迦勒的心志

May 20, 2024

我的仆人迦勒并非如此。(民数记14:24,和合本《圣经》此处的意思为“迦勒另有一个心志。”——译者注)

迦勒并不喜欢“平稳的生活”。早年在从打探应许之地回来后,他站到了少数人的那一边宣告:“有上帝与我们同在,我们必能获得应许之地!”(参民数记14:6-9)时至八十五岁的高龄,迦勒仍然杀戮巨人夺占山岭;因为他“另有一个心志”,并不是那种随波逐流、得过且过的人。理查德·埃德勒(Richard Edler)写道:“当下稳妥的活法通常会使人将来后悔。每个人都有天分和梦想,有时这两者并不匹配,但在发现它们之前我们通常都已经妥协了。回首往事,我们却渴望回到从前我们本应追求真正的梦想和天分的时期,因为那是值得全力以赴的。不要受迫于压力,认为你的梦想和天分不切合实际。它们的意义从来就不在于切合实际,而是在于给你带来快乐和成就感。”如果蝶蛹拒绝进入茧内,它将永远不会发生质变,尽管有飞的潜力,却只能屈为爬行毛虫。你相信上帝在呼召你做什么事呢?那就去做吧。上帝不会受限于你的智商,却会受限于你的“我不行”。有一首诗这么写道:“如果你认为自己被击败了,那么你就被击败。如果你认为不敢,那你就会畏惧退缩。如果你想要赢,但自认赢不了,那么毫无疑问你就会失利。生活的战斗中,胜利并非总是属于更强或更快的人,胜利者终究是认定自己能行的人。”迦勒的心志就是“能够”的心志!你有这样的心志吗?

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