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每日灵修 | 5.22 社群是……提出挑战

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社群是……提出挑战

Community Is … Challenging

 

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出埃及记 3

Exodus 3

 

 

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摩西对神说:“我是什么人,竟能去见法老,将以色列人从埃及领出来呢?”

—出 3:11


Moses said to God,"Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

—Exodus 3:11

 

去年,我们的高中级青年团契,用了一个黄昏的时间,派发玉米卷饼和御寒衣物给露宿街头的人。这件事大大超越出我的舒适圈,事实上,我感到非常不自在,我甚至希望自己生病,这样便不用参与这个活动了。可是我没有病,于是我便和我那组的同学出发执行任务了。我决定告诉我的组员,这个活动令我感到非常不自在,他们望着我说,其实他们也感到不自在——但他们很想做这件事,而他们也需要我来领导他们。结果,在那天晚上,我们之间有很多美好的交通和学习。
摩西不愿意带领以色列人,他于是尝试找藉口来逃避神给他的差事,然而神却应许与他同在,祂不会接受摩西的请辞。社群有时也会这样做,它带领我们经历令我们感到不自在的事,但它会一直与我们同行、鼓励我们和挑战我们。经历过这些挑战和支持后,我们便成长了。
加入一个会挑战你的社群,或许不是你的首选,然而,接受挑战是使我们成长的独特方法之一,而神也吩咐我们要成长。
在你决心为神而活时,去寻找一个会挑战你并与你并肩同行的社群吧。对我来说,他们是那群不肯让我逃避令我不自在环境的学生们,而结果却是出人意外的平安。

Our high school youth group spent an evening handing out burritos and warm clothes to homeless people last year. That was way out of my comfort zone. In fact, I was so uncomfortable with the idea that I was hoping I might get sick so I could skip the event. But I didn’t get sick, so I headed out with my group of students on a mission. I decided to share with my group how uncomfortable this made me feel. They looked at me and said they were uncomfortable too—but they wanted to do this and needed me to lead them. A lot of wonderful conversations and learning happened that night.

Moses didn’t want to lead Israel, so he tried to make excuses to get out of the task God wanted him to do. But God promised to be with him and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Community can do that too. It carries us into uncomfortable experiences and walks alongside us, encouraging and challenging us along the way. And through the challenge and support, we grow.

Being part of a community that challenges you may not be high on your list. But being challenged is one of the only ways we grow. And growing is what God calls us to do.

Find a group of people that will challenge you and walk alongside you in living for God. For me, it was a group of students who wouldn’t let me avoid an uncomfortable situation. And the results were amazing.

祷告 · Prayer

父啊,在我们奋力去成长时,求祢帮助我们,找到一些挑战我们,也与我们同行的人。阿们。

摘自《每日箴言》

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