【双语灵修】回转TURNING AROUND
约翰福音 4:28-30
那妇人就留下水罐子，往城里去，对众人说：“你们来看！有一个人将我素来所行的一切事都给我说出来了，莫非这就是基督吗？”众人就出城，往耶稣那里去。
11月16日
回转
“那妇人就留下水罐子，往城里去，对众人说：‘你们来看！有一个人将我素来所行的一切事都给我说出来了。’” - 约 4:28-29
我们早前曾经讨论过，这个故事主要是关于悔改的。那天早上，撒玛利亚妇人醒来时，她的生命正陷于难以摆脱的困境中。然而，到了下午，她却朝着另一个完全不同的方向前进。遇到耶稣后，她全然回转了。
你上一次因某一件事悔改，是在什么时候呢？悔改是一件微妙的事。有时我们好像悔改了，可是实际上并没有转向神。例如我们承认，严格来说我们可能犯了错，但并不是故意这样做的，所以我们可能根本没有悔意。或许我们承认自己可能有点过份，但我们会尝试让别人觉得，我们当时这样做是合情合理的。
还有另一个陷阱，就是只确认耶稣的价值观和教导，但却从来没有真正完全委身给祂。
我们很容易“类似”悔改了，然而却没有完全降服于基督在我们生命中的计划。《圣经》中提到悔改的能力，在于把自己交付给基督，来成就祂乐意在我们里面所作的工。
你上一次真心悔改，是在几时呢？
祷告
神啊，求你赐我勇气，离开那些可能妨碍我完全转向你的罪。又求你帮助我全然回应你的邀请，信靠你改变我并且重整我的计划。阿们。
John 4:28-30
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16
TURNING AROUND
Leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did.” —John 4:28-29
As we discussed earlier, this story has a lot to do with repentance. The Samaritan woman woke up that morning mired in one way of looking at life. But by early afternoon she was facing in an entirely different direction. She turned completely around after meeting Jesus.
When was the last time you repented of something?
Repentance can be tricky. Sometimes we can give the appearance of repentance, but we don’t actually turn back to God. For example, we can acknowledge that technically we might have done something wrong, but we didn’t mean it. As a result, we might not actually feel sorry about it. Or we may admit that we probably crossed a line somewhere, but we try to make other see that our behavior was reasonable at the time.
Still another trap may be to affirm Jesus’ values and teachings while never actually giving our whole lives over to him.
It can be easy to “sort of” repent without fully surrendering to what Christ might want to do in our lives. The power of biblical repentance comes from signing ourselves over to what Christ would love to do in us.
When was the last time you truly repented?
God, give me the courage to turn away from whatever sins may hinder me from turning totally toward you. Help me to respond fully to your invitation, trusting your plan for change and restoration. Amen.