为什么我的患难越来越严重？[10月6日专题信息]

专题信息｜为什么我的患难越来越严重？

10月6日

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朱志山牧师

经文: 伯1:1-3，6-12、2:3-8，12-13、3:1-2、42:1-6，10-12

课题: 以马内利/神的同在, 应许/四大福音化, 情绪, 惧怕, 撒但/黑暗势力,

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无论是生活中的压力、困苦、急难，或是实际的病痛，或是精神上的折磨，患难是一个现实。但是当患难没有停止，反而继续加重，我们怎么明白这事呢？特别，当我们的脑海里不由自主的会产生很多的暗示，或是胡思乱想，甚至无法应对一般正常生活时，我们会知道我们的心灵已经失去平安了。在这当儿，可能我们一直要追根究底，问自己为什么这样的事情会发生在自己身上。或许我们会设想这事是谁造成的，或是否自己做的不对。或者我们会心里感到不平衡，觉得为什么这事没发生在别人身上，但却在我身上。确实，痛苦与患难能刺激人的心灵来反思很多事情，但是它也能叫我们接受很多不对的意念。若我们没有神的话语的指教，我们的心灵很容易在这时候得着错误的情报与知觉，且被错误的塑造。我们也可能会责怪人或是埋怨上帝。或者可能我们知道神是轻慢不得的，且是良善的，但我们起伏的情绪却叫我们无法在一次又一次的患难中依靠主。我们在这里先要理解两个重大的事实。① 苦难，是全人类的要害。自从始祖犯罪之后，没有一个人能够逃避患难的痛苦，也没有一个人能因患难不感到无助。不管是偶然遇到，或是人或情况造成，或是人都必须面对的终极结局，我们不能否认心里的痛处与无助。那时我们好像只能乖乖的接受。所以，全世界的宗教没有一个不是因苦难而产生的。不管是相信命运、接受轮回、提倡因果，或是谈到人死后的刑罚，这一切都是源自于人的苦难而来。若没有苦难，人的宗教思想与心态就不会被引发。但是我们拥有神真理的人，会清楚知道苦难是来自人的罪。我们也知道人的罪背后的那恶者是继续要借着苦难使人更加远离神（救赎）；但另外一个重要的事实也告诉我们：② 神没有离开这受苦的世界。祂为这受苦的世界预备了救赎，也更是临近他受苦的儿女。有时，我们以为我们要做什么才能叫神在苦难中帮助我们。例如：我们要多读经与祷告。那么，读经与祷告的用意又何在呢？圣经应许说：义人多有苦难，但耶和华救他脱离这一切《诗34:19》,且没有一个患难能叫我们与神的爱隔绝《罗8:35-39》。我们读经与祷告本身不是免去患难的途径，但我们读经祷告是为了不被那恶者欺骗，也不因那暂时的苦难而灰心丧志。确实，神在义人身上的带领是信实，且是独特的。祂透过我们遭受的患难所要成就的事，有谁能知道呢？保罗说神在一切患难中安慰我们，叫我们能用神所赐的安慰去安慰那遭各种患难的人《林后1:4》；或是在苦难中经历主的恩典够用，且见证神的大能在人的软弱中显得完全《林后12:9》；或者有时神透过患难叫我们生出忍耐、老练、盼望，且大大经历圣灵所浇灌的神的爱《罗5:3-5》；或者也有像约伯，在经过极大的苦难后才亲眼看见主《约42:5》。有些人看了这些经文，心里想说：“我的身上受这么多苦，难道就是为了这些吗？”说这话之人的终极价值不在神与祂荣耀的旨意，所以他们只求暂时的解脱。但神在祂的主权与良善里要做的，且能做的，谁能知晓呢？这世界的宗教绝对不会明白人受的患难中有那至高无上之神的旨意，也更不明白患难是将我们指向那救赎我们的真神。宗教与人伦道理只有在人的层面上为我们提供解除苦难的一些方法，如行善与修行。但却不能在苦难中将我们指向永存的盼望。唯有圣经使我们清楚认识患难与之中的答案。

Whether it is the stress, hardship or difficulty in life, or actual illness, or mental torture, suffering is a reality. When such suffering does not stop, but it continues to increase, how then do we understand this? In particular, when our minds involuntarily develop a lot of insinuations, our thoughts continue to run wild to the extent that we are unable to function normally in our life, we know that our mind has lost its peace. At this time, we may have to go in depth and ask ourselves why such things happen to us. Perhaps we will figure who caused this, or whether we have done something wrong. Or we may also feel imbalanced in our hearts questioning why this did not happen to others, but to us. Indeed, pain and suffering can trigger our heart to reflect on many things, but at the same time, it may also cause us to receive many incorrect thoughts. If we do not have the Word of God as our teaching, it is easy for our hearts to receive the wrong messages and intuition and hence be shaped incorrectly. We may also blame people or grumble against God. Or maybe we know that God cannot be mocked and is also good but our fluctuating emotions make us unable to rely on the Lord in our suffering time and again. Here, we have to understand two important truths first. (1) Suffering is a vulnerable part of mankind. Since our ancestors sinned, no one can escape the pain of suffering, and no one is not helpless because of suffering. Whether it is accidental suffering, or suffering caused by people or situations, or the ultimate outcome that people must face, we cannot deny the pain and helplessness in our hearts. At that time, it seems that we can only obediently accept. Therefore, all the world's religions come about as a result of suffering. Whether it is the belief in destiny, the acceptance of reincarnation, the emphasis on cause and effect, or talk about punishment after death, the source of all these comes from human suffering. If there is no suffering, the religious thoughts and mentality of the people will not be triggered. But those who have the truth of God will clearly know that suffering is a result of man’s sin. We also know that behind the sins of man is the evil one who continues to make people distance themselves farther away from God (salvation) through suffering; but the other important truth also tells us that: (2) God did not leave this suffering world. He has prepared salvation for this suffering world, and is also close to His suffering children. Sometimes we think of what we have to do in order for God to help us in our suffering. For example: we have to read the Bible more and pray. So what is the purpose of reading the Bible and praying? The Bible promises that the righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all <Ps 34:19>; and none of these suffering will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord <Ro 8:35-39>. Reading the scriptures and prayer are not ways to avoid suffering, but we do so to avoid being deceived by the evil one, and not to be discouraged and mourn due to our temporary suffering. Indeed, God's guidance of the righteous person is faithful and unique. Who can fathom what He wants to accomplish through the suffering we have gone through? Paul said that God can comfort us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God <2 Co 1:4>; or in our suffering, we may experience that God’s grace is sufficient for us, and we can testify that His power is made perfect in weakness <2 Co 12:9>; or sometimes God, through our suffering, helps us to produce perseverance, character and hope, as well as, experience greatly the love of God that is poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit <Ro 5:3-5>; or like Job who could really see the Lord with his eyes after experiencing great suffering <Job 42:5>. After reading these verses, some people may think in their hearts, "Is it merely for all these that I have to suffer so much in my body?" The ultimate value of these people is neither on God nor His glorious will, therefore they seek only temporary relief from their sufferings. But who can fathom the things that God does or what He can do, in His sovereignty and goodness? The religions of this world will never understand the will of the supreme God in the sufferings of man. They all the more do not understand that sufferings are to point us to the true God who can save us. Religion, ethics and morality only provide us with ways to relieve suffering on the human level, such as doing good and engaging in spiritual practice. But they cannot point us to eternal hope in our suffering. Only the Bible helps us clearly understand sufferings and the answers within.

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