My dad was a Roman Catholic who converted to Protestantism. I have always been asking my dad and sunday school teachers about the existence of 10 commandment, why does God forgive sinners easily which makes me feel like he is a loser God I would not want to worship kneel down - in fact, my dad has a tradition of asking me to kneel down before the cross for forgiveness which is RC practise as a reverence to God and this is my most hated moment because I do not want to kneel down to a loser God. Therefore, when Daniel Lu first presented to me how sovereign, Holy and big the God of the bible is, that everything is predestined according to his purpose, I was in awe. In fact, I was so surprised how the big God of the bible had preplanned how His story would develop and fulfill Christ as the center of the whole creation. He is not a loser god I was taught in sunday school, He is a wise God who knows what he is doing. He created me with a purpose, for His purpose and to live according to his purpose is to live my life in its fullest joy because I am living for what I am designed to be. Furthermore, Daniel Lu’s life is an evidence to me how the Christian God is not a loser god because he left medicine to serve the living god that I have no idea about. This thus is the turning point of me wanting to know who this God that he is willing to give up his life for. I thought in my heart, it is either this God is really big and great or Daniel must be insane.
Loving people doesn’t come naturally to me. I didn’t grow up knowing how to express love well. But following Christ means learning to love even when it’s hard — even when it leads to rejection or discomfort. True love, after all, is not about ease, but about Christlikeness. He loved us when we were unlovable and His enemies. I’m learning to imitate that kind of love.
Ultimately, I want my life to strengthen the church — not just in tasks, but in people. I want to be someone who helps others grow in clarity, holiness, and love for God, because that’s what the church is here for: to present one another mature in Christ.