By Ganen, Italy “Ganen, I’m going on a journey. It’s not safe to carry money and the bank card with me, so please keep them for me. Thank you!” “Ganen, this cosmetic does some good. Please use it, and your pimples will disappear.” “Ganen, are you free now? Let me curl your hair, and then […]
Interpersonal Relationships
By Practicing God’s Words, I Can Get Along Well With My Roommates
By Wang Hua, United States “Please mop the floor after you wash your clothes!” “Please pick up your fallen hairs and put them in the waste basket in the future; don’t throw them about like this.” “I’m really wondering who didn’t clean up the floor after combing the hair, and who didn’t mop up the […]
Christian Testimony: Gains From Working in a Restaurant
By Li Yang, China Wanru found a job in a restaurant. Though unfamiliar with the working environment and the place of food and other things, she, hard-working, consulted others about anything she didn’t understand, so she mastered her procedures soon. The second day, it’s nearly the time of getting off work, and Wanru was having […]
With God’s Word as My Guide, Getting Along With Colleagues Is No Longer a Problem
By Tingting Due to the need of the work, my two former partners were transferred to other departments, so I was left to deal with paperwork alone. At the time when I was feeling quite stressed, my manager arranged two new staffers, Wangyun and Liuzhen, as my partners, and told me, “Tingting, try your best […]
When She Let Go of Jealousy, Her Competitor Became a Good Helper
By Xinling Editor’s Note: Ling Ran is a designer at an advertising agency. When her old friend outperformed her at work and gradually began to receive the approval and regard of co-workers, she was seized by a feeling of jealousy that coiled round her heart and devoured her happiness like a venomous snake. This jealousy […]
Personal Relationships—I Removed the Conflict Between My Colleague and Me
By Jiang Yuan “From now on, I will do my own work myself.” My colleague, an older woman, said to me graciously. Looking at her, I smiled knowingly. At this point, I couldn’t help but think of the previous “war” between us, scene after scene appearing in front of me … I Didn’t Like the […]
Don’t Focus on Others’ Shortcomings, but Reflect on Ourselves
By Lisa, United States One afternoon, I was busy with my work on my computer. Just when I came to the key part of my work, my colleague Zhang, coming back after finishing her business, slumped into the chair beside me and started to delightedly talk with Wang about the process of the business today. […]
When Friendship Clashes With Interests, How Does She Face It?
By Yuxin Early in the morning, the sun was rising. The pale blue sheers shone goldenly under the bright sunshine. Yuxin opened the window. An expression of a slight happiness appeared on her face when she thought of her successful talk with a big client two days ago (It was about a policy for more […]
I No Longer Hate My Father’s Nagging
By Cecilia, United States Saturday, June 3, 2017 Cloudy This morning, I eagerly asked my father to teach me cooking, and he agreed right away. Then I started to prepare ingredients for cooking. When he saw that I was slow in washing and cutting vegetables, he constantly nagged me aside and told me how to […]
Christians Can Easily Interact With Others: Four Principles
By Wang Jing, China Interacting with others is a profound lesson for everyone, and Christians are no exception. We all want to handle interpersonal relationships well. So I would like to share with you four principles of practice. First, in our interactions with others we shouldn’t follow our emotions or preferences, but should treat others […]