发现自我

Aug 29, 2023

我们也在基督里被拣选成为祂的子民。(以弗所书1:11)

一天,一个男孩在爬山时发现了里面盛有一枚卵蛋的鹰巢。他就取出来,回家后把它混放在鸡蛋里。当幼鹰出壳时,它以为自己是只鸡。它学会了鸡的动作,和它的“弟兄姐妹”在场子里刨食。它对自己的身份一无所知。有时它心里有种奇怪的冲动,但不知所措,于是就忽略或抑制那些感觉。毕竟,如果自己是一只鸡,就应该有鸡的样子。有一天,一只鹰飞过院子,它抬头仰望,看到了那只展翅雄鹰。霎那间,它意识到自己想要像那只鹰一样,飞到它从远处遥望到的山颠。当开始展开翅膀时,它突然间明白到自己原来就像那只鹰。尽管以前从来没有飞过,但它拥有鹰的天性和本能。起初它飞得摇摇晃晃,后来控制力渐渐变强了。最后,当它翱翔天际时,它发现了真正的自我——上帝对它的命定。菲利普斯·布鲁克斯(Phillips Brooks)指出:“当你发现自己只是活出一半的生命时,那另一半就会不断地缠扰你,直至你让它成长。”保罗在写“我们也在基督里被拣选成为祂的子民”的时候,他想到的就是自我发现。你是上帝所造,也是为祂而造。直到明白这点,你的生命才会有意义。只有在基督里,我们才能发现自己的人生目的、意义和使命。换句话说,我们发现了真正的自我。

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2019

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