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Supposed there's someone named Tikut who's afraid of mice. She went to a psychologist for help.  The psychologist gave her 2 solutions to choose from:

1. Imagine there's no mouse. When you see a mouse, think of happy things. Weeee...you're in paradise.

2. Learn to hate mice. When you see a mouse, go crazy and use all ridiculous efforts to kill it!

However, a true Christian knows neither of these can truly cure Tikut. For 1. Tikut would have to live in a fantasy world, and 2. She would hate more than just mice and probably end up in an institution.

If Tikut is truly cured, she would see a mouse as a mouse and herself as herself and this time, not as helpless human, but one living under the grace and wisdom of God. 

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I once heard of a renowned preacher sarcastically wondered how so many missionaries immigrate to first world countries declaring they were "called" by God.

Hence, it is not unusual to see how these countries are degrading due to this situation, for authority is something many Christians have taken for granted lately. What would these so called "ministers of God" do when their new home has fallen out of their expectation? I have a prediction: They will migrate out, to Taiwan, to Japan, to China, etc. Why? God's calling.

If no one truly loves nations in Europe, America, etc. with sorrow, then what can I say except praying to God for mercy.

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There are two kinds of people when facing repentance.

1. Those who repent immediately.

2. Those who decided to wait their repentance until they are sure they would no longer be enticed by temptations.

Here is the dilemma:

1.  If repent immediately, many have continued to sin and therefore making God's forgiveness and salvation stale. Making a bad name for the Lord.

2. If wait until a certainty of perfection, then God's name is honored. But presents two unaccounted problems: a). One needs to assume absolute certainty of obtaining such righteousness before repentance. b). The mystery is that no one can reach such perfection before repentance.

Hence, it is better to see our faults and repent right away, and sin not, then to wait for a comfortable moment when we think have conquered our faults.  It is the devil's thrill to see us trap ourselves in sin just because we think we are doing God's name a favor.

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To improve in any languages, there must be that extra commitment and in depth study. Conversing with others and spending time with friends may be encouraging but not as efficient.[@more@]

Mathematics uses axioms to calculate and predict a larger truth. If we take the Bible as the axiom, we can do far more wonders mankind could ever imagine.[@more@]