握住喜樂的鑰匙—-尼希米記8:10b[因靠耶和華而得的喜樂, 是你們的力量.］每個人心中都有一把喜樂的鑰匙, 但我們常常在不知不覺中把它交給別人掌管, 讓別人來控制自己的心情, 反而怪罪別人, 認為自己是受害者. 認為別人有責任使自己快樂. 親愛的朋友, 你喜樂的鑰匙在誰的手上呢？當我們不為自己的喜樂負責時, 就容易落入被害者的心態, 導致時常不快樂. 大衛在詩篇4:7中對上帝説”你使我心中快樂, 勝過那豐收五穀新洒的人.” 這首詩是大衛王在被他兒子押沙龍追殺時所寫的, 明明是極大痛苦的人倫悲劇, 大衛王卻握住自己喜樂的鑰匙, 決定要活著快樂. 這當中的祕訣就是在他倚靠全能的上帝. 他信賴上帝是好神, 更是隨時幫助他的神. 親愛的朋友, 只要你認識那全能的上帝, 你就有辦法掌握住快樂的鑰匙. 當你倚靠上帝, 你將快樂建立在上帝身上, 即便別人會冒犯你, 傷害你, 你都可以從上帝支取完全的愛與喜樂. 使你快樂的鑰匙不會被他人輕易搶去. 今天邀請你一起將情緒交給上帝, 當你這樣做的時, 不論何人何事都奪走不了你的喜樂, 你也必定成為一位人見人愛成熟的人.
Hold the key of joy – Nehemiah 8:10b [ Joy in the LORD is your strength.] Everyone has a key to joy, but we often unknowingly put It leaves it to others to take control of your moods, and instead blame others and see yourself as a victim. Think others are responsible for making you happy. Dear friends, whose hands are the keys to your joy? When we don’t take responsibility for our own joy, we tend to fall into a victim mentality, which results in constant unhappiness. David said to God in Psalm 4:7 “You make my heart happy, more than the harvest and the new sprinkling. Man.” This poem was written by King David when he was hunted down by his son Absalom. It was obviously a human tragedy of great pain, but King David held the key to his own joy and decided to live happily. The secret lies in his reliance on God Almighty. He trusts God to be a good God and a God who is always there to help him. Dear friends, as long as you know God Almighty, you can hold the keys to happiness. When you trust God , you build your happiness in God, even if others will offend you, hurt you, you can draw full love and joy from God. The key to your happiness will not be easily robbed by others. Today I invite you to surrender your emotions together To God, when you do this, nobody and nothing can take away your joy, and you’re bound to be a mature person.