身上的“刺”(之三)

Oct 30, 2024

“……我的能力在人的软弱上更显得全备。”(哥林多后书12:9)

保罗写道:“我曾三次祈求主叫这根刺离开我,但祂说:‘我的恩典足够你用,因为我的能力在人的软弱上更显得全备。’所以,我更喜欢夸耀自己的软弱,好让基督的能力荫庇我。因此,为了基督的缘故,我欣然面对软弱、凌辱、迫害、艰难和困苦,因为我软弱的时候也正是我刚强的时候。”(哥林多后书12:8-10)保罗直到停止求告上帝,并倾听祂说话后,这才得到寻找的答案。有时我们忙于叫上帝做祂应该为我们做的事情,以致听不见祂说要在我们生命中成就的。如果你的生命中有一个顽固的问题,也许是你该停止谈论并开始倾听上帝说话的时候了。上帝在保罗最佳的学习时期,也即困境中教导他功课。因此,艰难时期的不利,最终成为有利条件,因为你在山谷比在山顶更加认识上帝。路易斯(C. S. Lewis):“上帝在我们的欢愉中对我们低语,透过我们的良知向我们说话,但却在我们痛苦时大声疾呼。”在上帝说话之前,保罗只想解决他的问题。在上帝说话之后,他意识到,在问题中已找到了更美好更伟大的东西:上帝预留了供我们在逆境中使用的超然能力;那时我们会意识到上帝的同在超越我们的问题,而祂的旨意也超越我们的痛苦。

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