【双语灵修】在所做中幸福Happiness In What We Do
“我若不是喜爱你的律法,早就在苦难中灭绝了!” - 诗 119:92
幸福不仅仅是远离邪恶和愚昧的事,也不是要远离他人。修士或隐士的生活并不像一些早期基督徒所相信的那样,是基督教信仰的理想境界。基督教的特别之处是生活方式与神的旨意一致。
我们怎样才能知道神对我们生命的旨意呢?诗篇1:2回答说:“惟喜爱耶和华的律法,昼夜思想,这人便为有福。”
神的话语是我们喜乐和幸福的源泉。神鼓励我们每天默想祂的话。我们需要让神的真理充满我们的思想。我们要用神的话语来喂养我们的心。祂的话比精金更好,比蜜更甜。神的话语能苏醒人心,使愚人有智慧。
在这个时代,当网络媒体中充斥着各种糟粕时,圣言是滋养人心的食粮和洁净的水。靠着圣言,我们能胜过仇敌,持守心中的圣洁。
愿我们每一天都以神的话语为粮,享受滋养我们心灵和灵魂的养料,走向整全的生命。
祷告
主神,求你藉着每天对你话语的默想,引导我们走在智慧和生命的路上。为着与你相交所得的喜乐感谢你。奉耶稣的名,阿们。
诗篇 119:89-112
89耶和华啊,你的话安定在天,直到永远。
90你的诚实存到万代,你坚定了地,地就长存。
91天地照你的安排存到今日,万物都是你的仆役。
92我若不是喜爱你的律法,早就在苦难中灭绝了。
93我永不忘记你的训词,因你用这训词将我救活了。
94我是属你的,求你救我,因我寻求了你的训词。
95恶人等待我,要灭绝我,我却要揣摩你的法度。
96我看万事尽都有限,唯有你的命令极其宽广。
97我何等爱慕你的律法,终日不住地思想。
98你的命令常存在我心里,使我比仇敌有智慧。
99我比我的师傅更通达,因我思想你的法度。
100我比年老的更明白,因我守了你的训词。
101我禁止我脚走一切的邪路,为要遵守你的话。
102我没有偏离你的典章,因为你教训了我。
103你的言语在我上膛何等甘美,在我口中比蜜更甜!
104我藉着你的训词得以明白,所以我恨一切的假道。
105你的话是我脚前的灯,是我路上的光。
106你公义的典章,我曾起誓遵守,我必按誓而行。
107我甚是受苦,耶和华啊,求你照你的话将我救活。
108耶和华啊,求你悦纳我口中的赞美为供物,又将你的典章教训我。
109我的性命常在危险之中,我却不忘记你的律法。
110恶人为我设下网罗,我却没有偏离你的训词。
111我以你的法度为永远的产业,因这是我心中所喜爱的。
112我的心专向你的律例,永远遵行,一直到底。
Happiness In What We Do
"If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction." - Psalm 119:92
Happiness is not just about avoiding the way of wickedness and folly. And it's not about staying away from people. The life of the monk or the hermit is not the ideal of the Christian faith, as some early Christians believed. Christianity is distinguished by a lifestyle in tune with the will of God.
How can we know what God's will is for our lives? Psalm 1:1-2 answers, "Blessed is the one . . . whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night."
The Word of God is our source of joy and happiness. We are encouraged to meditate on it daily. We must fill our minds with God's truth. We must feed our hearts with the promises that come from the Word of God. His Word is better than refined gold and sweeter than honey. God's Word restores the soul and gives wisdom to the simple.
In this time when so much garbage circulates on the internet and other media, the Word is bread that nourishes and water that purifies. Through it we keep our hearts pure, and we triumph over the enemy.
Today and every day, remember to feed on God's Word and to enjoy the nourishment that sustains us, heart and soul, on the way to full life.
Prayer
Lord and God, guide us in the way of wisdom and life through daily meditation on your Word. Thank you for the joy that comes from being in communion with you. For Jesus' sake, Amen.
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