第二十二天（28/08/12)

当我们心里忧愁，感觉挫折，思想有点混乱时，我们就会有念头想要放弃我们所追求和执着的。若继续消极思想下去，真的有些人就会放弃了，或者有一些模糊了视线而走错方向。所以，清楚知道自己的呼召，跟神保守亲密的关系，晓得祷告求神加添力量和鼓励是很重要的。

原来耶稣也有感到忧愁，或者“不知所措”的时候；那时，他就赶快定睛仰望在父神身上，他又看清方向了。眼光与目标对了，路就能继续走了。。。

^“我现在心里忧愁，我说什么才好呢？父啊，救我脱离这时候！但我原是为这时候来的。”
～ 约 12:27 ～

Day 22 (28/08/12)

When our heart is troubled, or when we feel defeated and our thoughts get a little disturbed, we would tend to have thoughts of giving up our pursuit and endeavour. If we continue to think negatively, then some people would really give up, or some begin to go the wrong direction as their visions are blurred. Therefore, it is very crucial to know our calling clearly, to maintain an intimate relationship with God, to know how to pray to God to increase our strength and to encourage us.

In fact, Jesus did have moments when He felt troubled or “at a crossroads” too; at such a time, He quickly focussed His eyes on the Father, so He could see clearly again. When your perspective and goal are right, you would be able to carry on the journey…

““Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.”
~ John 12:27 ~

第二十一天（27/08/12)

有时候我们真的需要学习同理心，也需要向神求怜悯的心肠；因为有时候看到别人落难或面对问题，我们不但不同情或体会他们的感受，反而还落井下石，在背后议论纷纷，批评人落到此下场的原因等等。

当然也有很多状况是个人的罪和愚昧带来的，那在适当的时候当然要好好教导和纠正；但太多时候我们是需要有怜悯心肠去体会人的感受和真正帮助他们解决问题，引领他们归向神，而至终会荣耀神。

“耶稣过去的时候，看见一个人生来是瞎眼的。 ² 门徒问耶稣说：“拉比，这人生来是瞎眼的，是谁犯了罪？是这人呢，是他父母呢？” ³ 耶稣回答说：“也不是这人犯了罪，也不是他父母犯了罪，是要在他身上显出神的作为来。”
～ 约 9:1-3 ～

Day 21 (27/08/12)

Sometimes we do really need to empathize with people and also ask God for a merciful heart; because there are times when people encounter troubles or face problems, instead of showing sympathy or understanding their feelings, we might instead rub salt into wounds by gossiping behind their backs, concluding the reasons they have fallen into such predicaments etc.

Of course there are also many situations where personal sins or foolishness are the cause, in those cases of course people need to be properly taught or corrected at the right time; but too many times we really need to have a merciful heart to appreciate people’s feelings and to truly help them solve their problems, and to lead them back to God and ultimately bringing glory to God.

“As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. ² His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”³ “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.”
~ John 9:1-3 ~

第二十天（26/08/12)

^“耶和华说：“我所要做的事，岂可瞒着亚伯拉罕呢？”
～ 创 18:17 ～

上帝不只看亚伯拉罕是他的仆人，他确实把亚伯拉罕当作朋友，这是何等大的荣幸！如果一个很有名、很有势力的人把我们当作朋友，我们可感到多特别和满足，更何况是上帝！耶稣也告诉我们身为朋友的身份和感情的特殊点：

“¹⁴ 你们若遵行我所吩咐的，就是我的朋友了。 ¹⁵ 以后我不再称你们为仆人，因仆人不知道主人所做的事。我乃称你们为朋友，因我从父所听见的，已经都告诉你们了。”（约15:14-15)

他所指的这个要我们遵行的这吩咐，其实是叫我们身为他门徒的要彼此相爱，这样你也可以成为神的朋友了。。。

Day 20 (26/08/12)

^“Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?”
~ Genesis 18:17 ~

God did not just regard Abraham as a servant, He did indeed regard Abraham as a friend, this is such a great honour! If a very famous and powerful person regards us as a friend, we would feel so special and satisfied, what more to say if it is God! Jesus also told us the uniqueness of having the identity and relationship of a friend:

“¹⁴ You are my friends if you do what I command. ¹⁵ I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.”
(John 15:14-15)

The “command” here that Jesus wants us, His disciples to do is this: to love one another, if you could do that, you can become a friend of God…