1008 停駐片刻
親愛的，在那些有無數事情在腦海中飛馳、你幾乎抓不住一個念頭、無法把它想透的日子裡，且停下來，是的，停下來。允許自己往後靠一靠，深吸一口氣。從你腦中的忙亂和待辦清單里抽身出來，來尋找我。如果你願意離開片刻，我會幫你安排你的一天、一周，甚至接下來的一小時。
有時候，責任和義務所帶來的感覺比實際情況更加混亂，因為你裡面還有其他事情在爭奪你的注意力。你有必須處理的責任，但你感到不堪重負，因為你的裡面正在應對更大的事情。有些事你一直沒有花時間與我一起處理；某些處境可能正在觸發你裡面那些需要與我一起走過的領域；又或者，焦慮正試圖把你吸入它那令人衰弱的漩渦。無論是哪種情況，我都允許你讓那些雜務再擱置一會兒，坐在我的同在里，安靜下來，讓我以我的平安來服事你。當你離開時，你將擁有清醒的頭腦和平靜的心，在更短的時間裡完成一切你需要做的事。
不要被各方拉扯，也不要為任何事憂慮。讓你每一天都沉浸在禱告里，懷着滿溢的感恩，把你充滿信心的祈求呈獻在神面前。把你生命中的每一個細節都告訴他，然後，神那超越人所能理解的奇妙平安，必藉着耶穌基督讓你知道答案。——腓立比書 4:6–7
1008 Stop for just a moment
Beloved, on days when so many things race through your mind that you can hardly grasp one thought long enough to think it through, stop. Yes, stop. Give yourself permission to sit back and take a breath. Step away from your mental busyness and your to-do list, and find me. I’ll help you organize your day, your week, even the next hour, if you’ll step away for a moment.
Sometimes, obligations feel more chaotic than they actually are, because you have other internal things vying for your attention. You have duties that must be tackled, but you feel overwhelmed because inside you’re dealing with something bigger. There are things you haven’t taken the time to process with me. Situations may be triggering areas inside of you that need to be walked through with me. Or perhaps anxiety is trying to suck you into its debilitating vortex. Either way, you have my permission to let the chores go for a little bit longer, to sit in my presence and be still while I minister my peace to you. When you come away, you’ll have the clear mind and peaceful heart to do all that you need to do in less time.
Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell him every detail of your life, then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will make the answers known to you through Jesus Christ. –PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7