【双语灵修】重整的渴望REORDERED DESIRES
腓立比书 4:4-9
你们要靠主常常喜乐，我再说，你们要喜乐！ 当叫众人知道你们谦让的心。主已经近了。 应当一无挂虑，只要凡事藉着祷告、祈求和感谢，将你们所要的告诉神。 神所赐出人意外的平安，必在基督耶稣里保守你们的心怀意念。 弟兄们，我还有未尽的话，凡是真实的、可敬的、公义的、清洁的、可爱的、有美名的，若有什么德行，若有什么称赞，这些事你们都要思念。 你们在我身上所学习的、所领受的、所听见的、所看见的，这些事你们都要去行，赐平安的神就必与你们同在。
8月29日
重整的渴望
“若有什么德行，若有什么称赞，这些事你们都要思念。” - 腓立比书 4:8
有些人声称，我们只需短短21天就能建立一个好习惯。另一些人则认为，养成一个好习惯需要更长的时间—在66天到254天之间。那么，凭着善意志的努力和自律，我们能否让自己养成遵守“十诫”的习惯呢？
不。只有当我们承认自己需要藉着基督罪得赦免，并当圣灵将那崭新的、永恒的生命吹入我们里面时，我们才能开启为主而活的全新旅程。虽然绝非我们发起并成就这“义”，我们却有责任去活出与那神圣呼召相称的人生。
在今天的经文中，使徒保罗为我们如何活出基督徒的生命，提供了一些有益的指导。他说：“应当一无挂虑，只要凡事藉着祷告、祈求，和感谢，将你们所要的告诉神。神那出人意外的平安必在基督耶稣里保守你们的心怀意念。”（《腓立比书》4:6-7。）
保罗还敦促我们，凡是真实的、可敬的、公义的、清洁的、可爱的、有美名的，若有什么德行，若有什么称赞，这些事我们都要思念。如此，当我们日复一日地“靠圣灵行事”（《加拉太书》5:25），我们就能养成讨神喜悦的圣洁习惯。
当我们专注于讨神喜悦的事，并靠着圣灵努力以感恩之心顺服祂，我们对祂以及对他人的爱，便会与日俱增。
祷告
圣灵啊，感谢你赐下救赎之爱。求你在耶稣里更新我们的心怀意念，使我们专心讨你喜悦，并去爱他人。阿们。
Philippians 4:4-9
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
REORDERED DESIRES
If anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. —Philippians 4:8
Some people claim that we can establish a good habit in as little as 21 days. Others say it takes much longer—between 66 and 254 days—to form a good habit. By sheer effort and discipline, can we will ourselves into a habit of keeping the Ten Commandments?
No. We can only begin on a new path of living for the Lord when we recognize that we need our sins forgiven through Christ and as the Holy Spirit breathes new, eternal life into us. Then, although initiating and achieving righteousness is not up to us, we are responsible to live as God calls us to do.
In our reading for today the apostle Paul offers some helpful instructions for focusing our minds on practical Christian living. “In every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God,” he says. “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Paul also urges that we focus on whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy. Then, day by day, as we “keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25), we can form holy habits that please God.
When we concentrate on what’s pleasing to God while striving, in the Spirit, to obey him in gratitude, we become more loving toward him and others.
Holy Spirit, thank you for the gift of redeeming love. Renew our hearts and desires in Jesus to focus on pleasing you and loving others. Amen.