Above Reproach

**The following post written on Apr 19 2009 at 10:26PM**

Dear all,

Recently, my Chinese church has been going through some rough times. Yesterday, Hubert (our future worship deacon) had so graciously reminded me to be more careful as I'm holding a position in church that needs a humble attitude. Since then, I've been once again convicted to be above reproach. I felt an urge to write the below message to my small group's core group members--

Dear everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well in school and in the midst of all craziness that seems to be going around in church these days.

Because of the kindness of Hubert and his wise reminder, I'm once again convicted to be above reproach in all ways. This means to take fuller control of the way I talk, act, and do things, and not to be a stumbling block to other people, but rather an encouragement. This also means to take wiser steps when I'm around Jason. Please don't be afraid and remind/rebuke me when you see something that is ungodly in/from me!

In this time of hardship, I would also like to encourage all of us to be above reproach. It is not an easy task, and we sure will need each other's reminders often. I hope we can work together and become a group of loving young adults who are putting our knowledge into actions, and I pray that we shall be blameless in all ways.

Thank you all for being wonderful friends to me. May God's will be done in our church and in our lives, and shall we continue to give and love our church just as Christ has died for our sins and loves us without condition.

Love,
Anna

Please pray for the Bloomington Chinese Christian Church, that we may stand strong while persuing the will of our LORD, and that may the brothers and sisters love one another just like God has commended us to do. Please pray, also, that the hurt ones in the church may lean on our God alone and be comforted by Him, the glorious and magnificent one. Shall all of our head knowledge to be put into actions.

Love,
Anna


Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.
Philippians 2:14-16