this was the second time i'd been arrested because i was burned out and my ears were closed to hearing the Lord's warning.
my second imprisonment in china in 1991 also came about because i was burned out and trusted in my own strength.
i didn't learn my lesson well.
if you are a worker in God's kingdom, or ever hope to serve the Lord,
let me warn you from the words i wrote down in my notebook that day while i was waiting in the airport interrogation room.
in large letters i wrote, "beware! beware! beware! God's workers must never, ever disobey God's principles!"
those Christians who have a public ministry are most in danger of falling into trouble,
because they can easily be tempted to listen to the applause and praise of men.
if you are a preacher, beware! you must cry out and ask God to help you listen only to his voice,
not to the crowds of people who pat you on the back and place you on a pedestal.
God's principles are often the opposite of our own.
while we hope people will like and accept us, Jesus taught,
"Woe to you when all men speak well of you." Luke 6:26.
-brother yun from The Heavenly Man
(gracias, mi hermana "thin-thin" por este libro. *abrazos*)
