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VIETNAMESE
ARTICLES
6 Feb 2009
A
Peaceful Heart (Part 1)
On the occasion
of the Lunar New Year, the Chinese and the Vietnamese usually exchange
their best wishes at the beginning of the Lunar Year with a hope that
those wishes will come true during the year; for example, good health,
success, peaceful settlement, prosperity, wealth, joy, happiness,
longevity, etc. However, not many highly value and seek true peace for
their hearts.
Do you really
have a peaceful heart? Many think that they just live with optimism
without any worries, but life in this world is not as simple as they
think. In the current global economic recession, many companies went
bankrupt or closed down, business and tourism are stagnant, many lost
their jobs, etc., and this makes many people worried. When you lose your
job or become seriously ill, your heart will be worried, not to mention
when your family happiness falls into pieces, when you lack money, when
your secrets are exposed, when you are misunderstood, misjudged,
criticized, evil-spoken of, opposed, envied, hated or when you have to
encounter difficulties, trials, threats, natural disasters, or death,
etc. Such things may happen to you any time and they will surely trouble
your hearts with worries and fears. Therefore, if your peace relies on
yourself or on anyone or on anything in this world, that peace is
neither true nor long lasting, not to mention the fact that your
conscience will not leave you in peace when you speak or do phoney,
wicked or sinful things.
Then, how to
have a peaceful heart in all situations? The Saviour Jesus Christ is
“The Prince of Peace” (Isa 9:6), and He is able to save you
and give you His peace, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give
unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart
be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27). Please read our next article.
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