10-21

10-21

To live in my presence consistently, you must expose and expel your rebellious tendencies. When something interferes with your plans or desires, you tend to resent the interference. Try to become aware of each resentment, however petty it may seem. Don't push those unpleasant feelings down; instead, let them come to the surface where you can deal with them. Ask my Spirit to increase your awareness of resentful feelings. Bring them boldly into the light of my presence so that I can free you from them.

The ultimate solution to rebellious tendencies is submission to my authority over you. Intellectually, you rejoice in my sovereignty, without which the world would be a terrifying place. But when my sovereign will encroaches on your little domain of control, you often react with telltale resentment.

The best response to losses or thwarted hopes is praise: the Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Remember that all good things---your possessions, your family and friends, your health and abilities, your time --- are gifts from me. Instead of feeling entitled to all these blessings, respond to them with gratitude. Be prepared to let go of anything I take from you, but never let go of my hand.

 

要持續在我的麵前生活，你必須揭示並排除你的叛逆傾向。當某事幹擾了你的計劃或欲望時，你往往會對幹擾感到憤慨。試著留意到每一次憤怒，無論它看起來多麽微不足道。不要把那些不愉快的感覺壓下去；相反，讓它們浮出表麵，這樣你就可以處理它們。請求我的靈增加你對憤怒感覺的意識。大膽地將它們帶入我同在的光明之處，這樣我就能使你擺脫它們。

對叛逆傾向的最終解決方案是順從我對你的權柄。從理智上，你為我的至高無上感到歡欣，否則這個世界將是一個可怕的地方。但當我的主權意誌侵犯到你小小的掌控領域時，你經常會以顯眼的憤慨作出反應。

對於損失或希望受挫的最佳回應是讚美：“賞賜的是耶和華，收取的也是耶和華，願耶和華的名是應當被稱頌的。”記住所有美好的事物——你的財產，你的家人和朋友，你的健康和能力，你的時間——都是我賜予的禮物。與其覺得自己有權擁有所有這些祝福，不如以感激的心態回應它們。準備好放手我從你這裏拿走的任何東西，但永遠不要放開我的手。