退后一步,统观全局

Jul 22, 2024

“大门为我敞开了,工作很有成效,不过反对我的人也很多。”(哥林多前书16:9)

一天,某小镇的商会邀请一位成功的商人前来演讲。当地的经济萧条,他们很灰心;这位巨贾的任务就是激励他们。他拿出一张大白纸,在中间画了一个小红点。“你们看到了什么?”他问听众。有人回答:“我看到一个小红点。”演讲者说:“很好,你还看到什么?”其他人附和道:“一个小红点。”演讲者问:“除了那个点,你们就没看见别的吗?”听众响亮地回答:“没有!”演讲者说:“你们忽略了最重要的事情,没有看到这张纸!”他接着解释说,生活中这种细小的、点滴的失败和经历常常分散我们的注意力。它们让我们看不到祝福和成功,而这些比垄断我们注意力、耗尽我们精力的失望更重要。保罗写道:“大门为我敞开了,工作很有成效,不过反对我的人也很多。”机会和障碍并存,如同面条和调料一样。保罗并不否认自己所面临的敌对势力,他只是选择关注其中的机会。有位诗人写道:“两个犯人从监狱的铁窗望出去,一个看到了泥土,另一个却看到了星星。”你在看什么?你是否过于关注现状而忽略了未来?如果是这样,你需要退后一步,求上帝帮助你统观全局。

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

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