Reflections on Three Wan Li in Africa —— Baidu
He is the greatest explorer in human history, and his thought "Three Wan Li in Africa-Livingston Biography". Unlike other explorers, his exploration is not to conquer unknown places, to prove his competitiveness or to show his greatness. The purpose of his exploration is to bring the truth of God's redemption to Africans. He walked in Wan Li, Africa for 37 years. Whenever he was in danger, he never shot anyone, including cannibals and slave traders. He just gave his own safety to God. His life is the blessing of Africans. As far as medicine is concerned, he was the first doctor to enter the interior of Africa. As far as geography is concerned-he was the first person to draw rivers and mountains in the interior of Africa; As far as politics is concerned-he is the key to ending Africans being sold into slavery; As far as exploration is concerned-he is a pioneer in opening the outside world into the interior of Africa; As far as science is concerned-he is the pioneer of detailed records of Central African animals and plants. Later people called him "the father of Africa". There are still more than 30 places named after him on the map of Africa. He is deeply respected by African aborigines. Up to now, Africans still call him "a friend of Africans". Livingston's life is to preach in a wild place, facing pagan culture and jungle beasts. Livingston's life is a life of fearing God, zealously preaching, strengthening confidence, sticking to principles and wisdom. Since he decided to be an overseas missionary at the age of 22, he has given everything to God. He devoted his life to Africa. He is not a good husband because he seldom accompanies his wife. He gave her a happy life without crisis like the Garden of Eden, but followed him all over the interior of Africa to deal with various indigenous tribes. He was alone in Africa all the year round, leaving his wife and children in England and Kuruman. It was not until 1857 that 44-year-old Livingston returned to England from Africa for the first time. The family took the first photo and all four children grew up. His wife, Mary, died of a local infectious disease. After they had their fifth child, he cried like a child in his wife's bed in Zambezia refugee camp built for his slaves in Livingston. He is not a good father. He didn't grow up with his five children, so that his eldest son was so rebellious that he left home to join the army and died in battle. The second son had kidney disease since he was a child and died in Egypt at the age of 26. When his daughter first met him, she didn't even know it was her father. As a missionary, she shoulders the special mission of God. He is different from ordinary people. He gave his family to God. His own life mission is to bring God's love to this unknown land of Africa. His experience is a legendary life. In the hinterland of Africa, where outsiders have never set foot, Livingston moved forward with a heart looking up to God. Always facing the indigenous people who don't know whether they are friends or enemies, all kinds of pagan witchcraft, all kinds of horrible beast attacks, the harsh natural environment, all kinds of infectious diseases, the human weakness of their peers, the lack of food and clothing, the perennial loneliness ... struggling in the desert, fighting with the big hippo in the river, calming down in the encirclement of the indigenous people, camping next to the ant colony to avoid lions, and witchcraft all over the sky. Rescuing slaves at the gunpoint of slave traders ... The only thing he can rely on is the God we can still rely on today, the Trinity, the only omnipotent true God, who has always taken care of us and protected us. Amen! He also has times of depression, despair, confusion, fear and loneliness. By that time, he couldn't find anyone to pray and help, and no one listened to him. On the contrary, no matter what his own situation is, he will give the natives a sweet smile and preach enthusiastically. What can he do to overcome all this? Livingston is not a god, and he can't beat him himself. He stood in the place abandoned by Almighty God again and again. When your ears are full of other people's voices, you are far away from God! Livingston's bravest place is not that he went into danger many times, nor that he dared to face all kinds of attacks, but that he always held hope for human nature and delivered the gospel to them when facing the ugly side of human nature. He saw forgiveness in every kind of hatred; In the suspicion between people, I see trust; In the trap of lies, I saw the promise; I see nobility where my behavior is corrupt. This is a biography I have just read, the biography of Wan Li Livingston, who is called the greatest explorer in human history. His exploration is not for money, fame and glory, but to spread God's love and the gospel of heaven to the unknown land of Africa. His life is the blessing of Africans and the inspiration of the whole world. Look at his life. Look again. Many people often promise what will happen, but soon forget it. Why? It is said that things change and develop, and it can't be like that forever, hey! Many people vowed to do something, but gave up after a few days. Why? Say, it's hard, it's not that easy to succeed, and what I'm doing now is ok, that's it! After listening to speeches or attending meetings, many people come back with boiling blood and say, I want to be a meaningful person. I want to be a blessing to my family and others. I shouted slogans to cheer myself up and the cheers were hoarse. A few days, like a balloon with a hole, the reason is more and more every day: there are so many good people in the world that I don't lack anything; Good people are hard to do; I'd better buy a house first and get my job settled first. For another group of people, they often say that they are willing to dedicate their lives to our God. Sick, unemployed and lovelorn, they often say hopelessly, how can God treat me like this? But don't you remember, you said you were willing to give everything for him, and he just took your health, work and lover for a while, and you couldn't bear it? God gave up his only son to save us! Another group of people often say that we should live like Christ and love the world with God's love. When we see prostitutes, we often shake our heads and say that the bitch is hopeless ... If there are beggars on the roadside, we will detour and say, Who knows if it is a liar? Maybe he is richer than me. When people nearby say that there is no God, they immediately say excitedly, Don't insult our God, you will go to hell ... When the limbs are short of clothes and food, they quickly say "I pray for you" and then disappear ... Another group of people often pray for the kingdom of God, the justice of God and others, in fact. It's the phrase "I will give you everything". Hallelujah, please have mercy on us. How do you feel after reading Three Wan Li in Africa-Livingston Biography? In his life, Jesus never abandoned prostitutes and beggars. He gave alms to the poor and poor sinners. These are actions, not just tears in prayer. Anyway, Livingston's life is the same. He even learned from wizards to ask for rain. He is willing to be an apprentice to a demon magician, just to let him know that he is on the wrong path. His retreat made the magician run away in fear after hearing the "judgment after death". He lives with cannibals, who eat the dead and tell them the gospel, making them understand that they are also the most beautiful creation of God. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! He has a poor eloquence and a poor sermon. But why such a multilingual aborigine became a Christian is because of his actions, his courage and wisdom, which made the aborigine see God, just in Livingston. I am very grateful. Seeing this book in my present situation and seeing the life testimony of the Livingston brothers, I have a better understanding of what my life should be like, what I should do and what I should not do. The above views are just my personal feelings. If you agree, we will work together to do better. Many times, we often shed tears and pray for our own needs, but seldom contribute to God's kingdom and justice. Our selfishness is still rampant. There are too many human weaknesses to deal with in us. We owe more than that to the God who saved us. We often work hard for our stomachs. Strive for the needs and pride of this life, and seldom spend our time and energy on God or others. We have become a typical post-20 s and post-80 s, and it is the post-20 s and post-80 s who succeed in direct selling. I believe that it is also the post-20 s and post-80 s who go to heaven. Our mistake is that we spend 80% of our time doing things that are less than 20% in eternity, and finally we can only be left behind. Our God is a fair, compassionate, loving and wonderful God, and his grace endures forever. No matter how you treat him, he will always love us, but he also has a just side, that is, "everyone will die, and there will be a trial after death", so don't waste your rights while there is still time and opportunity. By the time you leave this world, everything has become a destiny. God bless you. The following is a summary of the sentence I felt in the book Biography of Wan Li Livingston in Africa III: "I would rather be honest and poor than lie and be rich". Four good habits used all my life: 1, Diligence: Don't waste time on meaningless things except necessary rest; 2. Thrift: restraint in material needs and face daily responsibilities with the least demand; 3, reading 4, fear of God: it is the steel skeleton that shapes people's character. If your belief is only to pursue a sudden feeling or miracle, temptation and temptation will catch up with you sooner or later. On the contrary, if you entrust your daily responsibilities to God and learn to walk with God in these matters, your faith will be more rooted in real life. To be a Christian is to be a down-to-earth person, and he has done it himself. Always more than his mouth says. True faith is that God makes man a real man and does what he should do quietly and surely every day. A fallen heart will not produce pure motivation to do good. A heart full of lies can't tell the real miracle. Salvation is not a temporary experience, but a lifetime experience. The message of the gospel has the greatest relationship with the life characteristics of the evangelist. Fierce appearance is a cover-up of inner cowardice, and deliberate action is courage. A brave man often needs you to kick him so that he can get up and do things slowly. People with conscience often accuse themselves of not being able to solve problems face to face, so they will use blindside. Attack others. People who look forward to a real and useful life and refuse a confused life are often the first to accept the gospel, and they will become the most authentic witnesses. Subjectivity and prejudice between races, like the midnight wind, will be blown away, but a person's honesty, kindness and reliability will not be blown away by the wind. Fame is a test to destroy people, and money is an opportunity to destroy people. I once again put myself into the hands of God without reservation. This is not what I expected. When I returned to this original point, I found that my past success and appreciation were incidental. I have never pursued them. I shouldn't be so humble as to say to the Lord, do as you will, for my past success and appreciation. God's good will is to let me know and follow him to the end. When my heart is full of other people's voices, I know my heart has left the Lord. Many people are exploring how to live. The importance of higher education lies in equipping a person to find a lofty mission. The structure and meaning of language will affect people's thinking system. The crime is not to make mistakes, but to be weak and limited, knowing but not doing it. Marriage is like a long-distance adventure where husband and wife go together. They will encounter winding rivers and take uneven roads. However, you and your wife should maintain a direct and frank relationship for life, and there is no bending or ups and downs between you. So we can explore the ends of the earth together. The major difficulties we encounter can constantly provide us with new learning perspectives. The sorrow of the rich is the fear of poverty. A politician's ambition is like a cruel and powerful dog. However, there will always be an invisible dog chain to tie them up. A fragile heart, like an overly sensitive drum, will make a strange sound when a dust falls. It is frivolous and rare to get excited easily. Too much secularization makes it impossible to rely solely on God's grace and get excited about short-term interests, but we can't see God's long-term well-being. The four basic equipments that young people need most are: 1, taking pure faith as the unchangeable foundation of life; 2. Take the truth as the feature of your life; 3. Love your neighbor; 4. Love the nature around you. See forgiveness in every hateful place; See trust in the suspicion between people; In the trap of lies, see the promise; Where there is corruption, there is nobility. Religious behavior can evolve into the greatest hypocrisy. They come from church schools, they can sing poems and pray loudly, but they have no love for people and animals in private. This kind of religious hypocrisy makes others dislike their beliefs. A person's real misfortune lies not in how much physical pain he has suffered, but in his selfishness after suffering and only knowing how to live for himself. He wants to purify his soul through suffering. Will distort their beliefs into a bunch of doctrines and expressions that make them lose their appetite. Laziness is the source of excuses, and lazy people can never finish a thing. Exploration is not only to advance to unknown places, but also to expose the falsehood in the depths of human nature. The formation of every criminal system has a far-reaching impact on its surroundings. Slavery is a loss of honor. If people have no sense of honor, it is difficult to resist the temptation of good things. The more we realize our weaknesses, the more tolerant you are of others' mistakes. Drunken people are weak people who dare not face the reality. Drunkenness will affect people around them like infectious diseases, making people addicted and afraid to face the reality. Loneliness will corrode an ideal heart. Everything has a reason, and there must be God's good intentions. God's good intentions are not superficial sweetness. Otherwise, if they encounter any difficulties, they will be suspicious. How can such a person preach the gospel to the people around him? [Comment on "Three Wan Li in Africa-Biography of Livingston"] Essay: Everything in this world is done by hope. If farmers never want to make a corn grow into a seed, they will not peel it; A bachelor will never get married if he never wants to have children; A businessman won't go to work if he doesn't want to make a profit from it.