在世上你們有苦難，但你們可以放心，我已經勝了世界。—— 約翰福音 16:33
In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.—John 16:33
你若期待有任何捷徑，其結果註定是失望。所有了解聖經的人都知道基督徒的生活被比喻為體育競賽或是爭戰，這沒有一件是容易的。耶穌告誡祂的跟隨者要付代價，肯定沒有任何捷徑可言，因為沒有付出便沒有收穫。
基督徒唯有全力以赴，義無反顧的走在這條路上，才會過上最合神心意的生活。那些試圖向生活妥協的基督徒，那些沒有團契，靠自己去面對所有問題的基督徒，會發現生活充滿了苦難。因為每次的試煉和考驗基督都會給我們足夠的恩典來戰勝它，正是在我們的軟弱中，我們變為剛強。
You should not expect the easy way, for if you do you are certainly destined for disappointment. Any person who knows the Bible knows that the Christian life is likened to an athletic contest or to warfare, and neither one is easy. Jesus warned His followers to count carefully the cost, and that certainly does not speak of an easy way. But there is no good thing that comes without cost.
The Christian life is the most satisfying, but only when we actually go all out and all the way. It is the Christian who tries to compromise who finds life miserable, for he has all the problems, without the fellowship that comes through surrender. For every trial and test, Christ supplies an abundance of grace with which to bear it, and in our weakness we are made strong.
今日禱告：
主耶穌，當禰將一切加給我時，請讓我永遠不要尋找捷徑。
Prayer for the day：
Let me never look for the easy way when You, Lord Jesus, gave everything for me.
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