让上帝定义你是谁

Sep 13, 2024

“他母亲给他取名叫雅比斯……”(历代志上4:9)

“雅比斯”这个名字的意思是“痛苦或麻烦”。你能想象当你走进房间,听到有人说“麻烦来了”或有人称你“讨厌鬼”吗?更糟糕的是,雅比斯的母亲因为“生他时非常痛苦”,所以自他出生的那天起就给他贴上了这样的标签。然而,雅比斯拒绝此举,也不让这个名字来定义自己。他不回望过去,也不听他的批评者之言,而是转向上帝并祷告:“‘愿你赐福给我,扩大我的疆土,与我同在,使我远离患难和痛苦。’上帝答应了他的祈求。”(历代志上4:10)瓶子外面的标签让人知道里面的内容。如果你容许他人给你贴上标签,他们必然缩小你的世界。一旦接受他人给你的标签,你就会开始相信它是你的身份,认为自己永远不会有任何超越这个标签的成就。不,只有上帝才能定义你是谁!因此,你要像雅比斯那样做,直接寻找源头——上帝。祂创造你,救赎你,呼召你,装备你,赐给你力量,并赏赐你。因此,当有人试图给你贴标签以此限制你时,上帝就会介入,并对你说:“‘不要害怕,我已经救赎了你;我点名呼召了你,你属于我。’”(以赛亚书43:1)实情是:上帝爱你并接纳你,祂对你的认可远胜过任何人对你的否定。

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