《基督是我們生命的訣要》第二十五日 三重方式

  

    “所以我告訴你們，凡你們禱告祈求的，無論是什麼，隻要信是得著的，就必得著。”（可十一：24）

     理智、感覺和意誌是魂三重的主要行動，當基督徒完全瞭解在基督裏和祂所賜豐盛生命時，那三種行動就會指示分享完全的方法。

     理智—我們必須不滿足於我們自己的思想，在恩典中長進，這樣我們就會清楚知道神應許在我們裏麵成就什麼，以及祂的要求我們做什麼，聖經指示如果我們誠實帶著自己的罪和無能來到基督我們的王麵前，祂會在我們裏麵成就我們未曾想到的工作，並且使我們可以隨時降服神的引導。

     渴望—當我們禱告時要留意我們渴望得著什麼，以及能付上怎樣的代價，神常以渴望來回答我們的禱告，而其代價就是努力和自我犧牲以及不受世界和肉體的引誘，讓聖靈來幫助我，但沒有強烈渴望和自我犧牲，就不會長進。

     意誌—意誌是最重要的一部份，隻有藉著堅定不移的信去使用神的恩賜，常常在中途我們就害怕發抖，甚至失望，但要以堅定的意誌去瞭解神所賜予的是什麼，要單單信靠神，基督耶穌就會給我確具祂要加添我們力量去征服肉體，降服聖靈的引導，當我們的渴望發展到堅固的意誌，我們的生命才能在神裏麵完全降服。

     神的孩子：成千上萬的人利用這些方法經歷了完全在基督裏，起初他們並不相信，你若把自己更多擺在神的話語上，那基督的愛和能力會幫助你更快的進入信心的安息，停止你自己的努力！讓神在你裏麵完成祂改變你的計劃。

“All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them.” –MARK xi.24.

    To know, To feel, To will, these are the three chief activities of the soul. When a Christian realizes the fulness there is in Christ and the abundant life He gives, then these three words will show him the way to participate in this fulness.

    To know. – We must not be content with our own thoughts about growth in grace. We must see to it that we know clearly what God promises to do in us, and what He requires of us. God’s Word teaches us that if we come honestly, with all our sin and impotence, and sincerely yield to Christ our Lord, He will do in us far above what we dare think. See to it that you know clearly what God says you may ask of Him.

    To desire.—We must be careful to desire with our whole heart that for which we pray, and be willing to pay the price for it. It may be our desire is faint. God will create the desire in answer to prayer. It may cost us a struggle, and much self-sacrifice, to let go the world and self, but the Spirit will come to our aid. But without strong desire and self-sacrifice progress will not be made.

    To will. – The will is the most important point: only by firmness will faith have courage to appropriate what God bestows. Often in the midst of fear and struggle, and almost in despair, we WILL to grasp what God offers. Our confidence must be in God alone. Christ Jesus will give us the assurance that He is strengthening us to yield ourselves to the Spirit’s guidance. When our desire has developed into a firm will, we shall have courage to believe all that God has promised. Child of God, thousands have by these means come to experience such fulness in Christ as they never thought possible. The more you cast yourself upon the Word of God, and the love and power of Christ, the sooner you will enter into the rest of faith that ceases from works and depends upon God to fulfil His purposes in you.