【双语灵修】脱去旧人LETTING GO OF THE OLD

以弗所书 4:22-24

就要脱去你们从前行为上的旧人，这旧人是因私欲的迷惑渐渐变坏的； 又要将你们的心志改换一新， 并且穿上新人，这新人是照着神的形象造的，有真理的仁义和圣洁。

1月5日

星期一

脱去旧人

“你们要……脱去你们从前行为上的旧人……并且穿上新人，这新人是照着神的形像造的，有真理的仁义和圣洁。” - 弗 4:22-24

总有那么一个时刻，背负着过往生活的包袱会变得不堪重负。

我记得曾有一段日子，我总是反覆回想过去的失败，紧抓着羞愧不放，就像在夏天裹着一件厚重的外套。我明知道神在呼召我继续前行，可是我仍然停留在熟悉的境地，即便那境地充满痛苦，也让我感觉更加“安全”。

《以弗所书》4章22-24节的教导在此刻格外贴切。保罗提醒我们，必须脱去旧人，就是那些我们固守的习惯、思维模式，以及信以为真的谎言。它们就像不合身的衣服，我们本就应当脱下，才能活出神所赐予的自由。

脱去旧人并非总是轰轰烈烈的瞬间，有时它只是安静而坚定的选择。脱去旧人，代表我们选择不再用过去的方式回应问题；代表我们放下那些曾经辖制我们的思维模式；代表当恩典白白赐下时，我们拒绝让愧疚定义自己。如果我们仍然紧紧抓着旧人不放，便无法全然拥抱新的生命。

今天，神邀请你放下什么？无论是什么，都要相信祂的恩典足以带你前行。

祷告

亲爱的耶稣，求你帮助我，将生命中那些不再符合你美好心意的事物尽都放下。赐我力量脱去旧人，与你一同踏入新的生命。阿们。

Ephesians 4:22-24

MONDAY, JANUARY 5

LETTING GO OF THE OLD

You were taught . . . to put off your old self . . . and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. —Ephesians 4:22-24

There comes a time when carrying the baggage of our old life just weighs too much.

I remember a season where I kept rehearsing past failures, clinging to shame like a heavy coat in summer. I knew God was calling me to move forward, but it felt safer to stay in the familiar—even if it was painful.

Ephesians 4:22-24 hits home here. Paul reminds us that the old self—the habits, thought patterns, and lies we’ve believed—must be put off. Like clothing that doesn’t fit anymore, we’re meant to take it off so that we can live in the freedom God offers.

Letting go isn’t always a dramatic moment. Sometimes it’s just quiet and deliberate. It includes choosing not to respond the way we used to. It means surrendering a mindset that has held us captive. It involves refusing to let guilt define us when grace is freely offered. We can’t fully embrace the new if we are still clinging to the old.

What is God inviting you to release today? Whatever it is, trust that his grace is enough to carry you forward.

Dear Jesus, help me to release what no longer serves your purpose in my life. Give me strength to let go of the old and to step into the new with you. Amen.