::cny::greetings::

it's been on your to do list, but you just didn't get to do it, the last week past like swift seconds. you saw this on a friend's post and this is want you intend to do, to relate the chinese new year 4 character greetings to biblical context. the photos posted here don't have the precise meaning to the chinese greetings. these are just the food you cooked and eat on the first day of chinese new year, celebrated in a very subtle way.

步步高升 Eph 2:6 God has raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.

金玉满堂 Prov 15:6 The house of the righteous is filled with treasure.  you got this snack box from the church today, you also celebrated your pastor's wife birthday and this is an indonesia snack box, you thought the mandarin orange do fit the chinese saying where the orange implies "gold"...

心想事成 Ps 37:4 God will grant us the desires of our heart

万事如意 Rom 8:28 In all things God works together for the good of those who love Him

岁岁平安 Phil 4:7 The peace of God will guard our hearts and minds in Christ

事业有成 Jer 29:11 God knows the plans for us to prosper us and give us a future and a hope

红运当头 Deut 28:13 God has made us the head and not the tail (as a result of Jesus' shed blood)

笑口常开 Ps 105:43 God brings His people out with rejoicing, and His chosen ones with shouts of joy.

it's hard to separate cultural to beliefs, in your case it took you a rather long time to understand what is biblical from what is purely superstitious. you embrace this festival purely from cultural and family value perspectives and the rest you just let it go, knowing that this is just how you perceive chinese new year. it's just a renewal of your mind, an absolute personal choice.

that said, you are going to have an early night for you will be on the road again tomorrow.

happy chinese new year! 新年快乐！