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Jun 22, 2024

“我们不该彼此争执。”(创世记13:8)

当亚伯拉罕和侄子罗得所共享的牧放牲畜之地变得不够他们使用时,亚伯拉罕对侄子说:“我们不该彼此争执……因为我们是骨肉至亲。”从这件事中我们可以学习到两个重要的功课。一、不要坐等,要主动。亚伯拉罕并没有这么说:“我不要卷入其中。”他意识到如果置之不理,这个事情就有可能导致他们的关系破裂,因此他防患于未然。大家都可以做事后的诸葛亮,但建立长久的关系需要先见之明。上帝在这之前已经告诉了亚伯拉罕:“我必赐福给你,使你声名远播。”(创世记12:2)然而,成长和祝福需要智慧。若要实现上帝对亚伯拉罕生命的旨意,当前的情况就必须解决。没有人喜欢对峙,但未来的安宁和亨通需要你明智地处理当下的问题,防患于未然。。二、不要因交易亏损而忧虑,上帝会给你补足。罗得是亚伯拉罕的晚辈,却选择了土地肥沃、水源充足的约旦河平原,留给亚伯拉罕的土地显然很吃亏。作为长辈,亚伯拉罕有权利凭借资历要求得到最好的地盘,但他没有这么做;那是因为他明白到两样事情:1.他和罗得的关系已不再协调,现在大度地离开,免得争执;2.他跟罗得已不再志同道合了。罗得挑选的土地灰飞烟灭,而亚伯拉罕的选择成了全人类的祝福。因此,做和平之子,行在上帝的祝福当中。

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