. He wants the whole world to know how much He loves us. He also wants us to know how noble and precious...

Day 36 – The Most Difficult Step in Repaying God’s Love

If we hope to return God’s love because we have received God’s love and various graces for us, we need to know how God most wants us to love Him back. This is very different from the method in our mind and our usual practice. So if we love God and want to please Him,...

Day 35 – A Love Too Much To Bear

Do we know how much God loves us? If we don't know, it's difficult for us to have a correct concept of why we want to "inherit eternal life" or answer: "Why do I desire to enter heaven?" But is our understanding of how much God loves us superficial? Let us put our...

Day 34 – Connection between Heaven and the Present Moment

Why do we hope to enter heaven? This is a question we need to face. Pondering this question helps us understand the relationship between heaven and earth, and the connection between “eternity” and "now". In fact, our most important purpose on earth is to prepare for...

Day 32 – Unlimited Connection Plan

If we are still “alive”, we all have equal access to encountering our loving God. A God who has infinite "depth" and "capacity" of love will never hesitate to generously bestow His boundless love upon us, nor will He require us to overcome numerous obstacles in order...

Day 30 – The Evidence of Being “Alive”

A person can only be considered truly "alive" when they are both “physically and mentally present", consciously living according to the intention with which God created us. And the only time we can truly "find God" and "encounter God" is also in the “present moment"!...

Day 29 – A Prerequisite for Finding God

When we depart from the "present" and live in the "future", we cannot encounter Christ in the here and now or find God in our surroundings and circumstances. Therefore, our ability to "live in the present moment" becomes a prerequisite for whether we can find God in...

Day 28 – The Kingdom Dream

Our life on earth is like a drop of water in a vast ocean compared to our eternal life. If we are willing to spend our whole life making "life plans" for our transient life on earth, shouldn't we start investing more time and effort as early as possible to plan for...

Day 27 – The Extraordinary Wedding Preparation

When we know that what Jesus desires to establish with us is not just a master-disciple, not just a friend, but a marriage relationship, and we know in our hearts that He is working hard to prepare for this relationship and for our wedding banquet in heaven, should we...

Day 26 – The Appointed Time for the Ultimate Encounter

Can we invest little time and effort into cultivating an eternal relationship, as well as preparing for the appointed time for our ultimate encounter with God? In the face of Heavenly Father’s "selfless love" for us, can we continue to respond with "senseless love"?...

Day 25 – When “Selfless Love” Meets “Senseless Love”

Regarding our understanding of God's love, we usually only have superficial head knowledge. We can say: He loves us. But can we really tell and feel just how deep God’s love is and how much He has sacrificed for us? Faced with the selfless love of our Heavenly Father,...

Day 24 – The Only Everlasting Relationship

If we realize that what we are really after is God and not the gifts He has prepared for us, we will have the right mentality and motivation to interact with the Lord. The best way to commune with God is through an intimate relationship with Him. And because...

Day 23 – Giftless Men Facing a Giftful God

Have you ever thought about why you believe in Jesus? What is the purpose of becoming a follower of Christ? Is it to "inherit eternal life"? What does “inherit eternal life” mean? The most important question is: Do we desire to be with God forever? Facing and...

Day 22 – Half-Hearted Disciples

The focus of God’s love for us is that we can receive salvation. Therefore, in the process of establishing a relationship and obtaining salvation, our responses and actions play a crucial role. Whether it is faith or our relationship with the Lord, it is not merely...

Day 21 – Employed as a Disciple?

The image of God in our hearts is also influenced by how we understand His demands on us as disciples. If we misunderstand the underlying reasons behind these demands, it will greatly affect the image of God in our hearts, as well as the mutual identities and roles in...

Day 20 – Divine Wisdom Duo

God, who has our best interests at heart, knows very well how we can obtain the greatest strength and grace from Him, has specially given us two pieces of divine wisdom to help us fulfill our Christian mission, so that God’s Plans can be fulfilled in us. Yesterday, we...

Day 19 – What God’s Nature Reveals to Us

The very nature of God reveals to us some truths that are instructive to us. These revelations help us understand more accurately why God has such high demands on us, and help us respond to His various invitations with the right attitude and actions. Yesterday, in our...

Day 18 – The First Step in Returning God’s Love

Since our Lord Jesus has paid a huge price to redeem us, is there any reason why we should not respond more seriously to His bottomless love? Even if it requires us to deny ourselves and take up our cross daily to follow Him! In the reflection of the past week on the...

Day 17 – A Love that Knows No Limit

God is willing to pay any price to love us. This “unreserved” God is our God, who has revealed His nature to us. “He (God) who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else?” (Romans 8:32) "Who do you...

Day 16 – “Who Do You Say That I Am?”

“Who do you say that I am?” This simple question asked by the Lord Jesus to his disciples revealed God’s deep desire for His people. It is He who longs to have a unique relationship with each of us, so that no one else can take the place that each of us has in His...

Day 15 – Ironclad Proof of His Love

Heavenly Father does not hesitate to interact with us in different roles and images, which is one of the proofs of His ultimate love for us. This ironclad proof is not only manifested in Christ, but this ripple of love has also melted and inspired all the saints...

Day 14 – “Tailor-made” Image of God?

At different stages of our life, faith, and spiritual growth, God communicates and interacts with us in different roles and images, and this is entirely normal. This variation is due to the unique circumstances of a particular stage in our lives, tailored to meet our...

Day 13 – Seeking the Image of God

The way God connects with individuals and the roles and images He assumes vary according to each person's situation and needs. With a good relationship with God, we can hear His voice more easily and understand His will, and consequently, discern and recognize our own...

Day 11 – Want a breakthrough in your relationship with God?

If we are serious about our relationship with God, we will seriously explore the reasons why this relationship is not as ideal as we expected, and what stumbling blocks there are in our relationship with the Lord. At this stage of the retreat, especially after the...

Day 10 – The One and Only Path

Jesus’ way is not our way. His likes and dislikes are not our likes and dislikes. Are we ready to put aside our preferences and follow His way, the only way to eternal life? In the Gospel of Mark, chapter 10, verses 17 to 22, it is written: “As he (Jesus) was setting...

Day 9 – The Safest Investment

Jesus said: “But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33) These words of Jesus should bring us great joy. and comfort, because this is the promise He gives us, the evidence of His...

Day 8 – The True Rival of the Lord

If you admit that only God’s love for us is eternal, are you willing to give up these enchanting but short-lived pursuits for God? Did the song "Need You Every Minute" that we used to reflect on and connect with our relationship with God yesterday give you a special,...

Day 7 – Need You Every Minute

The role and status of God in our hearts affects our relationship with Him. The more we realize how much we need God, the higher the role and status of God in our hearts. A week ago, at the beginning of the retreat, I asked everyone a question: Do you desire to find...

Day 6 – The Beginning of an Amazing Journey

We need to have a genuine relationship with God. Whether this relationship is healthy or not depends on how accurate our image of God is, and more importantly, the role and position of God in our minds. In the first five days of the retreat, we mentioned that if we...

Day 5 – Love Speaks from the Heart

Jesus did not want to assume the role of a lofty master. He desired to be a friend, to engage in heartfelt connections with people, to enter each other's inner chambers, to accompany and trust each other, and to rely on each other to fulfill their immediate needs.  ...

Day 4 – “Am I a Part of It?”

Have we ever actively invited God into our lives, every aspect of our lives?   Like many of us, you may have had the following experience: You know that in your circle of friends, an event that you valued very much and looked forward to was coming up, but in the end,...

Day 3 – Lord, I Need You!

When we can fully understand that we need God every moment,we can embark on the wonderful journey of "finding Him in all things"   “A friend in need is a friend indeed” does not only apply to human relationships, but it is also reflected in our relationship with God....

Day 2 -“Do you need me?”

The basis of "self-sufficiency" lies in "pride" and "distrust of God", a crude tactic used by the enemy to derail our normal relationship with God. The theme of "Finding God in All Things" for this year's retreat actually poses an important question to us: "Do we need...

Day 1 – Do you desire to find God in All Things?

"Finding God in All Things" is not just a life skill. To be exact, it is a mindset and direction in life. This attitude guides us to "encounter God" in our daily lives, ultimately leading to the goal of "being in communion with God". In the past two years, amid the...