对今日诗句的想法
把内心的秘密与人分享实在是太难。我们想隐藏失败、难堪和罪。我们怕别人知道我们心中隐秘的污秽之后,我们会蒙羞,会被拒绝。然而隐秘的罪对我们来说是隐秘,对于天父却并非如此。隐秘的罪在我们心里溃烂化脓,在我们与神之间形成隔阂,而神能够饶恕我们并加添给我们胜过罪的力量。惟愿我们在神面前倾心吐意,深信神渴望成为我们的避难所。
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Most of us find it very difficult to share the innermost secrets of our hearts with anyone. We want to keep our secret failings, worst embarrassments, and hidden sins unknown to those who know us. We fear others might reject us if they know, or think we are evil or hypocritical. We worry that we could disgrace ourselves and our families if anyone knew the secret sludge in our hearts. The truth is clear, however: Hidden sin is hidden from us only through self-delusion. It is not hidden from our Father. Hidden sin festers in our hearts and drives a wedge between us and the God who would forgive and empower us to triumph over these things. Sooner or later, the sins we have tried to keep hidden rise to the surface and become known. If only we would pour out our hearts to God, asking for his forgiveness and cleansing (1 John 1:8-9). When we pour our hearts out to our Father in heaven, we no longer fear him. We trust him with our secrets. We accept that he will forgive and cleanse. So then, God does not become our fear, but our refuge and source of acceptance and strength!
我的祷告
慈爱的天父、圣洁的神啊,今天我要向你承认我诸多的心事。天父啊,我害怕别人知道我……(向神承认最为隐秘与羞愧的罪)。圣洁的神啊,我犯了罪,求你饶恕……(承认那些看似并不重要,却被撒但用来削弱你对神信心的罪)。永生的主啊,我为……感到忧虑(承认忧虑之事,将忧虑交托在神手中)。惟有你是我的避难所,是我的力量。我向你承认这一切,求你用圣灵的大能坚固我,使我不再反复陷入同样的过犯。奉主耶稣之名求,阿们!
My Prayer...
Loving Father and Holy God, today I want to confess several things on my heart. Please forgive them and cleanse me as I confess them. (Confess your specific secret sins to God by name right now.) Holy God, I have sinned and ask your forgiveness and cleansing because I know that Satan uses my secrets to diminish my allegiance to you, O God. You alone are my refuge and strength. I place these confessions in your hands and ask that you strengthen me by the power of your Holy Spirit, as you forgive and cleanse me, so that I do not fall into these same traps again and again. In Jesus' name, I confess and pray. Amen.




