Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Controlling the Uncontrollables

Adults with relatively high cognitive ability seem at risk for developing symptoms of depression (around 60% chance), possibly because they derive their expectations for themselves based on their intellectual ability rather than overall ability, they are more aware of expectations of the outside world and their inability to meet those.  If they are raised in a negative environment, there are the possibilities of deep-seated anger against themselves (introvert) or against the society (extrovert) depends on the Aspies' inborn personality.  The depression is caused by self-destructive and punishment mechanism that runs automatically caused by faulty value system learnt from negative upbringing.  Human behaviour is influenced by 20%  from consciousness and 80% runs automatically without going through our consciousness.

Uncontrollable circumstances weakens them, such as financial or relational limitations, and onset the anxiety and depression because they are attempting to control the uncontrollables in life.

『人活著不是單靠食物、乃是靠 神口裡所出的一切話。』路加福音 4 : 4

From the Purpose Driven Life:

"God loves to use weak people...
Usually we deny our weaknesses, defend them, excuse them, hide them, and resent them.  This prevents God from using them the way he desires.

God has a different perspective on your weaknesses.  He says, "My thoughts and my ways are higher than yours", so he often acts in ways that are the exact opposite of what we expect.  We think that God only wants to use our strengths, but he also wants to use our weaknesses for his glory.

The bible says, "God purposely chose... what the world considers weak in order to shame the powerful."  Your weaknesses are not an accident.  God deliberately allowed them in your life for the purpose of demonstrating his power through you....

God is never limited by our limitations.  The Bible says, "We are like clay jars in which this treasure is stored.  The real power comes from God and not from us."

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弟兄們哪、可見你們蒙召的、按著肉體有智慧的不多、有能力的不多、有尊貴的也不多.神卻揀選了世上愚拙的、叫有智慧的羞愧.又揀選了世上軟弱的、叫那強壯的羞愧.神也揀選了世上卑賤的、被人厭惡的、以及那無有的、為要廢掉那有的.使一切有血氣的、在 神面前一個也不能自誇。但你們得在基督耶穌裡、是本乎 神、 神又使他成為我們的智慧、公義、聖潔、救贖.哥林多前書 1: 26-30

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