1012 與神同步
以諾與神同行…《創世記 5:24》
一個人的靈命和品格的真正考驗，不是他在生命中特殊時刻所做的，而是他在沒有什麼重大或令人興奮事情發生平常時刻所做的事情。一個人的價值，顯明於當他不在聚光燈下時對日常生活中平凡事物的態度（見約翰福音1:35-37和約翰福音3:30）。要與神同行並跟上祂的步伐，是一項痛苦的事——這意味着你靈性上獲得第二陣風。學習與神同行，總是很難跟上神的步伐，但一旦我們做到了，唯一展現出來的特質，就是神自己的生命。個人融入在與神合一中，展現出的唯有神的步伐和神的能力。
與神同行是困難的，因為一旦我們開始與神同行，我們就會發現，在我們還邁三步之前，神的步伐就已超越我們。祂做事的方式不同，我們必須以祂的方式被培養和訓練。有人這樣說耶穌——「他不灰心，也不喪膽…」（以賽亞書42:4）因為祂從不以自己個人觀點在做事，總是從天父觀點出發行事，我們也必須學會這樣做。屬靈的真理是通過我們周圍的氛圍，而不是通過智力推理學得的；是神的靈改變了我們看待事物方式的態度，然後，以前不可能的事，開始變得可能。跟上神的步伐，意味着與祂合一；要達到這一點需要很長的時間，但要堅持下去。不要因為現在太痛苦而放棄——繼續前進，不久你就會發現你有個新的異象和新的目的。
來自章伯斯的智慧
隨着年齡的增長，我是否變得更高尚、更好、更有幫助、更謙卑呢？我是否展現出讓人認識到與耶穌同在的生命？或者我是否變得更加自我主張，更加有意地堅持自己的方式？對自己說真話是一件很偉大的事情。《幫助之地》
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