心口如一(之一)

Jun 23, 2024

你们说话,是就说是,不是就说不是。(雅各书5:12)

你还记得当别人心口如一时给你的感觉吗?你也许不喜欢,但能明白他们的意思,知道他们说话当真。“酷”(或说爽)这个字是介于“温”和“冷”之间。如果你说“wicked good”(两个词一起的意思是:超棒;但wicked指邪恶,而good指好——译者注),有人就要问你到底是指wicked(邪恶)还是指good(好)。直话直说看来不再受用了。《圣经》告诉我们:“你们说话,是就说是,不是就说不是。”换句话来说,就是心口如一。否则就会损害你的关系。因为害怕被拒绝,我们避免说“不”,或者逼不得已说“是”时,会导致什么结果呢?一、我们生活在压力、愤怒或怨恨当中,感觉被别人错待了。二、我们陷入典型的进退维谷,不知所措——如果说“不”,别人会生气;如果不说,就会生自己和别人的气。因此,我们就被自设的网罗缠住。三、其他人决不会知道我们的真实感受,也不明白我们这样做的原因。除非说出你的感受,不然你永远不会从别人那里得到你所需要的。人是不会改变的,除非你改变与他们交往的方式。四、你成为受害者的原因是选择逃避恐惧,而不是别人的言行。五、因为上帝赐与自我定向和把握分寸的能力,你却拱手相让他人,倒成了问题的一部分。因此,你要学会心口如一,是就说是,不是就说不是。

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2024

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