Name: 2022 Christian Testimony Video | "A Church Leader Isn't an Officer"
Uploaded: 2022-06-30T00:04:05.000Z
Duration: 39 min 35 s
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I accepted Almighty God's work of the last days three years ago.

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I was elected as church leader in October 2020.

and I felt a little stressed, but I was also really proud.

I felt I was elected for that important duty

because I had better caliber than others.

doing my best to fellowship with my brothers and sisters

and helping them with problems and difficulties they ran into.

I wanted to prove to everyone that I was an excellent leader

Then an evildoer started spreading rumors in the church.

He was spreading the Chinese Communist Party's lies

slandering and blaspheming God in gathering groups,

twisting facts and turning things inside out, and judging the work of God's house.

He wanted to mislead newcomers into leaving the church and betraying God.

and fellowshiping with the brothers and sisters as much as I could,

and I felt like a military commander, leading the troops against enemy factions.

I wanted to prove I could protect the brothers and sisters,

to show them I could take on a heavy burden,

I myself didn't know how to refute some fallacies and

But I didn't want to reveal my weakness to the others.

I had to be tough, like a president or military commander.

I never opened up to the brothers and sisters about my own state.

Not only did I disguise myself in this matter,

when discussing our understandings of God's words in gatherings,

I liked talking about profound understandings

so others would think I comprehended them really well.

But I just glossed over my own failures and corruptions,

quickly changing the subject to the things that I did right.

For example, if I got sleepy in a gathering,

and I'd hide it when I did have a difficulty

Sister Marinette, who worked with me, really admired me

because I was always helping her with words of God relevant to her state.

and I was really pleased and content when she expressed her admiration.

The brothers and sisters who were waterers for newcomers also admired me a lot.

Once a sister told me that she'd learned from my fellowship and help.

I was really pleased to gain others' approval.

some brothers and sisters actively responded with "Amen" after my fellowship,

and some even said, "It's just like Brother Matthew said."

It seemed to me that they spoke to me with a tone of adoration,

and I felt like I held an important place in their hearts.

I knew that wasn't appropriate, but I liked the feeling of being looked up to.

Then one day, I saw a testimony video called

A sister, also a leader, was always elevating herself and showing off in her duty.

She offended God's disposition and was disciplined with an illness.

The crux of the matter was that her behavior disgusted God.

I realized that in my boasting and showing off to gain others' admiration,

that elevating oneself and showing off could be such a serious problem.

I felt really scared and didn't know what to do.

that gave me some insight into my corruption.

Reading God's words felt like a direct blow to my heart.

I could see what was hidden deep within me.

I had always wanted to construct an image of myself

I liked talking about my elevated understanding

and my successful experiences to leave people with a positive impression,

but I hardly ever talked about my weaknesses or actual difficulties.

If I was feeling weak or negative, or faced with some problems,

in order to protect my pride and reputation.

Seeing others' admiration and adoration for me,

But I hadn't told people not to adore me,

because I wanted everyone's admiration, adoration and praise.

Wasn't I just as arrogant as the archangel?

When I realized I could be taking God's place in the brothers' and sisters' hearts,

and knew in my heart that God detested my behavior.

"God, I've been showing off, wanting everyone to see me as a good leader,

revealing how I showed off and elevated myself and

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2022 Christian Testimony Video | "A Church Leader Isn't an Officer"

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