Name: Christian Testimony Video | "Rising Up in the Face of Failure" | A True Christian Story
Uploaded: 2022-10-29T10:42:46.000Z
Duration: 30 min 9 s
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Before I found God, I was instructed by the CCP.

Making a name for myself and bringing honor to my home

Later, I tested into graduate school and became a lawyer.

I always had a sense of superiority and entitlement.

I expected that others would see things my way

Back then I didn't recognize my arrogant disposition.

I could recognize my own arrogant disposition.

I could plainly see my ambitions and desires

Most of the time when I'd speak or do things, I consulted with no one.

What exactly is meant by a changed disposition?

I had thought that we were believing in Christ and that Christ is a practical God,

so shouldn't belief in Christ mean obeying Christ?

So obeying Him means being compatible with Him.

Especially when I thought about how I had given up my career,

I assumed it showed that I believed in and was compatible with Christ.

However, what I didn't know then and didn't grasp

was that I had to change my life disposition to become compatible with Christ,

I also didn't know what life entry and dispositional change were.

When did I come to gain some true understanding?

It was after I experienced very harsh pruning

that I began to honestly reflect on myself

and saw that my own nature was quite arrogant.

I did not know to seek the truth or practice God's word in my duty

It was clear that I was not compatible with Christ.

I finally gained a real appreciation of what God meant when He said,

because of my faith, I was persecuted by the CCP and forced to flee abroad.

church members saw that I worked hard and was of good caliber,

and often nominated me to participate in certain events

and so with this capital I became impossibly so.

I felt that the church couldn't possibly function without my assistance

When other people wanted to discuss matters with me that I saw as trifling,

I didn't wanna bother and thought they were fussing over nothing.

If they persisted in asking me, I would become annoyed.

my tone immediately became questioning and critical

and I would even lecture them as if I were superior.

When I treated others like this, even I felt it was inappropriate.

living with that arrogant disposition I had lost all humanity.

Even that shred of self-reproach eventually vanished.

This was how I would behave, not just at work but in all of life.

In all that I did in the course of my duties,

and I heard opinions or suggestions I didn't like,

I rebuked them without hesitation and even belittled their opinions.

for discussion and seeking with my co-workers,

I had been doing my duties for a long period of time and gained enough insight,

that I could work things out by analyzing and studying them

and my co-workers weren't familiar with the work,

they wouldn't be able to add anything nor understand better.

I thought the process of discussion was simply a waste of time,

In time I stopped wanting to work with them.

When my superiors came to check in on my work, I also became annoyed.

I didn't want to accept anyone's supervision or advice.

At the time, I actually felt that my state wasn't right.

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Christian Testimony Video | "Rising Up in the Face of Failure" | A True Christian Story

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