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Sweet Freedom
Peace of Mind
自由的甜美
真正的平靜
作者
Sarah Palin
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For God is not a God of disorder but of peace— as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people. 1 Corinthians 14:33
因為神不是叫人混亂，乃是叫人安靜。像 在 聖 徒 的 眾 教 會 一 樣 。 歌林多前書14:33
Peace can often be hard to come by. In a span of a few weeks I had a beloved pet die, a cancer scare, legal battles with nefarious characters (including my daughters’ stalkers), flooding in our house, two friends die in freak accidents, and more additional calamities than I care to remember. Of course, others have gone through much worse than what I went through in those weeks. Life can certainly be hard or challenging, and when you’re in those circumstances it’s all too easy to feel overwhelmed, or at the end of your rope, or even self-pitying. The last thing you’re likely thinking about is trying to bless others. But that’s what we should be thinking about. Take a look at Christ. Jesus knew His death was imminent and that only He had the power to confer peace upon His followers. Instead of wallowing in His own justifiable angst, He comforted others. After explaining to His followers why He had to leave, He not only promised that He would return, but He also assured them that the Holy Spirit would come to comfort, teach, and guide them. In the same way, we are assured that same peace if we truly trust in God’s redemptive plan for us and are obedient to His Word.
很多時候，我們很難獲得平靜。在一個禮拜的時間內，我愛的寵物過世了，我以為我得了癌症，跟窮凶惡極的人物打官司(包括我跟蹤我女兒的人)，房子淹水，兩位朋友因意外離世，以及其他我不想記得的災難。當然，其他人可能在這幾個禮拜經歷比我更糟糕的事情。毫無疑問的，生活可以很困難或是充滿挑戰，在當下很容易就感到難以承受，或是走投無路，甚至自怨自艾。你腦中所想的最後一件事情才是去祝福別人。但是，我們應該思考這件事情。看看耶穌。祂知道自己將要被釘死，也了解惟有自己才能讓門徒平安。他沒有在自己的怒氣中打滾，取而代之是祂安撫門徒。在祂解釋為何要離去後，耶穌承諾祂會回來，也保證聖靈將親自安撫，教導，並帶領他們。同樣的，如果我們對上帝有信心，且順服神的話，我們也保證能從上帝的救贖計畫能得到平安。
Sweet Freedom in Action
讓甜美的自由化為行動
Remember this today: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
今天，請記得: 我 將 這 些 事 告 訴 你 們 ， 是 要 叫 你 們 在 我 裡 面 有 平 安 。 在 世 上 ， 你 們 有 苦 難 ； 但 你 們 可 以 放 心 ， 我 已 經 勝 了 世 界 。(約翰福音16:33)
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