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在我居住的地区，通常会在8月下旬经历丰收。收获的日子近了，春天播种的和夏天照料的农作物马上就要装满篮子和筐子了。

保罗知道歌罗西人的信心、爱心和盼望都扎根于基督。这意味着教会的丰收即将到来。保罗说，他和其他同工不住地祈求神，让歌罗西人在一切属灵的智慧悟性上，满心地知道神的旨意。这种知识不是单纯的头脑的知识，而是带有智慧和悟性的心灵的知识。这涉及到明辨神旨意的过程，而这个过程需要我们放下自己，被神的旨意和圣灵来充满。

要做到这一点并不容易。这需要自律，属灵的自律。耶稣花时间与天父独处，以保持专注，我们也需要这样做，降服于天父的旨意，而不是我们自己的意志。

我们也需要像耶稣一样，养成寻求神的习惯，并等待神的旨意向我们显明。神愿意让我们明白祂的旨意——而且，请放心，它总是符合圣经的教导。

In late August in the area where I live, it's not unusual to hear about harvesting. Harvest time is near, and what was planted in spring and cared for in summer is almost ready to fill baskets and bins.

Paul knew that the Colossians' faith, love, and hope were rooted in Christ. And that meant a bountiful harvest would come for the church. Paul said that he and others continually asked God for the Colossians to be filled to overflowing with the knowledge of God's will through the wisdom and understanding of the Holy Spirit. This knowledge is not mere head knowledge; it is heart knowledge that comes with wisdom and understanding. This involves the process of discerning the will of God, which comes through putting oneself aside and becoming filled with Jesus and the Spirit.

It is not easy to put ourselves in that position. It requires discipline, spiritual discipline. Jesus took time to be alone with his Father in order to remain focused, and we need to do the same, offering ourselves to the Father's will, not our own.

Like Jesus, we need to develop the habit of seeking after and waiting for the will of God to be revealed to us. God wants us to know his will—and, rest assured, it will always conform to what the Bible teaches.