Becoming a Person of Faith

Becoming a person of faith, you’ll also look at living very differently. For example, if your parents asking you to tell a “white lie”, such as saying you “love” some food that you really don’t like, you must say "no" because of God’s truth. Your faith will also stop you from forming the habit of lying in your life.

On the other hand, if your parents or those around you are controlling, dominating, and even abusive, your faith will help you respond positively. God says you should not only “honor your father and mother” (Exodus 20:12), but also “obey” them. Your obedience may not lead to their “love” and “approval” of you, but it will lead to the help of the Holy Spirit in changing them. Remember: God is “a father to the fatherless.” (Psalm 68:5) 

So, surrender your will to God, and let His Holy Spirit  work in your heart throughout your life. The next step to take is forgiving your loved ones for their abuse and wrongdoings and praying for them. Then, let go of any expectation of their immediate change of misbehavior; instead, accept them as who they are with their imperfections, and cultivate your love and compassion for them. So, continue to focus your own relationship with God to experience your own healing. Your faith in Christ gives you salvation and hope not just for yourself but also for the repentance of your loved ones. Yes, as a believer, you could be the light that leads your unsaved or wayward loved ones to their own repentance and salvation. God can do anything and everything in your life. With God’s love, just wait and be patient.

Without God’s love, an unbeliever could become so obsessed and preoccupied with the thing loved that would lead to an irrational act. 

An Illustration

 A 10-year-old boy shot and killed his mother on November 21, 2022. The boy allegedly claimed that he took the gun from his mother’s bedroom down to the basement, where his mother was doing her laundry. Initially, he claimed that he was twirling the gun around his fingers when it went off and “accidentally” killed his mother.

But, according to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the boy later confessed that he carried out the heinous act out of his irrational anger after his mother refused to buy him a VR headset. Members of his family further revealed the 10-year-old boy’s many previous episodes of erratic anger and rage issues, such as setting fire at home and causing explosion when his demands were rejected by his mother.

Living by faith: Believe in God who can do anything and everything for you in your everyday life and living. This is your "trust" in God. 

Stephen Lau

Following God's Instructions

Living by faith is following God's Word in the Bible, which has God’s Word, the Bible, has 66 books (according to Protestants) and 77 books (according to Catholics); 39 of them are in the Old Testament, and 27 of them are in the New Testament.

THE OLD TESTAMENT

Genesis is about the genes and genetics of Adam and Eve, and Noah. God teaches you about your “new beginning” with Him.

Exodus is about God’s deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Likewise, you’ve many of your own unsolved problems holding you in bo·       age. God teaches you about relying on Him to solve all your unsolved problems and giving you freedom from that bondage.

Leviticus is about understanding God’s holiness. God teaches you about how Jesus can bring you to God the Father, and how the Holy Spirit can help you avoid sins while living on earth.

Numbers is about the Israelites wandering in the desert for 40 years in exile because of their disobedience and lack of faith. God teaches you about trusting God’s unchanging Promises to you.

Deuteronomy is about Moses’ warning against idolatry, honoring the Ten Commandments, and sharing God’s truths with the generations to come. God teaches you about finding ways to share the Word of God with people you know.

Joshua is about Joshua, after the death of Moses, leading the Israelites to the land promised by God. God teaches you about serving God to claim His Promises while living in a world of many gods, many philosophies, and many temptations.

Judges is about the lack of national leaders after the death of Joshua, followed by sins and evils of His chosen people. God teaches you about overcoming lapses in your faith with the power of your repentance and revival.

Ruth is about how God turned the sufferings of Naomi and Ruth into blessings. God teaches you about trusting in God to redeem your hardships in the past, to bless you in the now, and to provide you with hope  in the future.

I Samuel is about the stories of three leaders: Samuel, Saul, and David. God teaches you about not judging by first impressions, and not jumping to conclusions.

II Samuel is about David’s forty-year reign over Israel and Judah. God teaches you that God’s mercy will lead you, like King David, to your contrition, your repentance, and to your restoration.

I Kings is about King Solomon’s wisdom, and the kings that followed. God teaches you about asking God for wisdom in times of peril as well as in times of prosperity to live by faith.

II Kings is about the history of the Jews after King Solomon, including how God saved Elijah and Elisha with no fear. God teaches you to walk with God with no fear.

I Chronicles is about how God led and blessed David as the King of Israel. God teaches you about His having work for you that you may not even know or understand; just do the work without fear until it is finished.

II Chronicles is about King Solomon building the temple to glorify God. God teaches you about keeping your body and your spirit as healthy as possible and use them as wisely as you can.

Ezra is about exiles from Babylon who wanted to rebuild the temple and to restore Jerusalem. God teaches you ·       about rebuilding your broken life with a new beginning, which is living by faith.

Nehemiah is about Nehemiah, a gifted builder in rebuilding Jerusalem “with the good hand of my God upon me” (Nehemiah 2:8) God teaches you about giving you a vision of what He wants you to do, that is, what He has destined for you.

Esther is about Esther who delivered the Jews from a massacre. God teaches you about your firm faith in His providence of solutions in all your daily troubles.

Job is about Job, a righteous and wealthy man who suffered tragedies despite his obedience to God. God teaches you to be obedient when you’re suffering, because He is sovereign over your life and your future.

Psalms is about songs covering almost every life condition. God teaches you about using songs to remember the Lord for your emotional and spiritual health.

Proverbs is about words of wisdom from Solomon for existence and survival. God teaches you about the importance of spiritual wisdom in commands in your life and in your living.

Ecclesiastes is about the philosophy of life of King Solomon—learning valuable lessons from futility of life. God teaches you about fulfilment of life not in riches or possessions but in trusting God in the now and in the future. 

Song of Solomon is King Solomon’s song about love between husband and wife. God teaches you about joy in a marriage despite the imperfections in the couple.

Isaiah is about the prophet Isaiah facing the challenge of a military invasion, as well as his prediction of the coming of the Messiah. God teaches about strengthening your faith in the promised Messiah who has already come and is now in your heart.

Jeremiah is about the prophet Jeremiah, whose messages were rejected by many. God teaches you to prevail and to persevere because He is the shepherd and you are His sheep, and you must do according to what He says.

Lamentation is about Jeremiah’s lamenting his sorrow and suffering, but with hope, God gave him mercy and compassion. God teaches you about not giving up hope and trusting in God’s mercy and compassion.

Ezekiel is about God’s prophet to the exiles in Babylon in the final days of the nation Judah, and about the destruction of Jerusalem, with the promise of the return of Jerusalem and the coming of the Messiah. God teaches you about believing in the Word of God, giving you hope in the days to come.

Daniel is about Daniel, one of the first inhabitants of Jerusalem occupied by Babylonians, who was faithful and steadfast to the Lord while living in adversities. God teaches you about always serving God faithfully.

Hosea is about Hosea’s difficult marriage and Israel’s spiritual adultery. The Lord told Hosea not to harden his heart and to plant seeds of righteousness. God teaches you about tending to your habits of your personal holiness in all that you do.

Joel is about the prophet Joel who said that the locust invasion in his day was a divine judgment and only repentance would bring blessings from the Lord. God teaches you about turning to God for forgiveness, and repentance for His blessings.

Amos is about farmer Amos, whose faith resulted in good deeds, kindness, charity, and justice. God teaches you about treating others with integrity and compassion.

Obadiah is about Obadiah who condemned the nation of Edom for the sin of attitudes—gloating over the misfortunes of others and showing no compassion for them. God teaches you about your compassion for others to please Him.

Jonah is about God’s punishment of Jonah who disobeyed Him. God teaches you about your faithfulness and obedience to God without hesitation or vacillation.

Micah is about judgment, sin, and restoration. God teaches you about living justly, showing mercy, and walking humbly with Him. 

Nahum is about prophet Nahum who said God always protected His people from storms, and humans should never focus on vengeance. God teaches you about not avenging yourself to rectify any wrong done to you.

Habakkuk is about Habakkuk who told God that he was frustrated by his troubles, and God told him to live by faith. God teaches you about living by faith, not by sight, and fully trusting God in all your troubles.

Zephaniah is about Zephaniah warning urgency of repentance of sins because “the great day of the Lord is near.” God teaches you about repentance because the end of the world is getting closer.

Haggai is about prophet Haggai rebuking the exiles who returned to Jerusalem to build their own houses, instead of reestablishing the city and rebuilding the temple. God teaches you about being strong with no discouragement because God is with you.

Zechariah is about prophet Zechariah encouraging the Jewish exiles to finish rebuilding the temple for the coming Messiah. God teaches you about not to be discourage by your slow and small work, for God’s spirit can make it great and powerful.

Malachi is about the final prophet Malachi rejecting apathy and its subsequent discouragement. God teaches you about discovering how little is much when God is in it.

THE NEW TESTAMENT 

Matthew is about the birth of Jesus, His teachings, His death, and His resurrection. God teaches you about baptizing in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Mark is about the urgency to know Christ, given that many passed into eternity without knowing Christ. God teaches you about your urgency to serve others and to share His Good News.

Luke is about Luke, a physician, with a merciful heart and a head of truths and knowledge, spreading the teachings of Christ. God teaches you about being merciful and compassionate to spread the Good News to others.

John is about Jesus doing the will of His Father and finishing His work on earth. God teaches you about finding your way of salvation to be born again.

Acts is about apostle Peter spreading the Gospel. God teaches you about your calling in this life to share Jesus with others.

Romans is about reigning in life through Jesus Christ, as well as through the implications of His life, death, and resurrection. God teaches you about reigning in life through God’s grace.

I Corinthians is about apostle Paul’s grief over church disagreement. God teaches you about selfless love and unity within the church.

II Corinthians is about the personal journey of apostle Paul. God teaches you about not giving up your personal struggle in your belief journey.

Galatians is about apostle Paul’s letters to the early churches to walk in the Spirit, instead of fulfilling the lust of the flesh. God teaches you about walking in the Spirit and not in the flesh.

Ephesians is about spiritually rich, instead of materially wealthy. God teaches you about walking as “children of light” in the earthly rich world.

Philippians is about uplifting in spirit—written by apostle Paul in prison with the motto “to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” God teaches you about walking in love and trusting in God’s love and provision.

Colossians is about apostle Paul addressing some of the false teachings of the church in Colossae. God teaches you about setting your heart on things above, given that you have been raised with Christ.

I Thessalonians is about apostle Paul addressing Thessalonians with encouragement about the coming of Jesus. God teaches you about living faithfully and expectantly.

II Thessalonians is about apostle Paul’s second letter to Thessalonians about action and sanctification in the Lord’s Second Coming. God teaches you about what a believer should do before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

I Timothy is about heading up the work of churches to fight for the Gospel in a hostile culture. God teaches you about ·       living a holy life as a testament to the holy truth of God’s Word.

II Timothy is about Paul’s final letter to Timothy about being strong and fearless in preaching God’s Word. God teaches you about discipling the younger generation to spread the Gospel.

Titus is about Paul and Titus preaching God’s Word to the next generation. God teaches you about teaching sound doctrine and living a godly life.

Philemon is about a young slave in Philemon, who came to Christ after stealing some money. God teaches you about receiving, respecting, and refreshing others in Christ.

Hebrews is about Hebrew Christians facing pressure against their faith in the first century. God teaches you about your perseverance in your faith in any circumstance.

James is about James and Jude, who grew up with Jesus. God teaches you about being a doer of the Word by doing a good deed today and every day.

I Peter is about Peter showing how Jesus was a role model for endurance in suffering. God teaches you about sharing your faith unashamedly with others.

II Peter is about growing in faith and looking to the return of Christ. God teaches you about your faith in anticipating the Lord’s coming with hope and peace.

I John is about elderly apostle John, who would die for others just as God sent His Son to die for humans. God teaches you about laying down your life for your brothers and sisters.

II John is about false messages offered in the world of deceit and deception. God teaches you about praying for your discernment against false teachings.

III John is about offering an open door to God’s grace for those needing it. God teaches you about your generosity and hospitality for those in need.

Jude is about “contending earnestly for the faith” and “living in the love of God.” God teaches you about faith, prayer through the Holy Spirit, and anticipated mercy in the Lord’s coming.

Revelation is about God making you think about the future—His new heavens, His new earth, and His new Jerusalem. God teaches you about opening your mind to receive His spiritual wisdom to understand your life and living. 

Living by faith: Start reading God's Word is a daunting task. With the Helper, the Holy Spirit, you'll know where to begin and how to continue. 

  

Sloth

Sloth is laziness, which is a mental struggle that some teens may experience as they grow up in their transition phase, or even some adults when they feel they've nothing worth doing. Sloth can be habit-forming in not doing daily things that they’re supposed to do, such as learning and helping the family or others who need their help.

Sloth is due to many factors: anxiety, fear, and worry about the consequences of the doing; not having adequate sleep; not knowing how to manage time; seeing a meaningless life ahead without a purpose.

Parents should set a plan of duty and obligation for their children—a plan to do certain daily chores in the family, such as cleaning and sweeping the floor. Teaching children their own responsibility and commitment, as well as their life goals and values, such as helping others and being compassionate.

Teenagers growing up in their transition phase should willingly limit their screen time on their electronic devices, and practice certain daily routines, such as exercising and walking.

Living by faith: You can free yourself from the bondage of sloth through your recognition and compliance to the need of doing not just for yourself but also for helping others, according to God’s plan for you. Remember, God has a destiny for you, and living by faith is to find that destiny.

Stephen Lau

Words of Wisdom to Live by Faith

Here are some words of wisdom to help you live by faith. Meditate and memorize them:

"I take delight in the Lord, and He will give me the desires of my heart."

"Help me to remember the brevity of life, and to live well today."

"I am You say I am"

"Help me to know and embrace my calling that I might better love and serve You."

"Holy Spirit, fill me afresh today and make me a person of virtue."

"Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love."

"What no one ever saw or heard, what no one thought or ever thought could happen is the very thing that God prepared for those who love Him. Enlighten me with Your Spirit."

"The Holy Spirit, fill me with love, gentleness, and kindness toward others."

"I want to be transformed by the renewing of my mind to be more loving, more hopeful, and filled with inner peace."

"I honor the Lord. I will find favor with Him, and He will direct my path."

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, I present my requests to You."

"Teach me what You want me to learn, and help me to love You with all my mind."

"The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

"I trust the Lord with all my heart, and I don't depend on my own understanding. I remember the Lord in all I do and He will give me success. I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me. Without faith, it is impossible to please Him."

"Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. Gid gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please Him."

"Rejoice. Pray without ceasing. In everything be thankful for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

"Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

"No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them."

"I am the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."

"Do not dwell on the past. Refresh my sight to see new ground to walk with You."

"I come to You. I am weary and burdened, and You will give me rest."

"Lord, keep me in the season."

"I am the clay, and You are the potter. I am the work of Your hand."

"I consider my life worth nothing to me: my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace."

"When I am weak, then I am strong."

Living by faith: Meditate and memorize the teachings of God in every aspect of your daily life. They're His "life instructions" to live in faith and harmony.

Forgiving But Not Forgetting

Forgiveness is rooted in love, which is the fruit of forgiveness. Forgiveness starts with love, and it results in love. God is of love, and He came to earth in the form of man (Jesus) not only to love all humans but also to ask all humans to love one another. 

^““Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Matthew 22: 37-39 

Instead of giving humans the punishment they deserve, Jesus Christ paid for all their sins and all their wrongs “as far as the east is from the west.” So, no matter what, forgiving self is crucial.

Forgiving Others     

Forgiving self is forgiving wrongs done to others, while forgiving others is forgiving wrongs done to self. Maybe the former is easier than the latter.

As an illustration of forging others, on September 24, 2016, runner and cyclist Dean Otto was struck by a car driven by Will Huffman, a 27-year-old salesman, with his buddy on their way to a football game. The crash left Dean Otto paralyzed.

After assessing Otto’s condition, Dr. Matt McGirt told the Otto family that Dean Otto was 99 percent likely going to spend the rest of his days in a wheelchair. It was sad and scary news for the Otto family.

But Otto was never scared—or even resentful. Instead, he said a private prayer and instantly forgave Will Huffman. Otto said: “I knew if I didn’t, the resentment would eat me alive.”

After the surgery on his spine performed by Dr. Matt McGirt, Otto began his miraculous recovery. As a matter of fact, a few hours after the surgery, Otto was able to wiggle his toes.

Through Facebook, Will Huffman and his wife were finally able to contact Otto’s family, who welcomed them graciously with open arms.

Huffman was not surprised that Otto would forgive him, but he didn’t expect or imagine that they would become good friends afterwards. Huffman even said: “I think most people would stop there and say, ‘Nice meeting you, but I’m done.’”

Dr. Matt McGirt was also inspired by their close friendship, and he earnestly believed that it was Otto’s attitude, forgiveness, and loving-kindness that had brought about his phenomenal recovery. The doctor also remarked: “He not only turned lemons into lemonade, but he’s selling that lemonade, too.” Otto raised $11,000 for Carolinas Rehabilitation’s LIFE Program for spinal cord injury patients.

On July 22, 2017, Otto, Huffman, and Dr. McGirt reunited and they all participated in a half-marathon race. The event was widely reported in the media all over the United States.

“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13

Not Forgetting

Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting or excusing the harm done to the victim.

Not forgetting the harm done can free the victim from any further and future control of the victimizer. Not forgetting means continual praying for forgiveness that might even lead to feelings of understanding, empathy, and compassion for the victimizer.

Not forgetting the circumstances may help the victim learn valuable lessons from them to avoid any future wrongdoing.

Not forgetting helps remembering healing rather than hurting. More importantly, God gives humans what they need, and not what they deserve.

The Bottom Line

Throughout your life on earth, had you done many wrongs to others to get what you wanted? Had you ever forgiven yourself for your wrongdoings? How had you responded to the vengeance from your victims—remorse and repentance, or an eye for an eye?

Had you forgiven others in your past? Or you had been carrying your bag and baggage of hatred, injustice, and vengeance?

Living by faith: God is a forgiving God. So, forgive yourself first and then others, but never forget the past--your "reminder" of God's forgiveness. 

Stephen Lau 

Living By Faith Is Living In Miracles

Learning in Life

Learning is everything in life: learning about yourself, about others, and most importantly about God. 

Learning can come from your life experience and your education.  Many want a higher education to give them more independence and greater freedom to do what they want in life.     

With faith, your choice of college or university and your selection of subject will be based on what God has destined for you. 

Living without faith and in the flesh, many would want to go to prestigious colleges and universities just to satisfy their egos and expectations.

An Illustration

On March 12, 2019, United States federal prosecutors disclosed an ongoing conspiracy aimed at influencing some student-college-admission decisions at several prominent and prestigious American colleges and universities.

In the college admission cheating scandal, some wealthy parents paid as much as $75,000 per test to help their young adults get a better score. It was reported that at least some 50 people, including some famous Hollywood stars, allegedly had participated in the scandal. Some of them were subsequently prosecuted, convicted, and sent to prison.

Living without faith and in the flesh, many would perceive that college admission cheating as “a crime with no victim” and an act of “good intention” to help the education of children. But it was an act of deceit and dishonesty.

Another Illustration

In 2012, a Chinese couple from Hong Kong filed a lawsuit against an education consultant in the United States for $2 million dollars, who promised that he could—but ultimately did not—get their two sons into Harvard University. The couple had used “improper” but maybe still perfectly “legal” means to get their two sons into Harvard University. They showed neither regret nor remorse, except their pride in having the means to get their two sons into Harvard University.

A Positive Illustration

A pastor from Hong Kong was invited to give a sermon in China. A woman from the congregation asked the pastor if it was “right” to give money to get her son into an elite school in China. The pastor replied by saying: “Your son getting into that elite school would also imply depriving another child of that same opportunity you’re seeking for your child.” 

A year later, the pastor met the same woman, who told him that her son had got into that elite school but without using her kwganxi or “connection.” The pastor then said to her: “See, God is in control; if you would just let Him.”

The bottom line: With faith, you’ll do the right and the righteous things to get what God has prepared for your education, whether it’s from a community college or a prestigious university. With faith, you can learn skills from your advanced education to hone relationships with others to build their social conscience to glorify God. Remember: God is the source of all knowledge and truths, and His image is always present in all the fellow humans you’re associated with for you to act accordingly to glorify Him.

Living by faith: Seeking a higher education has everything to do with your desires to learn about yourself, others, and the world around. It has little to do with your perceived destiny, which God has already created for you. God calls for your trust and obedience.

Stephen Lau

Living By Faith Is Living In Miracles

 

 about God.

Your Freedom

Your freedom is about your right, your choice, and your obedience.

But your right does not necessarily become your choice, and your choice may also involve your obedience to act accordingly. Remember, you are living your life, and nobody can live it for you. So, what is someone’s right does not have to be your choice, and your choice may be subjective to your obedience to others. Freedom is complicated and paradoxical, but it does play a pivotal role in every aspect of your daily life and living.

The bottom line: To have a better understanding of what is “true freedom”, you need wisdom to open your mind.

WISDOM

Opening your thinking mind is your wisdom, which is not the same as your knowledge. Knowledge refers to the information you have acquired, while opening your mind means using the information collected to apply to your everyday life and living. So, an individual can be knowledgeable but without being wise.

Then, what is wisdom? And where does it come from?

Wisdom is all about opening your thinking mind to find out how it perceives and processes not only all your life experiences but also all the information you have been exposed to through your individual five senses. Your perceptions and processes create the so-called “realities” in your own mind, and they subsequently affect how your mind thinks, giving you your beliefs, your attitudes, and even your self-delusions.

The reality is that you have both a conscious mind and a subconscious mind. All your past information is stored in your subconscious mind, which controls and dominates your conscious mind.  In other words, your wisdom is your mental capability to separate the truths from the half-truths, as well as to discern and discover the self-delusions and the self-illusions stored in your subconscious mind. Without that mental capability, you will not fully understand your “freedom”, as well as your choice and obedience to do this and not to do that.

 

“The reason why man may become the master of his own destiny is because he has the power to influence his own subconscious mind.” Napoleon Hill

 

So, your wisdom is all about controlling your subconscious mind.

An Empty Mind 

Your wisdom begins with having an empty mind, which is clarity of thinking. Your mind cannot think clearly with its many pre-conceived ideas and thoughts.  Only an empty mindset can free you from the many shackles of life that might have enslaved you for years, keeping you in bondage even without your knowing it.

Questioning

Thinking is also a process of self-intuition through asking relevant questions to create self-awareness and self-introspection. It is the natural habit of your thinking mind to solve problems by asking specific questions. Solving problems with specific questions is self-empowering your thinking mind to attain wisdom because it creates your intent to learn, to discover, and then to change for the better.

Knowing the importance of asking questions and the continuation of asking more relevant questions is the way to attaining true human wisdom.

For example, to develop your empty mindset, do your reverse thinking—which is thinking backward by asking questions to find out how and why you might have your current thoughts of thinking with your attitudes and prejudices, as well as with your beliefs and emotions. Your reverse thinking may then show you that your so-called “new realities” are, in fact, distorted and even unreal.

FREEDOM with BONDAGE shows you how you can have "freedom" and not "bondage" in your everyday choices and decisions. 

Living by faith: Your faith demands your obedience, which gives you your "freedom" to choose or not to choose. 

Stephen Lau

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Body-Mind-Soul Alignment

Mind-body-soul alignment is living-well wisdom, which begins with the mind, and not the body.

Mind wellness

Overall wellness starts with the intent of the mind to be well and to stay well.

How well you are living your life right now is based on your past and present life experiences, as well as your projections of those experiences into the future. In other words, your thoughts of those experiences with their respective future projections become the raw materials and resources with which you are going to weave the fabric of your life.

So, to live well, you have to know how to think right, and then act accordingly. That's not easy, and that's why Albert Einstein once said, "Thinking is hard; that's why so few do it."

Learn to empower your mind with knowledge and wisdom and live your life to the best you can.

Body wellness

Body wellness is more than just an absence of illness or aches and pains.

Body wellness means the body is capable of detecting signs and symptoms, as well as deciphering messages, from different organs and tissue of the body, giving warnings of any imminent disorder and disease.

The body is connected with the mind in the form of biochemical reactions in the body and nerve impulses in the brain. This invisible communication is responsible for the alignment or misalignment of the flow of energy between the body and the mind, and hence their overall wellness. The body is a product of both the mind and the soul.

There is much to know and learn about body wellness, just as Hippocrates, the father of medicine, once said: "The life so short, the craft so long to learn."

Learn the craft and get the wisdom.

Soul wellness

The mind controls the body, and the soul oversees the mind and the body.

Wellness wisdom connects the body with the mind and the soul for optimum state of being.

The soul specifically connects the mind to a greater intellect that has the infinite power to connect with everyone and everything in the world.

The body, the mind, and the soul work as a system of energy. The state of being is the overall feeling of health and wellness. This state of being is dependent on the intricate connection of the body, the mind, and the soul.

Soul wellness plays a pivotal role in guiding and directing behaviors and actions in the physical form.

So, cherish and nourish your soul. The mind is the map, the soul is the compass; without both, the body goes nowhere.

Body-Mind-Soul Alignment  

To live well, you must have body-mind-soul alignment in order to live as if everything is a miracle, just as Albert Einstein said. 

Living by faith: With faith, God provides you with a map and a compass to live and survive in the physical and material world.

Stephen Lau  

Words of Human Wisdom

Living by faith you need spiritual wisdom that comes from God's Word. Living in the material world, you need human wisdom.

Here are some words of human wisdom:

You need people around you to love and to be loved. Getting hurt is the only way to live your life completely.

N  No one is easy to live with because you are you and someone is someone.

·       Share your wisdom with others—one way to achieve your immortality.

·       The most important relationship in your life is the one with yourself.

·       Look at how far you’ve come in your life, and not far you still have to go.

·       Nothing in your life is ever as good or as bad as it may seem.

·       Good judgment comes from bad experiences; just as bad judgment can come from good experiences.

·       Go easy on yourself—you can take only so much, especially you’re getting older.

·       Everything passes away, but time goes on forever.

·       The end of one thing is always the beginning of another.

·       Your worrying never changes anything, except the intensity of your worrying.

·       The less you have, the more there is to receive.

·       Your wonder is the beginning of your wisdom.

·       Your faith begins where your reasoning ends.

Your life is forever long because it takes a lifetime to learn how to live your life. 

Life is never easy to forgive and to forget.

·       Today is just another day for you to waste it, or a new day for you to do good.

·       Kindness can convert sinners, just as kind words are music of the world.

·       People differ in life, but not in death.

·       Ignorance and confidence are your stepping-stones to your success. 

Y   You’re spiritual when your desire to be with God is greater than anything and anyone.

·       Talent comes from God, praise from man, and conceit from self. So, be thankful, be humble, and be careful.

·       Never despair, and dance without music.

·       Always hope your hopeless hope until the end.

·       Children learn what they live: condemnation from criticism; fight from hostility; shyness from ridicule; guilt from shame.

·       Treat others like you want to be treated.

·       Do the rest, and let God do the best.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Take your first step to get to your destination.

Living by faith: You need both spiritual wisdom and human wisdom. Living in the material world, human wisdom is indispensable, or else you make the wrong choices and decisions that may distance yourself from God.

Stephen Lau