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有没有一部汽车或货车是你很想拥有，但却出于某些原因尚未拥有的呢？几年之前，我认为拥有一部悍马H3便是最好不过的了。当然悍马H3并不实际也不节省汽油，但我却被它迷住了。很多次我都会提起它，并且表示如果我足够富有和经济独立，也不顾虑环保的话，我可能会拥有一部这款车。每逢在路上见到一部悍马H3，我便梦想自己能拥有它。

有一天，一位慷慨的汽车经销店店主赠送一个驾驶悍马H3的机会给我。他知道我刚度过了颇为难受的一周，那天当我回家时，见到一部H3停在我家大门前面，车里面有一套车匙。他说：“不要长途越野，只要试驾体验一下！”哗！这个体验实在超乎我能想像得到的。停车虽然有点困难，然而单是驾驶那部车真的是极妙的经历。此后，我对H3的看法不再只是停留在纯理论的层面了。

保罗希望我们领悟到，认识神与经历神和进入祂一切的丰盛是不同的。圣经中的这段经文，是我为我的儿女和孙儿女祷告时使用的经文。和保罗一样，我希望他们能享受和完全经历到神所赐给他们的一切。神已赐给我们每一个人与祂一同历险的机会，祂保证我们会得到祂为我们预备的丰盛生命。你是否准备好去试车呢？

Is there a car or truck you would love to own but probably can't, for one reason or another? Some years ago, I thought it would be wonderful to have a Hummer H3. It wasn't practical or fuel efficient, of course, but I was intrigued by it. I talked about it a lot, saying that if I was independently wealthy and not creation conscious, I would probably own one. Whenever I saw an H3 on the road, I would dream.

Then one day a generous friend who owned a dealership treated me with a chance to drive an H3. He knew it had been a rough week for me, and when I came home that day an H3 sat in front of my house with a set of keys in it. He said, "No off-roading, but enjoy!" Wow! The experience was more than I had imagined. Parking was a little tricky, but just driving that vehicle was an amazing experience. It was no longer just an academic look at an H3.

Paul wants us to realize that knowing about God is not the same as experiencing God and all of his fullness. This passage is a part of Scripture that I have prayed over my children and grandchildren. Like Paul, I want them to enjoy the full experience of all that God has given. God has offered each of us the chance to adventure with him, assuring us of the full life he has in store for us. Are you ready for a test drive?