February 27, 2018

A Hymn of God's Words "What God Wants in Trials Is Man's True Heart" | The Church of Almighty God

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A Hymn of God's Words
What God Wants in Trials Is Man's True Heart | Eastern Lightning

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As a new follower, your reliance is low; it's hard to know what to do when you are new to the truth. In the face of your trials, you can pray sincerely, let God rule your heart, give all you hold dear. The more you listen, the more you understand (understand) the meanings in preaching, the truth in God's word. The more you grow, the more He expects; His standards will grow with you in respect.

February 26, 2018

The Word of God Leads Me to Live Out the Likeness of Man | The Church of Almighty God

Xiao Ye, Japan

I was born into a blessed family. From a young age, my parents loved me very much. In addition, my grades were good and adults often praised me in front of my brothers, sisters and me: “Xiao Ye will certainly have good prospects in the future….” I really felt so much pride for myself after hearing this and always indulged in self-admiration and wild arrogance, thinking I was better than my siblings, regarding myself as a rare talent in the family…. I grew up in such a superior environment.

In 2013, when I stayed at Aunt Liu’s home to study, Aunt Liu told me about the gospel of the kingdom. Because I was busy with my studies, I did not attend meetings very often and I knew very little about God’s work. However, during this period, I experienced God’s love and blessings. So in my heart I always believed in and trusted God.

February 25, 2018

The Hymn of God's Word "The Sighing of the Almighty"

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The Hymn of God's Word
The Sighing of the Almighty

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The Almighty looks around at the mankind deeply afflicted. He hears the wailing of those who suffer, sees the shamelessness of those afflicted, and feels the dread and helplessness of the mankind who's lost salvation. They reject His care, walk their own path, and avoid the searching of His eyes. They'd rather taste all the pains of the deep sea, along with the enemy. They'd rather taste all the pains of the deep sea, along with the enemy. The sighing of the Almighty can no more be heard by any one. The hands of the Almighty no longer want to touch, His hands no longer want to touch this miserable mankind. Ah … ah …

February 24, 2018

The Church of Almighty God | The Transformation of a Fallen Man

Tong Xin    Fujian Province

I was born in the countryside. I came from a line of humble farmers and on top of that our family was few in number, so we were often bullied. When I was 13 years old, there was a child beaten by someone from outside of our village. The villagers falsely accused my father of instigating it and they said they were going to search our house and confiscate our property, take away our pigs and even beat my father. There was also a time when another villager took our fishing net and kept it as his own. When my father went to get it back, the villager actually hit my father, relying on his own power and influence. My father had to just eat humble pie as he knew that he had neither money nor power. My mother told my brothers and me that we must fight for ourselves in the future, and never live a life of oppression like this. Being young and detesting the injustice in society, I was determined that in the future I would stand out from the crowd and earn their respect, and never be oppressed. So I studied very hard, but I wasn’t smart enough and I couldn’t get into any universities, so I chose to pursue development in the army and joined easily by going through connections.

When I first joined, I scrambled to take on all the difficult and dirty work and to show my proactiveness to impress my leaders and be promoted in the future. However, no matter how hard I tried, I could not even get a position of squad leader. I was also constantly made fun of and bullied by my comrades because of my shabby clothes and thriftiness, which just intensified my desire to stand out.

February 23, 2018

A Hymn of God's Words "God Silently Provides for Everyone" | The Church of Almighty God

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A Hymn of God's Words
God Silently Provides for Everyone | The Church of Almighty God

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God supplies all man's needs, every place, at all times. He observes all their thoughts, how their hearts go through change. And He gives them the comfort that they need, encouraging and guiding them. For the one who loves Him, for the one who's following, God will nothing withhold, all His blessings will unfold. He gives grace to them all, and His mercy flows wide. What He has and what He is, He gives without reserve.

February 21, 2018

The Secret Tip to Resolving Hatred | The Church of Almighty God

Xiao Wu

I was self-employed. Mainly I sold all kinds of textiles, and I also made clothes for my customers part-time. After a few years, my business became more and more popular, and people around me were all very envious. Later, a neighboring household opened the same kind of shop as mine and became my competitor. Naturally, the business in my shop was affected. The popular proverb says two of a trade never agree, but my peer was not just anyone, but my most trusted pupil, Xiaochen.

Not only did Xiaochen open the same store next to my house, she even waited outside of her shop to intentionally steal my business. Whenever she saw somebody pass by the shop, she approached them and greeted them enthusiastically, guiding them into the shop, and she even purposefully said awful things about me. Seeing Xiaochen do everything she could to steal my business, I regretted taking her as my pupil and started hating her from my heart. When I saw her, I was unwilling to approach or talk to her, and sometimes I would even say some bad things about her in front of customers, or I would intentionally give customers a discount to bring back repeat customers, so that I could reduce her clients.