基督徒没有什么好沾沾自喜的;我们不是正义的人,试图纠正不正义的人,如一位传教士所说:“传福音只是一个乞巧告诉另一个乞亏去哪里找面包。”信徒和非信徒之间的主要区别是宽恕【是否蒙了上帝宽恕】。-R.C.Sproul[
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8-16Meetmeinearlymorningsplendor.Ieagerlyawaityouhere.Inthestillnessofthisholytimewithme,Irenewyourstrengthandsaturateyouwithpeace.Whileothersturnoverforextrasleeporanxiouslytuneintothelatestnews,youcommunewiththecreatoroftheuniverse.Ihaveawakenedinyourheartstrongdesiretoknowme.Thislongingoriginatedinme,thoughitnowburnsbrightlyinyou.Whenyouseekmyfaceinresponsetomylove-call,bothofusareblessed.Thisi...[
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8-15IamtheGodofalltimeandallthatis.Seekmenotonlyinmorningquietnessbutconsistentlythroughouttheday.Donotletunexpectedproblemsdistractyoufrommypresence.Instead,talkwithmeabouteverything,andwatchconfidentlytoseewhatIwilldo.Adversityneednotinterruptyourcommunicationwithme.Whenthingsgo“wrong,”youtendtoreactasifyou’rebeingpunished.Insteadofthisnegativeresponse,trytoviewdifficultiesasbl...[
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8-14Iamyoursforalleternity.IamtheAlphaandtheOmega:theonewhoisandwasandistocome.Theworldyouinhabitisaplaceofconstantchanges–morethanyourmindcanabsorbwithoutgoingintoshock.Eventhebodyyouinhabitischangingrelentlesslyinspiteofmodernscience’sattemptstoprolongyouthandlifeindefinitely.I,however,amthesameyesterdayandtodayandforever.BecauseIneverchange,yourrelationshipwithmeprovidesarock-solidf...[
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8-13Learntoenjoylifemore.Relax,rememberingthatIamGodwithyou,Icraftedyouwithenormouscapacitytoknowmeandenjoymypresence.Whenmypeoplewearsourfacesandwalkthroughtheirliveswithresignedrigidity,Iamdispleased.Whenyouwalkthroughadaywithchildlikedelight,savoringeveryblessing,youproclaimyourtrustinme,yourever-presentshepherd.Themoreyoufocusonmypresencewithyou,themorefullyyoucanenjoylife.Glorifymethoughyourp...[
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8-12Cometomewhenyouareweakandweary.Restsnuglyinmyeverlastingarms.Idonotdespiseyourweakness,mychild.Actually,itdrawsmeclosertoyoubecauseweaknessstirsupmycompassion–myyearningtohelp.Acceptyourselfinyourweariness,knowingthatIunderstandhowdifficultyourjourneyhasbeen.Donotcompareyourselfwithotherswhoseemtoskipalongtheirlife-pathswithease.Theirjourneyshavebeendifferentfromyours,andIhavegiftedthemw...[
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8-11Cometome.Cometome.Cometome.Thisismycontinualinvitationtoyou,proclaimedinholywhispers.Whenyourheartandmindarequiet,youcanhearmeinvitingyoutodrawnear.Comingclosetomerequiresnogreateffortonyourpart;itismorelikeceasingtoresistthemagneticpullofmylove.OpenyourselftomylovingpresencesothatImayfillyouwithmyfullness.Iwantyoutoexperiencehowwideandlongandhighanddeepismyloveforyousothatyoucanknowmylovethat...[
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7“Iam”statements七个“我是”的陈述"Iam"statementsholdprofoundsignificanceintheChristianfaith,reflectingtheidentity,relationship,andpurposebelievershaveinChrist.Hereareseven"Iam"statementsthatcaptureessentialaspectsofaChristian'sidentity: IamaChildofGod:AsaChristian,youareadoptedintothefamilyofGodthroughfaithinJesusChrist.YouhavealovingFatherinheavenwho...[
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8-10Relaxinmyhealing,holypresence.Allowmetotransformyouthroughthistimealonewithme.Asyourthoughtscentermoreandmoreonme,trustdisplacesfearandworry.Yourmindissomewhatlikeaseesaw.Asyourtrustinmegoesup,fearandworryautomaticallygodown.Timespentwithmenotonlyincreasesyourtrust;italsohelpsyoudiscernwhatisimportantandwhatisnot.Energyandtimeareprecious,limitedentities.Therefore,youneedtousethemwisely,focusin...[
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8-9Wearmyrobeofrighteousnesswithease.Icustom-madeitforyou,tocoveryoufromheadtotoe.ThepriceIpaidforthiscoveringwasastronomical–myownblood.Youcouldneverpurchasesucharoyalgarment,nomatterhowhardyouworked.Sometimesyouforgetthatmyrighteousnessisagift,andyoufeelillateaseinyourregalrobe.IweekwhenIseeyousquirmingunderthevelvetyfabric,asifitweremadeofscratchysackcloth.Iwantyoutotrustmeenoughtorealize...[
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