1. Seeking God’s Will 寻求神的旨意

1) Q. I don’t know what God’s will is for me. How do I know God’s will?
A. God’s word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. If we want to understand God’s will and His leading for us, we must study the Bible carefully and seriously.
问:我不知道神对我的旨意是什么。我如何能知道神的旨意呢?
答:神的话是我们脚前的灯,是我们路上的光。所以,我们要明白神的旨意,要知道神怎样引导我们走前面的路,就必须仔仔细细的读圣经。


2) Q. Some Christians I know seem to have happy and peaceful lives. How can I have this too?
A. After becoming Christians, we will find our path filled with peace and joy if we do not walk according to our own will but learn to submit to and obey God’s will.
问:许多我所认识的基督徒看上去有喜乐平安的生活。我如何也能有这样的生活呢?
答:信主之后,若是不随着自己的意思行,而学习顺服神的意思,学习遵行神的旨意,我们就会看见,这一条路是平安的,是喜乐的。


3) Q. Even though I love God, I don’t know what His will is. Is there something else I need to do?
A. Christians must pay attention to three things in order to know God’s will; the arrangements in the environment, the leading of the Holy Spirit and the teachings of the Scripture.
问:虽然我爱神,但我不知道祂的旨意是什么。我还需要作些什么吗?
答:基督徒要知道神的旨意,必须注意三件事:环境的安排、圣灵的引导和圣经的教训。


4) Q. Sometimes I wish that God would speak and tell me what His will is. Can He do this?
A. We are God’s children and God’s life is within us. We can know His will through His speaking within us through His Spirit. God’s will can be revealed to us through our spirit.
问:有时候我希望神会说话并且告诉我祂的旨意是什么。祂会这样作吗?
答:我们是神的儿女,神的生命在我们里面。我们可以借着祂的灵在我们里面的说话知道祂的旨意。神的旨意会通过我们的灵启示给我们。


5) Q. If I keep doing things my way and forget about God, how will this make me feel?
A. The more we deny to choose our own way, the straighter our pathway will be before God. If we walk according to our own way as we once did, we will not feel happy.
问:如果我继续按自己的意思行而忘记神。我的感觉会如何呢?
答:我们越不按着自己的意思行,我们在神面前所走的路就越正直。我们若再像从前那样按着自己的意思行,我们就不会愉快。


6) Q. I usually regret doing things my way. How can I avoid making mistakes and wasting time?
A. Once we become Christians we have to learn to accept God’s will and be directed by it. If we can submit humbly to God’s will, we will spare ourselves many needless detours.
问:我经常后悔以自己意思来作事。如何才能避免犯错误和浪费时间呢?
答:我们一作基督徒之后,就要学习接受神的旨意,让神的旨意支配一切。我们如果能柔软的服在神的旨意之下,就能少走许多冤枉路。


7) Q. I always think I have ‘bad luck’ when bad things happen to me. Does God plan these things?
A. Bad things that happen to us are not ‘bad luck’. Everything is measured by the Lord. Our career, spouse, parents, children, relatives, friends and everything have been destined by God.
问: 当坏事情临到时我总是觉得我运气不好。是神安排了这些事情吗?
答:坏事情临到我们并不是‘坏运气’,没有一个遭遇不是经主量过的。我们的事业,我们的丈夫或妻子,我们的父母和儿女,我们的亲戚和朋友,一切的一切,神都替我们安排好了。


8) Q. It’s not easy to obey the Lord, because I have many mixed feelings. What should I do?
A. We should not analyze our inward feelings; this will make us more confused. If we are sincere in trying to obey the Lord, it will be very easy for us to sense the inner leading.
问:顺服主是不容易的,因为我有很多复杂的感觉。我该怎么作呢?
答:我们不应该分析我们里面的感觉,这会使我们更不清楚。我们如果真有意思要顺服神,里面的引导定会相当的清楚。


9) Q. If God speaks to me and I do not listen to Him, what will happen?
A. As those who have received the life of God, we will feel right when we act according to this life and we will feel terrible and uneasy within if we disobey and turn even slightly from this life.
问: 如果神对我说话而我没有听,会怎么样呢?
答:作为接受神生命的人,只要我们顺着这个生命行,我们就会觉得对;我们如果对这个生命有一点违背,有一点反抗,我们就感觉里面难受,就失去了平安。


10) Q. When I am about to do something, how do I know if it is God’s will?
A. Whether or not it is of God’s will for us to do something depends on the leading of the Spirit. We still have to pray much and ask God for a specific word.
问:当我要作一些事情时,我如何知道这是不是神的旨意呢?
答:我们做某事是不是神的旨意要靠圣灵的引导。我们还应当在神面前多有祷告,求神给我们话语。