One Song a Day - Red River Valley (紅河村). Song link at the bottom.
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Hong Kong real life story here. Red River Valley represents the local public housings, that’s where I grew up, and my only wish was to leave.
My wish did come true, not confined to anything which might appear to be a blessing at first. Every blessing comes with a cost, after all.
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Red River Valley
(Chet Lam)
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There’s a big world outside the small window
On the grey dusty balcony I heard the buzzing cars going all day long
Just a few hundred meters away there’s a paradise called Kai Tak Airport
Where planes coming and leaving carrying all my wishes
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I never understood the chess games under the banyan tree
I just knew that the caged singing birds wanted to fly far away
There were longings scattered around the Red River Valley
People, please don’t leave too rush
Seasons changed, how many faces will remain
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I loved biking from Tai Po to Plover Cove (suburb)
Even taking buses or trains it’s still far away, but it’s never boring
Every inch of the highway was bringing me closer to the heart of the city
Sometimes, I admired distance
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Every morning on the bus my heartbeat started raising
Cause in the sun lit classroom I could peek at you sitting by the window
We made a pledge in football court No. 7 in Tse Wan Shan (a local neighborhood)
That we would hug each other again in ten years next to the Harbor of Tsim Sha Tsui East (a commercial district)
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How are you, the one sitting next to the window
Are you happy today?
Is there anyone willing to validate your dreams in reality?
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Obeying all the rules wishing to climb to the top
Or enjoying your youth to the max, no caring about the outcome
Growing up everyone has some regret
And some good surprises flashing by
Behind every face there’s some sorrow brewing
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Not settling in yet but I am about to take off again
From the plane I watched this flashy little island
Every longing from the Red River Valley is flying to the ends of the world
I am grateful that you did not fall in love with me after all
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Every wish from the Red River Valley is drifting in the ends of the world
I am grateful that you did not fall in love with me after all
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來自小學時學到的一首美國民謠《紅河村》,但我的紅河村,則是我出生的地方:坪石邨。別跟我說什麼人情味、溫暖、方便,我唯一希望的事情,就是永遠離開那個地方。我想,無論你出生在什麼環境,你都希望能夠永遠離開那個地方,尋找自己心中的更好。我沒有其他同學一般幸運,在學校及傳統社會制度裡獲得普遍的成功與獎賞;我一早就選擇了音樂,也可能是音樂選擇了我。無論如何,帶著一點幸運,我的希望終於都成真,但我越來越明白,每個幸運背後都附帶著不同的代價。
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紅河村
(曲詞:林一峰)
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看小小窗框中的海闊天空
露台灰灰的 汽車聲整天騷動
離家數百米之外 一個叫啟德的天堂
飛機升降 載著我每個盼望
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榕樹下看不懂所有棋局
籠中相思雀很想飛遠方
紅河村中佈滿心事
不要走得這麼匆忙
夏去秋又來 記著會有幾個
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騎單車大埔奔向大尾篤
乘巴士火車都多麼遠 真好
沿海的每寸公路
通向市區的心臟
距離 有時我更加嚮往
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每朝七點車廂中 我開始心跳加速
陽光班房 有坐窗邊的你可偷看
在慈雲山的球場七號
相約尖沙咀海傍
定了十年以後再抱一趟
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窗邊的你今天也愉快嗎
現實裡有誰 願為你兌現承諾
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要守規則 盼有一天攀上高峰
或燃燒青春 要精彩不計較收穫
尋找中各有失落 都有驚喜匆匆閃過
每個笑臉 蘊藏了多少滄桑
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還未及著地 又要即將再起飛
從機艙中看這小島一片燈火
紅河村的每個心事 飛向天邊海
我慶幸你沒有愛上我
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紅河村的每個希望 飄泊於天邊海角
我慶幸你沒有愛上我
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far from distance but never by heart 在 Milton Goh Blog and Sermon Notes Facebook 的最讚貼文
Become Young Again Through Faith
“Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits; who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases; who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies; who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel. Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalms 103:1-12 WEB)
How did David, a man under the Law, have the revelation of total forgiveness of sins?
He was writing this psalm prophetically—the Holy Spirit was upon him, giving him wisdom and revelation of God’s eternal plan.
God’s heart is for us to enjoy all His benefits as stated in this psalm.
It is clear that He wants you to prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers (3 John 1:2).
All these benefits are wrapped up in the forgiveness of sins—we can enjoy every blessing because we have become righteous in Christ Jesus.
Out of all the benefits mentioned, one that is taught very little and hardly shared is the renewal of youth.
The world says that there is no such thing—that aging can be delayed but never really prevented. They base this on their own experience and from the current limits of science.
We who are in the world may not be able to change some things on our own, but the one who created the world can renew our youth.
Have you ever played a video game? The creator of the game can program anything he wants into it as long as it fits within the system’s capabilities. He can reset a character who is dying, to become fully alive again.
As the player of the game, you may not be able to change things from the front end, but from the back end, anything is possible as long as it can be programmed in.
Time is not a limit for God. Death is not a challenge for God. You are not far too old to be young again.
Renewal of youth won’t happen by default. It is unlocked by revelation and activated through faith in God’s promises.
How young, strong, healthy and beautiful do you want to be?
It’s totally up to how much you can believe for.
Do you desire it? Then you need revelation about youth renewal.
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God Wants You to Receive Your Breakthrough Now!
“She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me, and as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside.” When his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” his wrath was kindled. Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody. But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” (Genesis 39:17-21 WEB)
Sometimes we can use the Scriptures to justify and mask our unbelief.
We keep telling ourselves that we may be in a bad place now but God’s favor will come to save us soon.
We keep delaying that deliverance to a future time, never really boldly trusting Jesus for a deliverance now!
That’s actually because we don’t know that it’s always God’s will to set us free and receive His blessings now.
We’re afraid that if we place all our faith in being delivered now, we’ll be greatly disappointed when nothing happens—that’s called unbelief.
Our circumstances and feelings don’t determine whether God and His favor is with us or not.
His word promises that He is always with us through the indwelling Holy Spirit and He is always for us, never to leave nor forsake us.
Because the Spirit of liberty and life is always with you, God’s favor is always upon you, working things for your good even when you can’t see anything changing in the natural.
“for he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:2 WEB)
Dear brethren, God’s heart is to heal you now—He wants you freed from the demonic oppression that has bound you.
As much as you hate that sickness, poverty, depression, addiction or whatever is keeping you bound, God hates it too because it is harming you—the one He loves.
God is urgent about it. When the father saw the prodigal son returning from a distance, he didn’t just stand there tapping his foot in disapproval. He ran without any composure or dignity, towards his beloved son and embraced him with lots of kissing.
““He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” (Luke 15:20 WEB)
When you imagine an aloof God who doesn’t mind you suffering just a bit longer, that wrecks your faith for the “now deliverance”.
If you have faith in Jesus, you can receive your breakthrough right now.
If not, the delay is just the journey which God is taking you through to cast out unbelief and bring you to a place of unpolluted faith.
The due season and appointed time of your breakthrough is the simply the God-foreseen moment when you have faith in Jesus for your miracle and speak it forth into your life.
Unbelief is like a poison—one drop can make the entire well of water unusable.
The New Covenant of Grace is all about receiving God’s blessings through faith and not through earning it by performance.
Will you take a bold step of faith and trust Him that your time of favor and breakthrough is now?
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