积财宝在天

“耶稣看着他，就爱他，对他说，你还缺少一件。去变卖你所有的，分给穷人，就必有财宝在天上。你还要来跟从我。”
马可福音 10：21
“耶稣说，我实在告诉你们，人为我和福音，撇下房屋，或是弟兄，姐妹，父母，儿女，田地。没有不在今世得百倍的，就是房屋，弟兄，姐妹，母亲，儿女，田地，并且要受逼迫。在来世必得永生。”
马可福音 10：29，30

这是我在少年崇拜当中所学的：

在这里，神给了我们一个何等大的应许！只要我们把一切放下，就必能积财宝在天上。但为何故事中的少年官却忧忧愁愁的走了呢？其实，要过一个圣洁生命的代价是什么呢？会大过于回报吗？其实，只要会数算的人都知道，我们一生的所有又怎能比得上永恒的应许呢？但为什么很多时候我们都放不下眼前的东西？


话说，有一个登山者，独自去登山，却不小心滑落山崖。幸好他及时抓住了一根从悬崖壁生长出来的树干，才侥幸没有摔个粉碎。这时，这个人心想，来登山的人并不多；再加上他正悬挂在悬崖壁上，想要救他也不易，这次他必死无疑。他便求告神，求神能塔救他。这时，神就对他说：你只要放手，我必能塔救你！但那人不敢放手，就对神说：神啊！你必定有更好的方法来救我！请你不要叫我放手！但神却说：不！放手就是最好的方法！那人不肯也不敢，就紧紧地抓住树干，直到他力气用尽了。 这时，他再也没有力气抓住树干，手一松......

原来，那根从悬崖壁生长出来的树干离地面还不到三米，但因为那个人太害怕了，一直不敢往下看。神叫他放手，并不是要故意考验他对神的信心，而是真心要救他，帮助他。


(haha sorry this is taking me too much time so i'll continue in Eng. BUT i'll learn to type in all Chinese next time!=))

I feel that this story can help to illustrate how isit like when God ask us to let go. We often judge the value of things based on our own perspective. And what are our perspective often based on? i think that even as a christian, i can't help but to rely more on our experiences and knowledge in making a decision or judgement. Perhaps, when we can't let go of certain things, we know exactly the pain and discomfort and 'bad' experiences which might come next.

We know because there might be people around us who experienced it before, or u know it because it is easy to imagine how it will be like. For example, u can imagine the pain and sadness u will experience if u lose someone u love. u know how hard it can be if u are broke or bankrupt. u know how it can be like if u were to get into an accident and lose your limbs? that might be a little extreme. But say, imagine the struggles u will undergo if u surrender your weaknesses to God and let God mould u IN HIS WAY. U know how scary and how 'twisted your stmomach will feel' when u have to step out of your comfort zone and lose the comfortable and familiar environment u were used to. These are also the things which God want us to Let Go! Are u willing to do that? or rather, do u have to guts to pray to God and teach u how to Let Go? i'll be honest with u that i am afraid. Just like that man hanging on the tree truck, im afraid of the possiblity of falling to my death. This is really something which i find it hard to reconcile with what i know and what i feel. But i have been praying to God to take that fear off me. Im learning to take a step forward and say: 死就死罢，(就如以斯帖一样)。

But REmember borthers and sisters,
'耶稣看着他们说，在人是不能，在神却不然。因为神凡事都能。'
马可福音 10：27

God didn't leave us there and expecting that WE CAN DO IT OURSELVES. NOPE! God knows very well that we CANNOT DO IT OURSELVES. and that is why we should pray to God for strength. There is really no way that we can overcome our weaknesses (for example) with our own determination. WE should not even believe that we can do it ourselves. Because when we are confident about something, ironically, it is something that is most vulnerable to Satan's attack! Therefore,

Do pray about anything and everything! May we all grow in the Lord and learn how to Let Go! God promised us of something even better!!!


^j^ = JennifeR