0928 每时每刻与我同行
走那条又直又窄的路,并不像你想的那么难。它不在于你为了与我保持正确的关系而放弃了什么,而在于你要亲近我,好使你不偏离这条路。它在于你把心安定在我身上,并学习时时刻刻将你生命的每一个层面顺服于我。当你的思绪和内心无声的默想使你渐渐偏离对我同在的认知时,你就很容易跌倒。
至关重要的是,你要留意察看你的灵命状态——那些我给到你的微妙警告。许多时候,你把它们当作只是你自己的想法而忽略了,但其实是我在让你知道,不要去做某件事,或者不要偏离我为你所规划的,而走向另一个方向。
每个人都有各自的旅程,以及各自与我之间的关系。当我要求你不要做某件事时,不要论断别人所做的事,也不要期待别人去做那些我要求你做的事。任何时候都要谨慎地保守你的心,要将你的眼目定睛在我身上,这就是我们每时每刻的同行。
要守护你心中的情感,因为它们影响着你整个人。要留意你最深处生命的光景,因为生命的泉源就是从那里涌流出来的。——箴言 4:23
0928 Walk with me moment by moment.
Walking the straight and narrow road isn’t as hard as you think. It isn’t about the things you give up in order to live in right standing with me. It’s about staying close to me so you don’t veer from the path. It’s about fixing your heart on me and learning to submit every aspect of your life to me, moment by moment. When your thoughts and silent musings cause you to drift away from the knowledge of my presence, it’s easy to trip.
It’s vital that you pay attention to the checks in your spirit–those subtle warnings that I give you. Many times, you have dismissed them as your own thoughts, but they are me letting you know not to do something or go in a different direction than I have planned for you.
Everyone has their own journey, their own relationship with me. Don’t judge what others do when I’ve asked you not to do it. And don’t expect others to do the things I’ve asked you to do. Be careful to guard your heart at all times. Keep your eyes fixed on me. This is our moment-to-moment walk.
Guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life. –PROVERBS 4:23