为什么如此耗时?

Oct 16, 2023

你要全心全意地做这些事,让大家都看到你的长进……要持之以恒。(提摩太前书4:15-16)

为什么改变需要这么长时间?原因在于:一、我们学得很慢。有多少次我们失败了,却想:“再也不会这么做了!我以为自己知道得不少。”以色列的历史说明,我们很快地忘记上帝所教的功课,转回旧的态度和行为模式。“因此,我们必须更加重视所听的道,以免随流漂去。”(希伯来书2:1)二、我们有太多需要摒弃的东西。我们来找顾问解决一个由来已久的问题,说:“快点治好我。我在这里只能待一个小时。”慢点!你的问题是冰冻三尺非一日之寒,当然也不会瞬间消失。没有任何药物、祷告或原则能够立刻修复多年的损害。它需要下苦功夫去除旧换新,《圣经》将之称为:“脱去因私欲的迷惑而渐渐败坏的旧人,洗心革面。”(以弗所书4:22-23)我们仍需要对付旧模式、行为和癖性。三、成长是痛苦的。每次改变都意味着某种失去。我们必须要放弃旧习性,才能经历基督所应许的新生命。我们害怕失去,即使那些旧习性使我们自食其果,但它们如一双破鞋,令我们感到舒服且熟悉。四、习惯需要慢慢形成。你的品格是习惯的总和。形成基督般的品格,只有一个途径:你要不断操练!没有即时的习惯。这就是保罗敦促提摩太这么做的原因:“你要全心全意地做这些事,让大家都看到你的长进……要持之以恒。”

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