Day 8 - Nothing is Too Hard for the Lord

Proverbs 1:8-19
1. Resisting the temptations
Jesus never tells us to withdraw from the world. The challenge is to be in the world and we are called to resist the temptations of the world around us.
The enticement of the world is very strong. Yet, nothing is too hard for the Lord.

Lord, I pray that in the year ahead you will give me the strength to resist all the temptations of the world and not to be enticed into sin

Matthew 6:25-7:23
2. Living the Jesus lifestyle
'Do to others what you would have them to do you' (7:12)
'Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them'
The great challenge is putting Jesus' words into practice.
How to practice His words?
- Stop worrying and start living: Think ahead, plan ahead, but don't worry ahead. Trust in Heavenly Father to provide.
- Sort out your priorities: Seek God for who he is and not for what he can do for you.
- Do not be judgmental: We are to change ourselves before we try and change other people.
- Persist in prayer: Don't be repetitious, but be persistent
- Choose to live a radical life: on the narrow road leading to life, there's no room for pride, dishonesty, anger, hatred of enemies or forgiveness.
Humility is a road of purity, integrity, honesty and forgiveness

Lord, as I face the challenge of living the Jesus lifestyle this year, thank you that nothing is impossible with you. Fill me today with your Holy Spirit and help me to live the kind of life that deep down I long to live.

Genesis 17:1-18:33
3. Trusting the Lord in difficult times

Lord, help me this year to continue to trust in you. Thank you that, whatever the issues I am facing in my life, nothing is too hard for you.


I thought of my conversation with D. He once asked me why I was so much worrying about little things in life - money, job, family.. I find it difficult not to worry at all because if I don't worry, it almost seems as if I don't care. Pipa says, however, there is a balance between being really concerned and burdened to pray, and being worried. And the answer is really trusting that God hears our prayers and will act.

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irretrievable 돌이킬 수 없는
an irretrievable situation 돌이킬 수 없는 상황

breakdown 1. (차량,기계의) 고장 2. (관계,논의,시스템의)실패.와해,결렬

conceive 1. (생각.계획 등을) 마음속으로 하다, 상상하다 2. (아이를) 가지다/임신하다
I cannot conceive what it must be like. 그게 어떤 모습이어야 하는지 상상이 안된다
God is often conceived as male. 하나님은 흔히 남자로 상상된다
She is unable to conceive 그녀는 아이를 가질 수 없다
Their first child was conceived on their wedding night.

withdraw (뒤로) 물러나다, 철수하다, 빼내다, 철수시키다

entice [ɪn^|taɪs] sb into sth (보통 무엇을 제공하며) 유도, 유인하다
The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores.
enticement 유혹, 꾐, 유도책
The party is offering low taxation as it main enticement. 주된 유도책으로 낮은 세금을 제시하고 있다

set foot in/on sth ~에 발을 들여놓다
the first man to set food on the moon

ill-gotten gains/wealth 부당이득

live out (예전에 생각만 하던 것을) 실행하다
Don't mind the others and live out your convictions. 남들 눈치 보지 말고 소신껏 행동해
Do I dare live out the American dream? 내가 감히 아메리칸 드림을 실현할 수 있을까?

antidote [^|ӕntidoʊt] 해독제
There is no known antidote to the poison. 그 독약에는 알려진 해독제가 없다