0704 神最大的「不可/不要」之一
…不要心怀不平，以致作恶。《诗篇 37:8》
烦躁【愤愤不平】意味着我们在心理上或精神上「脱节」。说「不要心怀不平」是一回事，但是有如此性情以至于你发现自己无法心怀不平【愤愤不平】，又是另外一回事。我们很容易说：「在主里安息【静默无声】，耐心等候祂」（诗篇 37:7），直到我们自己的小小世界被颠覆，我们被迫像许多其他人一样生活在困惑和痛苦中。在那种情况下，「在主里安息」可能吗？
如果这个「不要」在那里不起作用，那么它在任何地方都不起作用。这个「不要」必须在我们困难和不确定的日子里起作用，同时也在我们平静的日子里起作用，否则它永远不会有效。如果在你的特定情况中它不管用，那么对其他任何人也不管用。在主里安息根本不取决于你的外在环境，而是取决于你与神祂自己的关系。
担忧总是导致犯罪。我们倾向于认为一点点焦虑和担忧只是表明我们真的多么地智慧，但实际上它更能表明我们多么地邪恶。烦躁源于我们决心要按自己的方式行事。我们的主从不担忧，从不忧虑，因为祂的目的从来不是要完成祂自己的计划，而是要实现神的计划。对于神的孩子来说，烦躁是邪恶的。
你是否一直以你的处境超过神所能处理的想法来支持你那愚昧的灵魂？把你所有的意见和猜测放在一边，「住在全能者的荫下」（诗篇 91:1）。刻意告诉神，你不会为任何你所担心的事烦躁。我们所有的烦躁和担忧都是没有神而计划所造成的。
来自章伯斯的智慧
我没有权利说我相信神，除非我把我的生活安排在祂全知的眼下。《真的门徒》
0704 One of God’s Great “Don’ts”
Do not fret— it only causes harm. —Psalm 37:8
Fretting means getting ourselves “out of joint” mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say, “Do not fret,” but something very different to have such a nature that you find yourself unable to fret. It’s easy to say, “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him” (Psalm 37:7) until our own little world is turned upside down and we are forced to live in confusion and agony like so many other people. Is it possible to “rest in the Lord” then? If this “Do not” doesn’t work there, then it will not work anywhere. This “Do not” must work during our days of difficulty and uncertainty, as well as our peaceful days, or it will never work. And if it will not work in your particular case, it will not work for anyone else. Resting in the Lord is not dependent on your external circumstances at all, but on your relationship with God Himself.
Worrying always results in sin. We tend to think that a little anxiety and worry are simply an indication of how wise we really are, yet it is actually a much better indication of just how wicked we are. Fretting rises from our determination to have our own way. Our Lord never worried and was never anxious, because His purpose was never to accomplish His own plans but to fulfill God’s plans. Fretting is wickedness for a child of God.
Have you been propping up that foolish soul of yours with the idea that your circumstances are too much for God to handle? Set all your opinions and speculations aside and “abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1). Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about whatever concerns you. All our fretting and worrying is caused by planning without God.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
I have no right to say I believe in God unless I order my life as under His all-seeing Eye.—Disciples Indeed, 385 L