苦境中的祝福—-申命記8:2［你也要記念耶和華你的神, 在曠野引導你這四十年, 是要苦煉你, 試驗你, 要知道你心內如何, 肯守他的誡命不肯.］［苦境］有一次馬丁路德被疾病纏身, 夜不能眠, 心思混亂, 身體疼痛. 在房內呻吟. 忽然想到苦難乃是神的變相祝福, 也就不再訴苦. 反而對神充滿了信心與愛心, 仍能感謝. 他說”這些痛苦和困難, 很像排字工人所排的鉛版. 排好後看上去, 字是反的, 也讀不出什麼意義來. 可是等到鉛版印在紙上, 我們就能看的清楚. 並且明白其中的意義. 今天我們所受的痛苦, 雖然不能解釋, 但到那一天, 我們就會明白了.”[慎思］神並不是用許多的逆境傷害我們, 而是苦煉和試驗我們, 好造就我們, 使我們能享祝福. 人往往在苦境中親近神, 在安逸時最容易忘記神. 在缺乏時, 我們是否能仰望主, 而不發怨言？豐足時, 我們是否能謙卑感恩, 而認識自己一切所有全是神所賜？［禱告］愛我們的天父上帝, 祢對我們的愛不離不棄, 也無微不至, 祢也賜給我們一切所需用的. 主啊！即使我們面臨困境, 遭遇苦難, 痛苦不堪, 但祢還是陪伴著我們. 既然祢允許這些苦難臨到我們, 也是有祢的美意, 為要磨練我們. 使我們成為精金, 更加堅強. 我們要帶著感恩的心, 等候祢的祝福臨到. 禱告是奉主耶穌基督的名, 誠心所願, 阿們！
Blessings in distress – Deuteronomy 8:2 [You shall also remember the LORD your God, who has led you in the wilderness these forty years, to test you and test you, to know what is in your heart and to keep it. He refused to obey the commandments.] [Misery] Once, Martin Luther was plagued by illness. He could not sleep at night, his mind was confused, and his body ached. He groaned in the room. Suddenly he thought that suffering was God’s blessing in disguise, so he stopped complaining. . Instead, he was full of faith and love for God, and could still be grateful. He said, “These pains and difficulties are very much like the typesetters arranging the typefaces. After arranging them, it looks like the words are backwards, and there is no meaning in them.” . But when the stereotypes are printed on paper, we will be able to see clearly and understand the meaning. Although the pain we suffer today cannot be explained, we will understand it one day.” [Thinking carefully] God It is not to hurt us with many adversities, but to temper and test us in order to build us up so that we can enjoy blessings. People often get close to God in adversity, and forget God most easily when they are at ease. When we are in need, can we? Looking to the Lord without complaining? When we have plenty, can we be humble and grateful, and realize that everything we have is given by God? [Prayer] Heavenly Father God who loves us, you love us unfailingly and meticulously, and you also give us everything we need. Lord! Even if we face difficulties, encounter suffering, and suffer unbearably, You are still with us. Since You allow these sufferings to come to us, it is also with Your good intention to temper us. Make us become fine gold and become stronger. We must lead With a grateful heart, I am waiting for your blessing to come. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and I sincerely wish it, Amen!