耐心 (1)

耐心 (1)
聖經閱讀：民數記21:4-8 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年8月14日(五)

你什麼時候會難以保持耐心呢？也許是當你遇到塞車的時候，也許是在醫生的診間等待的時候，或者是在賣場排隊的時候。 　有人告訴我，說當人失去耐心時，就是一個自私的人。針對這句話我想了很久，我認為這句話是對的，沒有耐心的人都希望他們的事馬上被完成！ 　我們可以在聖經裡讀到人們失去耐心的故事。上帝的子民以色列人常常對上帝和摩西失去耐心，當摩西上到西奈山上時，以色列人開始感到不耐煩，就造了一隻金牛犢來膜拜。今天閱讀的經文跟我們談到上帝對他們的不耐煩、不順服所作的懲罰。 　想一想那些使你失去耐心的事，要克服失去耐心的方法之一就是心存感恩。當你遇到塞車時，就感謝上帝讓你平安無事；當你在賣場排隊時，就感謝上帝讓你有錢可以買必需品。 －DF 「所以，你們要順服上帝。」 雅各書4:7a 禱告：天父，我願心存感恩，而不要失去耐心。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Patience (1)
Bible Reading: Numbers 21:4-8
Friday, August 14, 2015

When do you have trouble being patient? Maybe it’s when you are stuck in a traffic jam, waiting in the doctor’s office or standing in line at the store. 　Someone told me that when we are impatient, we are selfish. I thought about that for a long time, and I think that is true. People who are impatient want something done for themselves right now! 　We can read in the Bible about people who were not patient. God’s people, the Israelites, were often impatient with God and Moses. When Moses was up on Mount Sinai, the Israelites became impatient and made a golden calf to worship. Our Bible Reading today tells us about God’s punishment for their impatience and disobedience. 　Think about things that make you impatient. One way to overcome your impatience is to be thankful instead. When you are waiting in traffic, thank God for keeping you safe. When you are waiting in line at the store, thank God that you have money to buy the things you need. —DF “Brothers and sisters, be patient.” James 4:7a PRAYER: God, I want to be thankful instead of being impatient. In Jesus’ name. Amen.