福氣

"因為知道你們的信心經過試驗，就生忍耐。但忍耐也當成功，使你們成全、完備，毫無缺欠。..... 忍受試探的人是有福的，因為他經過試驗以後，必得生命的冠冕；這是主應許給 那些愛他之人的。"
"人被試探，不可說：「我是被神試探」；因為神不能被惡試探，他也不試探人。但各人被試探，乃是被自己的私慾牽引誘惑的。私慾既懷了胎，就生出罪來；罪既長成，就生出死來。"
(雅各書1:2-4, 12-15)

"Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. ... Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life. "
"Don't let anyone under pressure to give in to evil say, "God is trying to trip me up." God is impervious to evil, and puts evil in no one's way. The temptation to give in to evil comes from us and only us. We have no one to blame but the leering, seducing flare-up of our own lust. Lust gets pregnant, and has a baby: sin! Sin grows up to adulthood, and becomes a real killer. "
(James 1:2-4, 12-15, The Message)

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公司的Lunch BS今天開始了.查考討論做人智慧的雅各書.
再次用"從掙扎到成長",第一課談<試練與試探>.


最近遇到一些考驗，心裏很清楚該怎樣做，只是心靈軟弱，一直為這事情掙扎，內心難受得很。也禁不住問天父為什麼。然而，這段經文提醒不要退縮，只要依靠天父持守到底，一定可以成長成熟。

昨天知道了她在重要的關係裏出現了一些問題。天父也透過這段經文親自安慰了她。

在BS裏，同事們有美好的分享。看到小玉因為有機會一起查經而雀躍，又願意嘗試結束禱告，好高興啊！

用一點點時間預備，卻多人得福。

覺得自己真的很蒙福... 在初信的幾年，有勁solid的講臺牧養，有十分有深度的主日學（特別是摩西五經）；之後又有機會一直在小組查經上參與... 過程中天父一直親自教導牧養，保護愛顧。

信實的天父,祂應許尋找祂的必尋見,祂從不吝惜向人說話.
天父的愛真的很感動。。。