0113 你曾與神獨處過嗎？（2）
無人的時候，跟從耶穌的人和十二個門徒問祂這比喻的意思。《馬可福音4:10》
祂與我們獨處。當神讓我們獨自經歷苦難、心碎、試探、失望、疾病、挫敗的慾望、破裂的友誼，或新友情時，也就是當祂讓我們全然孤獨時，我們完全說不出話來，甚至無法提出一個問題，然後，祂才開始教導我們。請留意耶穌基督對十二位門徒的訓練，是門徒而非外面的人群感到困惑。祂的門徒不斷地問祂問題，祂也不斷地向他們解釋，但他們並不明白，直到他們領受了聖靈才明白（參見約翰福音14:26）。
當你與神同行時，祂唯一想要弄清楚的，是祂對待你靈魂的方式。別人生活中的悲傷和困難絕對會讓你感到困惑。我們認為我們理解另一個人的掙扎，直到神揭示我們生活中也有同樣的缺點。聖靈必須揭露我們每個人身上許多頑固和無知的地方，但只有當耶穌與我們獨處時才能做到這一點。現在我們單獨和祂在一起嗎？還是我們更關心自己的想法、友誼和對身體的關心？除非我們平息所有我們的智力問題並與耶穌獨處，否則祂無法教導我們任何事情。
來自章伯斯的智慧
當你快樂時，就快樂吧；當你悲傷時，就悲傷吧。如果神給了你一杯甜酒，就不要讓它變苦了；如果祂給了你一杯苦酒，不要試圖讓它變甜；當事情臨到時，接受它們吧。《祂手的陰影》
0113 Have You Ever Been Alone with God? (2)
When He was alone…the twelve asked Him about the parable. —Mark 4:10
His Solitude with Us. When God gets us alone through suffering, heartbreak, temptation, disappointment, sickness, or by thwarted desires, a broken friendship, or a new friendship— when He gets us absolutely alone, and we are totally speechless, unable to ask even one question, then He begins to teach us. Notice Jesus Christ’s training of the Twelve. It was the disciples, not the crowd outside, who were confused. His disciples constantly asked Him questions, and He constantly explained things to them, but they didn’t understand until after they received the Holy Spirit (see John 14:26).
As you journey with God, the only thing He intends to be clear is the way He deals with your soul. The sorrows and difficulties in the lives of others will be absolutely confusing to you. We think we understand another person’s struggle until God reveals the same shortcomings in our lives. There are vast areas of stubbornness and ignorance the Holy Spirit has to reveal in each of us, but it can only be done when Jesus gets us alone. Are we alone with Him now? Or are we more concerned with our own ideas, friendships, and cares for our bodies? Jesus cannot teach us anything until we quiet all our intellectual questions and get alone with Him.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
When you are joyful, be joyful; when you are sad, be sad. If God has given you a sweet cup, don’t make it bitter; and if He has given you a bitter cup, don’t try and make it sweet; take things as they come. Shade of His Hand, 1226 L