Do Money and Reputation Really Make You Happy?

Do Money and Reputation Really Make You Happy?

June 20, 2018

By Ma Hui, Germany

Once I heard a story, which went like this: Several social elites came to an old professor, complaining their jobs and life were very stressful. Then, the professor served them with a pot of coffee and a variety of cups. Each of them chose an expensive and beautiful cup, and none chose those ordinary and cheap ones. Based on this, the professor taught them a lesson: In fact, the cup cannot change the quality of coffee, yet everyone chooses a valuable cup; that is the source of stress. He also told them, “Life is like coffee. Work, money, fame and status is just like the cup. Those who live a happy life enjoy coffee, but not cup.”

How to Live a Happy Life?

How to Live a Happy Life?

May 20, 2018

By Chenzhuo

Time flies like an arrow, and years pass in an eyeblink.

Having sent away the last flake of snow, the year 2018 tiptoes in …

Standing before the landmark of a new year, I couldn’t help looking back to the way behind me:

How was it that I got it through?

Many things have quietly faded away, away from my heart;

Many people have receded from my memory;

Only my knowledge of God grows increasingly clear in my experience.

A Happy Life Starts From Knowing God’s Sovereignty

A Happy Life Starts From Knowing God’s Sovereignty

May 9, 2018

By Fengzhu

    Suqi was born into a not rich family and there were other four brothers and sisters within. However, only her father earned money to support the family. When she was in primary school, she envied the wealthy family’s children because they had better food and clothing than her. Later, finding that those elder brothers and sisters in her village who got into university and got a good job were respectable in the presence of others, she felt more envious. Therefore, she determined to put everything she had into her studies in order to test into a famous university, so that she could have good prospects and change the present life condition. After that, she was studying from early morning till late at night. From primary to high school, she always got the best grades and was the class cadre, so she often got the approval of her teachers and classmates. When she was in junior high school, the state would recruit a group of students to the secondary specialized school. Some classmates applied, but she didn’t. No one persuaded her because everyone believed that Suqi would get into a top university, and it was not worthwhile for her to enter a secondary specialized school. And that was what Suqi thought too.

My Interactions With a Weird Neighbor | Eastern Lightning

My Interactions With a Weird Neighbor

By Xiaowu

Picture of the Church of Almighty God

     “He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he” (Proverbs 14:21).

    To get along with others, apart from being tolerant and patient, what’s even more important is to understand: “And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32). It is because we are all sinners without the distinction of high and low. To live out the image of the Lord is the common objective of our pursuit.