Tuesday, September 12, 2006
A Life of Dependency
Was pondering on the subject over the past 2 days from Christian Chen and Austin Sparks' messages. Today, I'm so focused on independence that I forget to rely entirely on Him. While I only saw a glimpse of this blinding truth, I've reproduced part of their messages (I hope they permit) so that you may see the light too.
Christian Chen:
" Let me tell you a true fact. When a baby is born, its IQ is zero. How do you know if somebody is wise or not? It doesn't depend on how much education he has. The scientists have a way to know if somebody is wise or not. They try to measure their IQ. Very interestingly: when a baby is born, its IQ is zero. However, if you compare a human baby with a newly born animal, you discover that an animal has a greater IQ. For example, a calf, on the day that it is born, can stand and suck the mother's milk. Its IQ is not zero. Have you seen a baby in its cradle on the day of its birth that can stand up and say: "Hello, mom?" The mother would faint! That is impossible. The IQ of a human baby is zero...
...from the first day, the baby only knows how to cry. What does that mean? When he cries, the help comes from the mother, or the whole family. What does that mean? "I cannot live by myself; all I can do is cry." It is a life of dependence. In other words, I can live on this earth because I depend on my mother and my father.
This is the principle of the tree of life, because the baby starts from zero, and finally becomes so wise. That is the secret. But, unfortunately, this is not our case...
We are zero, because we have a dependant life. Now, Christ can write everything in our hearts. Thank God! That is the principle of the tree of life. Sometimes we cried, because we were desperate. When one has ten thousand dollars in their pocket, it is very difficult to pray. When you don't have anything in your pocket your knees become very soft and now you pray. When you pray it is like when babies cry."
Austin Sparks:
"...Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men...
Do we now see what it all comes down to? The starting point of all blessings is there where it enters our consciousness that we have no valid rights, no valid claims; that before the Lord we are nothing other than beggars...
God’s starting point is there where our own self has come to an end..."
Christian Chen:
" Let me tell you a true fact. When a baby is born, its IQ is zero. How do you know if somebody is wise or not? It doesn't depend on how much education he has. The scientists have a way to know if somebody is wise or not. They try to measure their IQ. Very interestingly: when a baby is born, its IQ is zero. However, if you compare a human baby with a newly born animal, you discover that an animal has a greater IQ. For example, a calf, on the day that it is born, can stand and suck the mother's milk. Its IQ is not zero. Have you seen a baby in its cradle on the day of its birth that can stand up and say: "Hello, mom?" The mother would faint! That is impossible. The IQ of a human baby is zero...
...from the first day, the baby only knows how to cry. What does that mean? When he cries, the help comes from the mother, or the whole family. What does that mean? "I cannot live by myself; all I can do is cry." It is a life of dependence. In other words, I can live on this earth because I depend on my mother and my father.
This is the principle of the tree of life, because the baby starts from zero, and finally becomes so wise. That is the secret. But, unfortunately, this is not our case...
We are zero, because we have a dependant life. Now, Christ can write everything in our hearts. Thank God! That is the principle of the tree of life. Sometimes we cried, because we were desperate. When one has ten thousand dollars in their pocket, it is very difficult to pray. When you don't have anything in your pocket your knees become very soft and now you pray. When you pray it is like when babies cry."
Austin Sparks:
"...Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men...
Do we now see what it all comes down to? The starting point of all blessings is there where it enters our consciousness that we have no valid rights, no valid claims; that before the Lord we are nothing other than beggars...
God’s starting point is there where our own self has come to an end..."
# posted by Guan and Ad : 9:05 AM
