回應：在看被造物中人會悟出道理，看蟻的剛毅、努力向上，經歷七十次的失敗跌倒起來、跌倒起來，至終亦成工，便得了激勵，不再灰心。(路18.1)
然而今天小書(遠溪清流)有相關的反省，神的永能常在最小的活物身上表現出來。美洲有種蝴蝶，常是冒著大風向西方大海飛進，這小小的蝴蝶使我們受責備。(林後12.9)
書中記下上年同日的感想：
在藍灣半島運動場上一隻逆風飛翔的蝴蝶，牠奮力飛向簷篷頂上，每次貼在篷邊都被風吹開，又再嘗試....。
如今又再回想，此蝴蝶嘗試了很多次，最終力竭被風吹走了！
小動物都百折不朽，何況我們可倚靠大能的上帝。
We often say to ourselves, “we work so hard but end up with nothing. How many times we have tried? Why we cannot get over it? What should we do to win and succeed?......”
回覆刪除Then, after reading the above, I have to remind myself, “have we done our best? Are we really working hard enough? Have we tried enough to get to it or just give it up too early? How much we prepare for our mission and dream?... or we just think we are always in best luck to get what we want....
To succeed and to mature takes up energy, time and our commitment. It includes our sweat, our endeavours, our attempts, our work, our struggle, our failure, our pain and tears. Sometimes, the journey is not simple and easy as we think in the beginning. However, as long as we have our mission clear, right and firm, we go for it at all cost.
Well, maybe, it asks for too much and takes too much for us to explore and continue further. Life in Lord Jesus Christ is not easy, simple and straightforward at all. The vision and mission of Jesus is clear and affirmative i.e. Jesus comes to the world to save the whole world from the darkness to the light of God in eternity.
Our understanding and scope for working hard is different from those as required in the Kingdom of Heaven. We may under-estimate what it should take and expect other route to the destination. The route may be wrong or leading to the place of deviation.
According to Apostle Peter, God tells us to lead the godly life with the life quality of Lord Jesus. To get this, we must work hard and follow the life example of Lord Jesus Christ. Then, we would enjoy our life abundantly in God together.
彼 得 後 書 2 Peter
1:5 So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,
1:6 And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,
1:7 And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.
1:8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peter
或者是雙向，一方面深信上帝必成全善工，另一方面人要加上再加上的竭力的尋求與上帝同工。
回覆刪除遇見困難，便要問「要我學習什么功課呢？」