Recently Jeremy Lin shared his annual testimony with Chinese Christians virtually as in-person meetings were impossible due to the coronavirus pandemic.
For the past nine years, the Christian celebrity has talked about how God has been leading in his life and professional basketball career.
On October 3, the famous basketball star mentioned many natural and man-made disasters that occurred in 2020, such as the deaths of celebrities, ethnic conflicts, natural disasters, and the new crown pneumonia. Because of these, a third of all Americans had anxiety and depression, and the number continued to increase this year.
Many people thought Jeremy Lin was arrogant and proud because, at the age of 10, he told his mother that one day he would enter the NBA. Just as he said, Jeremy Lin joined the New York Knicks in 2012 and played well beyond his imagination. At that time, he was called "Linsanity".
However, in the next few years, he experienced many failures and disappointments. Surrounded by negative emotions, he was ashamed and didn't dare to go out. He lost his former glory.
When he signed up for a new team and wanted to start again, he found that he was dominated by fear and disappointment.
So he often felt anxious on the court and couldn’t maintain his confidence even if he scored a basket. He began apologizing, working hard to please others, and compared himself with other players after the game on the video. His teammates could clearly see the fear and other negative thoughts in him.
Fear made him be another person, but he was determined to change this. He began to think about why he was afraid. It was because when he was injured, he thought his dreams were all shattered. Finding it was just a lie, he used Bible verses to encourage himself to break through this bad mood: " The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;” (Romans 8:15), For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7)
Lin said that he began to coexist with fear and to fight against it. For this reason, he also carried out numerous exercises, such as learning to accept the failed self in the past, forgiving the person who hurt him and letting go of the bad experiences. Every time he found the source of fear, Lin equipped himself with God's words, using new beliefs and confidence to resist fear.
Lin believed that most people experienced three types of fears, one was worry and pessimism, the other doubt, and the third insecurity. To overcome all these fears through God's words, we must believe that God's love lasts forever and gives unexpected peace.
Lin also mentioned that one way to overcome fear was to stop thinking and claim God's promise. He said that the failures and disappointments he had experienced in the past precisely helped him overcome his fear. Jeremy Lin believed that his current state was very good, even better than during the "Lin Lai Mad" period.
In the end, he suggested that no matter what difficulties we faced, we must take the first step and list the things that scare us, and then confront and overcome them one by one. We should know God’s power can help us overcome, and his promises surpass our fears.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
过去的九年，每一年林书豪都会分享上帝对他生活和职业篮球生涯的带领，今年因为疫情的关系林书豪不能实地见证，因此通过网络来分享他的心路历程。
林书豪首先提到2020年发生了许多的悲剧，例如名人殒命、种族冲突、自然灾害等，还有新冠肺炎给人类带来的影响。而这些导致有三分之一的美国人产生焦虑和抑郁症，一些报告也称今年焦虑和抑郁的人数持续增加。林书豪表示焦虑是很多人都会有的一种情绪。
小时候很多人都认为林书豪自大、骄傲，10岁的他就跟妈妈说有一天他要打进NBA，正如他自己所说的那样，2012年的林书豪在纽约尼克队打出了超乎他自己想象的好球，那段时间他被人称为“林来疯”（Linsanity）。
然而接下来的几年他经历了许多的失败和失望，被负面情绪包围的林甚至羞愧到不敢出门，他失去了曾经的荣耀。直到后来他签约了新的球队，想要重新出发、大战拳脚时却发现，他被恐惧所辖制——因为经历了太多失望而内心充满着恐惧。
为此林书豪常感到焦虑，甚至在球场上也无法保持自信，即便是进球也依然被负面情绪包围，开始常常道歉，努力去取悦别人，赛后也会马上上网和其他球员作比较。害怕让林书豪产生诸多负面想法，恐惧的情绪清晰到他的队友都能看出来。
恐惧让林书豪觉得自己已经变成了另外一个人，他下定决心要改变这种状态。他开始思考为什么会恐惧？是因为受伤后曾加入自己的情绪和看法，认为“梦想全都破灭了”。林书豪说这只是个谎言，他用圣经经文来鼓励自己突破这种不好的情绪：“你们所受的，不是奴仆的心，仍旧害怕。（罗8:15）”，“因为神赐给我们，不是胆怯的心，乃是刚强、仁爱、谨守的心。（提后1:7）”
林书豪表示他开始学会与恐惧共存，并且与恐惧争战，为此也进行了诸多的操练，例如学会接纳过去那个失败的自己，原谅伤害过他的人，放下曾经不好的经历等。每一次找到恐惧的源头，林书豪都用上帝的话语来装备自己，用新的信念与信心来抵挡恐惧来袭。
林书豪认为，大多数人会经历三种恐惧，一是忧虑和悲观主义，二是怀疑，三是不安全感。但这一些恐惧都需要通过上帝的话语来得胜，要相信上帝的慈爱是永远长存的，会赐下出人意料的平安。
林书豪还提到战胜恐惧的方法之一就是要停止自己的想法，去宣告上帝应许。他说，过去所经历过的失败和失望，正是上帝帮助他得胜了恐惧，信心变得更加无所畏惧。林书豪认为他现在的状态非常好，比“林来疯”时期还要好。
最后，林书豪提出无论面临什么困难，都要跨出第一步，列出让我们感到恐惧的东西，然后去斥责，并且一一击破。并要记得，慈爱的上帝祂的能力能超越我们的困境，祂的应许也超越了我们的恐惧。
（内容来源：好消息电视台。视频截图来源：GOOD TV。原网址：https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/HlkEJh2bNyR9l45ixfyEOg）
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林书豪2020信者无惧见证分享：依靠上帝得胜恐惧
Recently Jeremy Lin shared his annual testimony with Chinese Christians virtually as in-person meetings were impossible due to the coronavirus pandemic.
For the past nine years, the Christian celebrity has talked about how God has been leading in his life and professional basketball career.
On October 3, the famous basketball star mentioned many natural and man-made disasters that occurred in 2020, such as the deaths of celebrities, ethnic conflicts, natural disasters, and the new crown pneumonia. Because of these, a third of all Americans had anxiety and depression, and the number continued to increase this year.
Many people thought Jeremy Lin was arrogant and proud because, at the age of 10, he told his mother that one day he would enter the NBA. Just as he said, Jeremy Lin joined the New York Knicks in 2012 and played well beyond his imagination. At that time, he was called "Linsanity".
However, in the next few years, he experienced many failures and disappointments. Surrounded by negative emotions, he was ashamed and didn't dare to go out. He lost his former glory.
When he signed up for a new team and wanted to start again, he found that he was dominated by fear and disappointment.
So he often felt anxious on the court and couldn’t maintain his confidence even if he scored a basket. He began apologizing, working hard to please others, and compared himself with other players after the game on the video. His teammates could clearly see the fear and other negative thoughts in him.
Fear made him be another person, but he was determined to change this. He began to think about why he was afraid. It was because when he was injured, he thought his dreams were all shattered. Finding it was just a lie, he used Bible verses to encourage himself to break through this bad mood: " The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;” (Romans 8:15), For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7)
Lin said that he began to coexist with fear and to fight against it. For this reason, he also carried out numerous exercises, such as learning to accept the failed self in the past, forgiving the person who hurt him and letting go of the bad experiences. Every time he found the source of fear, Lin equipped himself with God's words, using new beliefs and confidence to resist fear.
Lin believed that most people experienced three types of fears, one was worry and pessimism, the other doubt, and the third insecurity. To overcome all these fears through God's words, we must believe that God's love lasts forever and gives unexpected peace.
Lin also mentioned that one way to overcome fear was to stop thinking and claim God's promise. He said that the failures and disappointments he had experienced in the past precisely helped him overcome his fear. Jeremy Lin believed that his current state was very good, even better than during the "Lin Lai Mad" period.
In the end, he suggested that no matter what difficulties we faced, we must take the first step and list the things that scare us, and then confront and overcome them one by one. We should know God’s power can help us overcome, and his promises surpass our fears.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
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