当我不再能掌控时…[9月23日专题信息]

专题信息｜当我不再能掌控时…

9月23日

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朱志山牧师

经文: 创1:28，4:17；林后1:8-10；书3:4

课题: 神的主权, 以马内利/神的同在, 谦卑与骄傲, 好管家, 节制,

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我们人都有一种自然的倾向，就是要有掌控力。当我们有掌控力时，我们就会有安全感，觉得前景有保障。就如同做父母的总希望能掌握孩子的想法与情绪，所以养育他更容易;当我们在办理事情时，我们都希望能将事物策划的完善，因此能义无反顾;在钱财方面，很多人也先做好人生规划，为将来作好应对准备。其实，当我们细查我们的倾向和生活，我们都在为明天或是下一刻做好打算，所以不会措手不及。尤其是我们活在这时间紧凑、步伐快速的社会里，我们都知道不能浪费时间，且要有效力的生活。为了达成这样的果效，我们都需要在生活细节中掌控齐全。并且，我们的教育与社会制度都教导我们要怎么未雨绸缪，为明天打算。这其中的向往其实就是要能够掌控我们的前景，好有安全感。试问我国为何积存这么多的筹备金呢？因为我们没有自然资源，唯有筹备金才能让我们有掌控感，且有安全感。其实对我们人来说，策划、掌控、保障、效力是多么实在的。我们不断的筹备和策划，往往就是为了掌控。在我们长大的过程中，我们一定曾经反复确认了很多次，就是若我们捉紧时间，就能把很多事情办妥。就如当我们在考试临近时，如果将时间与所要读的科目和课题掌握好，在面对作答时一定更有把握。有些人没有规划，也没有捉紧时间，所以做什么都做的不好。但是让我们来思想，当我们面对有些我们不再能掌控的情况或事物时，我们又如何是好呢？特别，当我们的孩子渐渐长大，他们可能会越来越有自己的想法，或是在很多方面可能也不容易听劝；或者有些情况叫我们措手不及，爱莫能助。确实，明天不在我们的手中，连下一刻也不是属于我们的。试问，我们又怎么能掌控凡事呢？连最好的医生都不能完全掌控一场手术，再好的经济学者也不能掌控经济的潮流与资金的流动，有时连我们人自己都会有失措。我们最多只能预测，靠着最乐观的机率来取得最好的结果。所以，我们要在主里诚实的问自己，当我们预测、筹备、策划，最终是为了有掌控力吗？有时，我们放进很多心思取得掌控力，但我们最终只想得着一个短暂的保障和安稳。其实，在我们的人生中，主要我们学习走信心之路。没错，主赐予我们聪明与智慧来策划与筹备，但主其实不希望我们追求掌控感。因为掌控一切的是我们的上帝，不是我们有限的聪明与智慧。在敬虔的操练中，其中一个最重要的就是行出主的旨意，然后将我们的明天和为明天的忧虑卸给祂《太6:34》。所以，使徒们的人生都是在炼净之中，他们所受的挑战与炼净多半是遭遇他们无法掌控的环境。不管是传福音、牧养、开荒或是面对逼迫，甚至是面对生死的危机，他们都显示了怎么依靠那掌控一切的主，这也是我们今天必要学习的属灵功课。

People have a natural tendency to want the power to control. When we have the power to control, we will have a sense of security and feel assured of the future. Parents always hope to control the thoughts and emotions of their children so that teaching them will be much easier. When we are managing things, we also hope to plan to perfection so that we would not have any worries later. Many people also have planned ahead financially to prepare well for the future. Actually, when we observe our tendency and life carefully, we are always planning for tomorrow or the next moment so that we will not be caught unprepared. This is especially when we are living in a fast-paced society where time is tight, we all know that we should not waste time but to live productively. To achieve such an outcome, we need to have complete grasp of the details in our lives. Moreover, our education system and society always teach us to prepare for rainy days and plan for tomorrow. One of its objectives is actually to control our future so that we have a sense of security. Think about it, why does our country set aside so much reserves? This is because we do not have natural resources and only by having built up reserves that we can have a sense of control and security. To humans, planning, control, protection and productivity are very practical. We continuously prepare and plan so that we have a sense of control. In our growing up process, we would have repeatedly confirmed that if we manage our time well, we would be able to complete many tasks. When our examinations are approaching, if we manage well our time, the subjects and topics that we are required to revise, we would be more confident during the examinations. Some people do not plan, and do not manage their time well. Hence, they do not do well in almost everything. But let us think carefully, when we face some situations or issues that we are not able to control, what should we do? In particular, as our children gradually grow up, they will develop their own thinking more and more, or in many areas, our children do not listen or cannot be persuaded so easily. Or there will be situations that catch us off guard, or where we are willing to help but are unable to do so. Actually, tomorrow is not in our hands, even the next minute does not belong to us. Ask yourself, how then can we control all things? Even the best doctor cannot completely control the outcome of a surgery. Even the best financial expert cannot control economic trends or capital flows. Even we ourselves will make mistakes. At most, we can forecast and rely on the most optimistic probability to achieve the best result. Therefore, we must be honest before the Lord and ask ourselves, when we forecast, prepare and plan, is having the sense of control the end in mind? Sometimes, we put in a lot of efforts to gain control, but what we want is to have temporary assurance and stability. Actually, God wants us to learn to walk in faith throughout our lives. No doubt God has blessed us with intelligence and wisdom to prepare and plan, but He does not want us to pursue a sense of control. This is because our God, and not our limited intelligence or wisdom, controls everything. In training our godliness, one of the most important things is to carry out the will of the Lord, and cast our tomorrow or our worries for tomorrow upon Him <Mt 6:34>. Therefore, the lives of the apostles were always being refined. The challenges they faced and their refining were when they encountered situations which they were unable to control. Whether it was to evangelise, to shepherd, to be a pioneer, or when facing persecutions or even when faced with life’s danger, they exemplified how they relied on the Lord who controlled everything. This is the spiritual lesson we must learn today.

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