Name: 2021 Christian Testimony Video |"The Bonds of Corruption"
Uploaded: 2022-01-03T16:30:43.000Z
Duration: 27 min 4 s
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I went to hold an election at a church I was responsible for,

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and Sister Chen was elected as church leader.

but because she'd just started to perform the duty of church leader,

she wasn't very familiar with church work,

so I decided to stay there for a while so I could train her.

To help the sister get familiar with and master the church work as quickly as possible,

and I told her about some principles of church work.

It wasn't long before she became familiar with all the work,

and she focused on seeking the truth when she ran into problems.

Her fellowship on God's words was enlightening.

Some brothers and sisters attending the meetings raised some questions,

Sister Chen was able to react immediately,

quickly finding God's words for a solution.

she was also able to integrate a problem, and find relevant principles to solve it.

Seeing that Sister Chen was quite capable at doing work, and was progressing quickly,

I was responsible for her work, so I had to find solutions before she did.

But I hadn't thought about some things as thoroughly as she had,

so would the others find a leader who had just been elected more capable than me?

"No, I have to prove my work capabilities.

I can't let the brothers and sisters look down on me."

From then on, when I went to further meetings with the sister,

I paid special attention to how the other brothers and sisters fellowshiped,

trying to work out what ultimately were the problems with their states,

and I was obsessed with rushing to solve problems before Sister Chen did.

But the more quickly I tried to solve them,

the more tense I became, the harder it got to think.

I couldn't get a clear view of the brothers' and sisters' states.

Later, Sister Chen's fellowshiping ended up solving the problems.

When I heard the brothers and sisters praising Sister Chen for communicating well,

and I saw how they looked to her for answers,

I hated myself—how could I be so stupid?

How could I not be as good as Sister Chen?

If things went on this way, I feared I'd be left behind in the dust.

I used to compare myself to others, I also felt that agony.

It's not easy to gain the Holy Spirit's work.

I had a meeting with Sister Chen and several of the other recently elected deacons,

that they had not yet grasped the principles about electing individuals.

And some unsuitable people had been elected as group leaders.

I looked at these matters and felt somewhat concerned.

Thinking about the fact that I had been a leader for longer than Sister Chen,

and that my understanding of election principles was better than hers,

I thought I could explain the matter to them effectively,

and this could be an opportunity for our brothers and sisters

to see that I understood the truth and had a clear grasp of things,

and that I was still better than Sister Chen.

So, I found some relevant principles, and we all discussed them together.

Sister Chen incorporated these principles

and discussed what sort of person should be chosen to serve as a group leader.

I listened as Sister Chen fellowshiped without using real examples,

Sister Chen had been in a leadership position for a short time,

that I could give lots of examples and details,

and would certainly feel that I was worthy of being responsible for the work,

and that my fellowshiping was meticulous and comprehensive.

When I thought about this, I felt pleased with myself.

and then talked about all the various problems and errors

the other churches encountered in the elections.

and when I was done, I just waited for the brothers and sisters to praise me.

was that people didn't know the principles of electing group leaders,

and that we needed to fellowship clearly on the truths of that.

She said that the examples I had given were not very helpful.

When Sister Chen finished speaking, another deacon said she agreed with her.

At the time, I did not feel very good about this.

The things they both said struck me in quite a negative manner,

Those deacons were all looking at me, making me feel ashamed.

At first I thought that I would be able to save some face,

Not only could I not save face, but I was even more embarrassed.

Would the others think that even though I had been a leader for so long,

a newly elected leader was better than me, that I was no good?

Pretty soon, a deacon asked Sister Chen a question,

I felt like I'd been completely outdone by her,

and all my nervous energy just brought me down.

It was as if I'd been utterly defeated, and I couldn't even lift my head.

I thought about Sister Chen's rapid progress and good caliber.

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2021 Christian Testimony Video |"The Bonds of Corruption"

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