【双语灵修】放下恐惧，拥抱新生命LET GO OF FEAR, EMBRACE NEWNESS

提摩太后书 1:6-10

为此我提醒你，使你将神藉我按手所给你的恩赐再如火挑旺起来。 因为神赐给我们不是胆怯的心，乃是刚强、仁爱、谨守的心。

你不要以给我们的主作见证为耻，也不要以我这为主被囚的为耻，总要按神的能力与我为福音同受苦难。 神救了我们，以圣召召我们，不是按我们的行为，乃是按他的旨意和恩典。这恩典是万古之先，在基督耶稣里赐给我们的， 但如今藉着我们救主基督耶稣的显现才表明出来了。他已经把死废去，藉着福音，将不能坏的生命彰显出来。

1月23日

星期五

放下恐惧，拥抱新生命

“神所赐给我们的，不是胆怯的灵，乃是有能力、仁爱、自律的灵。” - 提后 1:6-10（新译本）

恐惧是我们拥抱新生命的最大阻碍之一。恐惧会阻碍我们踏入人生的新篇章，阻碍我们信靠神的应许，也阻碍我们成为祂所创造的样式。恐惧常常在我们耳边低语，说我们不够格、没有能力，也不配得到神在我们生命中成就的改变。

但《圣经》告诉我们，恐惧并不是来自神的。相反，神已经将祂的灵赐给我们，这灵带着能力、仁爱、自律。我们自身有没有足够的勇气无关紧要，重要的是依靠圣灵的大能与同在。如果我们能倚靠上帝的大能，就可以满怀信心地面对未知，因为我们知道主早已在前方为我们预备好一切。

在我的生命中曾有无数时刻，恐惧试图让我止步，不敢去追寻新的事物。但正是在这些时刻，我逐渐明白：“爱里没有惧怕；爱既完全，就把惧怕除去。”（约翰一书4:18）。拥抱那住在我里面的圣灵，意味着我要拒绝恐惧所编造的谎言，勇敢地迈向神所赐的新生命。在神的爱中，我们可以放下恐惧，踏入祂为我们预备的空间，让祂在我们生命中成就新的工作。

祷告

主啊，感谢你赐下带着能力、仁爱、自律的灵。求你帮助我放下恐惧，全力拥抱你为我预备的一切新事物。阿们。

2 Timothy 1:6-10

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

LET GO OF FEAR, EMBRACE NEWNESS

The Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. —2 Timothy 1:7

Fear is one of the greatest obstacles to embracing newness. It can hold us back from stepping into the new chapters of our lives, from trusting God’s promises, and from becoming the people he has created us to be. Fear often whispers to us that we are unqualified, incapable, or unworthy of the changes that God wants to make in us.

But the Bible tells us that fear is not from God. Instead, God has given us his Spirit of power, love, and self-discipline. It’s not about us having enough courage on our own; it’s about relying on the strength and presence of the Holy Spirit. When we lean into God’s power, we can face the unknown with confidence, knowing that the Lord is already ahead of us.

I’ve had many moments in which fear has threatened to paralyze me from pursuing something new. Yet in those moments I’ve come to realize that God’s “perfect love drives out fear” (1 John 4:18). Embracing God’s Spirit within me means rejecting the lies that fear tries to tell me, and walking forward in the boldness of new life that God provides. Surrounded by God’s love, we can let go of fear and walk into the space God has provided for his new work in our lives.

Lord, thank you for your Spirit of power, love, and self-discipline. Help me to let go of my fears and to embrace all the new things you have in store for me. Amen.