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:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Rest is possible even in the midst of your greatest struggles. Here’s how. Is it possible to find rest in the middle of a stressful situation? King David lived a life full of incredible ups and downs including battles, betrayals and running for his life from his enemies. Though he faced one crisis after another, he somehow managed to find rest. Not the kind of rest where you are laying on the sofa vegging out. This is a different kind of rest, a rest for the soul. 在壓力重重的環境中有可能得享安息嗎？大衛王的一生歷經大起大落，包括戰亂、遭背叛、為躲避敵人而逃亡。儘管危機接踵而來，但他還是設法找到了安息。不同於躺在沙發上的那種悠閒自在 ，是靈裡的安息。Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. How long will you assault me? Would all of you throw me down— this leaning wall, this tottering fence? Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Psalms 62:1-8 NIV我的心默默無聲，專等候 神；我的救恩是從他而來。惟獨他是我的磐石，我的拯救；他是我的高臺，我必不很動搖。你們大家攻擊一人，把他毀壞，如同毀壞歪斜的牆、將倒的壁，要到幾時呢？他們彼此商議，專要從他的尊位上把他推下；他們喜愛謊話，口雖祝福，心卻咒詛。（細拉） 我的心哪，你當默默無聲，專等候 神，因為我的盼望是從他而來。惟獨他是我的磐石，我的拯救；他是我的高臺，我必不動搖。我的拯救、我的榮耀都在乎 神；我力量的磐石、我的避難所都在乎 神。你們眾民當時時倚靠他，在他面前傾心吐意； 神是我們的避難所。（細拉）
詩篇 62:1-8 和合本How do you take time to find rest for your soul? Have you ever considered why rest is so important? 如何花時間為自己的靈魂找到安息？你想過安息為什麼如此重要嗎？
Working harder, getting weakerWhen talking with some friends about the importance of rest, my friend Janet shared with us about when she finally discovered the power rest had in her life. 跟一些朋友討論安息的重要性時，我的朋友傑妮特跟我們分享了她自己終於發現在生命裡安息的力量。In my stressful and fast-paced job, I told myself, 「If I do more, things will get better and I』ll be successful. If I just work harder and faster, I』ll finally get a break.」 Without being aware of it, I was heading into a dangerous place of self-reliance and exhaustion.在巨大壓力和快節奏的工作中，我告訴自己:「 如果我再多做一些，事情就會好起來，我就能成功；如果我再努力一些，再快一些，到那時我就可以好好休息一下了。」當時沒有覺察到自己正在走向一種危險的境地：依靠自己而精疲力竭。Then I realized that the more I depended on myself, the less I was asking for my Heavenly Father’s help which was leading to a self-centered way of life. Having this wrong way of thinking in that difficult time caused me to physically and spiritually become weaker and weaker. 然後我發現，越多依靠自己，就越少去尋求神的幫助，而這讓我走向了以自我為中心的生活方式。帶著這樣錯誤的想法，在那段困難時期，在身體上和靈裡，我都變得越來越衰弱。Finally I realized that what I was doing wasn’t working like I expected. I became trapped in a work cycle where there was no living water. Finally I forced myself to stop and I started to pray. I also asked others for help. I humbled myself and gave myself the space to rest and I allowed God’s living water in.終於有一刻，我深深意識到，我所做的並不像我期待地那樣有成效。反而，我把自己困在了一個沒有活水的工作的漩渦中。之後，我逼著自己停下來，開始禱告，向別人尋求幫助……真正地謙卑下來，同時給自己休息的空間，才使得生命的活水能夠臨到我。In this moment I found an inner power that came through rest. There is purpose in rest. To rest is not just to relax, but to regain strength. When we rest, we recharge our batteries which enables us to continue the work the Lord has put in our hands to do. From the beginning of creation, rest was placed in the rhythms of life. Work and rest, work and rest. God modeled this cycle for us as he worked for six days to create the world and then on the seventh day, He rested. 休息是有意義的。休息不僅是為了放鬆，也為了重新獲得力量。通過休息，我們再次給自己充電，這讓我們有能力 繼續神放在我們手裡的工作。從創造之初，休息就在生活節奏裡。工作、休息，工作、休息。神為我們建立了這種循環模式，祂工作六日來創造世界，然後在第七日，他安息了。By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
Genesis 2:2-3 NIV到第七日， 神造物的工已經完畢，就在第七日歇了他一切的工，安息了。 神賜福給第七日，定為聖日；因為在這日， 神歇了他一切創造的工，就安息了。
創世記 2:2-3 和合本
Resting in the busy season, are you crazy? I can’t do that! We can be tempted to work non-stop when the pressure is the highest. Maybe you are a part of a huge project at work and you can hardly take a break for dinner. For parents with small children, there seems to be not enough hours in the day to get everything done. How would it be possible to rest in times like this? But God commanded His people to rest, even in the busiest seasons of life.壓力巨大時，我們很容易馬不停蹄地工作。或許你參與了一個大項目，幾乎沒有停下來吃飯的時間。孩子幼小時，父母們似乎總是時間不夠，事情老是做不完。這種時候怎麼可能安息呢？但就算是在最忙碌的季節，神也要求祂的子民要安息。「Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.」
Exodus 34:21 NIV「你六日要做工，第七日要安息，雖在耕種收割的時候也要安息。
出埃及記34:21Resting is not just taking a break but is being refreshed and relinquishing the work to God’s care. The Israelites could have easily said, 「We can’t rest now, Lord! The harvest is just coming in, if we don’t harvest now, we will lose the crop!」 But by commanding them to rest, God gave them two gifts: 1. Time to regain strength and 2. An opportunity to depend on the Lord for the work to get done. 安息不僅僅是停下來，而是被更新，把工作交給神照管。以色列人本可以輕易說：「主啊！我們現在不能安息！莊稼就要到豐收的時間了 ，如果現在不收割，我們就收不完！」但神命令他們休息，賜給他們兩件禮物：1. 有時間恢復體力 2. 有機會依靠神完成工作。When Janet discovered that rest actually gave her the strength she needed plus that it brought a humble and healthy reliance on God and others, she experienced an inner power she did not previously have. 傑妮特發現，安息其實帶給自己所需的力量，讓她謙卑也更健康地依靠神和別人，這讓她內心經歷到之前從沒經歷過的力量。Stay in the presence of the Lord and find restWhen God led the people Israel, one of the promises He made to Moses was that He would go with them and they would have rest. 神帶領以色列民時，祂給摩西的應許之一是祂必與他們同去且他們會享有安息。 The Lord replied, 「My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.」
Exodus 33:14 NIV耶和華說：「我必親自和你同去，使你得安息。」
出埃及記33:14Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalms 91:1 NIV住在至高者隱密處的，必住在全能者的蔭下。
詩篇91:1When you daily meet with God through prayer, Bible study and worship, you will find rest for your soul no matter what high stress environment you are in. There is an inner rest that God gives when you trust in His protection and guidance. 如果你每天透過禱告、研讀聖經和敬拜神，那麼無論處在怎樣壓力巨大的環境中，你的心都能得享安息。若信靠神的保護和引導，你的內心就有享有神所賜的安息。Seek the Lord and you will be given restLife during the time of the Old Testament could be brutal. The kings who reigned in Judah and Israel faced war after war with enemies on all sides. Whenever they sought the Lord in their distress, they would find peace and rest. 舊約時代的生活可能會非常殘酷。統治猶大地和以色列的王們面臨著來自四周敵人一次又一次的攻打。無論何時他們在難處中尋求神，他們都可以得享平安和安息。All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
2 Chronicles 15:15 NIV猶大眾人為所起的誓歡喜；因他們是盡心起誓，盡意尋求耶和華，耶和華就被他們尋見，且賜他們四境平安。
歷代志下15:15Rest did not depend on the enemies around them (for there always seemed to be enemies!) but rest came when they sought the Lord. Are you seeking God for help and direction or are you pushing harder to find your own way and depending on yourself to try to work harder and faster? 安息與否 不在於周圍是否有敵人（因為似乎總是有敵人！），若他們尋求神，安息就會臨到。你在尋求神的幫助和指引嗎？還是你在更致力於尋求自己的道路，在依靠自己更努力、更快節奏地工作？ Come to Jesus, give Him your burden and He will give rest for your soul來到耶穌這裡，把你的重擔交付給祂，祂會使你心裡得安息Jesus repeated again the prescription for rest that God gave in the Old Testament and He added a key action. Not only can we come to Jesus, but we can and should give Him our burdens. 耶穌重申神在舊約時代賜下的安息之法，並加上了一個關鍵的舉動。不單是要來到耶穌這裡，我們還可以並且應該把重擔交給耶穌。「Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.」
Matthew 11:28-30 NIV凡勞苦擔重擔的人可以到我這裡來，我就使你們得安息。我心裡柔和謙卑，你們當負我的軛，學我的樣式；這樣，你們心裡就必得享安息。因為我的軛是容易的，我的擔子是輕省的。
馬太福音 28:28-30A yoke was used on a farm to link two oxen together. Standing next to each other, the yoke is placed on both of the oxen’s shoulders. With the yoke they are able to work together to pull the plow behind them. When you lay your burdens at the feet of Jesus, He will take up your hard work. And then He will give you His yoke which is easy, and you will work together, side by side. You are no longer alone, but your Savior Jesus is pulling with you, and you will find rest for your soul. 軛將兩頭牛套在一起耕種。軛放在並排的兩頭牛背上。套上軛，兩頭牛才能一起用力拉動身後的犁。把自己的重擔放在耶穌腳前，祂必擔負你沉重的工作。然後祂會把自己輕省的軛 賜給你，和你肩並肩一起做工。你不再身單力薄，救主跟你一起負軛，你心裡必得享安息。