1012 与神同步
以诺与神同行…《创世记 5:24》
一个人的灵命和品格的真正考验，不是他在生命中特殊时刻所做的，而是他在没有什么重大或令人兴奋事情发生平常时刻所做的事情。一个人的价值，显明于当他不在聚光灯下时对日常生活中平凡事物的态度（见约翰福音1:35-37和约翰福音3:30）。要与神同行并跟上祂的步伐，是一项痛苦的事——这意味着你灵性上获得第二阵风。学习与神同行，总是很难跟上神的步伐，但一旦我们做到了，唯一展现出来的特质，就是神自己的生命。个人融入在与神合一中，展现出的唯有神的步伐和神的能力。
与神同行是困难的，因为一旦我们开始与神同行，我们就会发现，在我们还迈三步之前，神的步伐就已超越我们。祂做事的方式不同，我们必须以祂的方式被培养和训练。有人这样说耶稣——「他不灰心，也不丧胆…」（以赛亚书42:4）因为祂从不以自己个人观点在做事，总是从天父观点出发行事，我们也必须学会这样做。属灵的真理是通过我们周围的氛围，而不是通过智力推理学得的；是神的灵改变了我们看待事物方式的态度，然后，以前不可能的事，开始变得可能。跟上神的步伐，意味着与祂合一；要达到这一点需要很长的时间，但要坚持下去。不要因为现在太痛苦而放弃——继续前进，不久你就会发现你有个新的异象和新的目的。
来自章伯斯的智慧
随着年龄的增长，我是否变得更高尚、更好、更有帮助、更谦卑呢？我是否展现出让人认识到与耶稣同在的生命？或者我是否变得更加自我主张，更加有意地坚持自己的方式？对自己说真话是一件很伟大的事情。《帮助之地》
1012 Getting into God’s Stride
Enoch walked with God… —Genesis 5:24
The true test of a person’s spiritual life and character is not what he does in the extraordinary moments of life, but what he does during the ordinary times when there is nothing tremendous or exciting happening. A person’s worth is revealed in his attitude toward the ordinary things of life when he is not under the spotlight (see John 1:35-37 and John 3:30). It is painful work to get in step with God and to keep pace with Him— it means getting your second wind spiritually. In learning to walk with God, there is always the difficulty of getting into His stride, but once we have done so, the only characteristic that exhibits itself is the very life of God Himself. The individual person is merged into a personal oneness with God, and God’s stride and His power alone are exhibited.
It is difficult to get into stride with God, because as soon as we start walking with Him we find that His pace has surpassed us before we have even taken three steps. He has different ways of doing things, and we have to be trained and disciplined in His ways. It was said of Jesus— “He will not fail nor be discouraged…” (Isaiah 42:4) because He never worked from His own individual standpoint, but always worked from the standpoint of His Father. And we must learn to do the same. Spiritual truth is learned through the atmosphere that surrounds us, not through intellectual reasoning. It is God’s Spirit that changes the atmosphere of our way of looking at things, and then things begin to be possible which before were impossible. Getting into God’s stride means nothing less than oneness with Him. It takes a long time to get there, but keep at it. Don’t give up because the pain is intense right now— get on with it, and before long you will find that you have a new vision and a new purpose.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Am I getting nobler, better, more helpful, more humble, as I get older? Am I exhibiting the life that men take knowledge of as having been with Jesus, or am I getting more self-assertive, more deliberately determined to have my own way? It is a great thing to tell yourself the truth. The Place of Help