双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：7月13日 选择的力量

7月13日

选择的力量

主耶和华的灵在我身上，因为耶和华用膏膏我……报告被掳的得释放，被囚的出监牢。

——以赛亚书61章1节

维克多·弗兰克在他写的《追寻生命的意义》这本书中，描述了两位亲兄弟在同一个纳粹营中经历了相同的环境，却有着不同的反应。一个成为了圣人，而另一个却成为了卑贱者。弗兰克为我们解释了其中的原因。他说，“每个人里面都有能力去选择用什么样的态度来面对既定的环境。”上帝已经给了我们决策力。现今，有些人并不想为自己的行为负责任。他们谴责社会，归咎于外界环境，怪罪学校，或时运不济。但是正是在极其完美的环境中亚当犯了罪。我们不能把所有的错都归咎于别人。我们必须承担我们自己的那部分责任。社会是由个体组成的。如果有社会的不公，那么我们就是做错事的人，至少我们是其中一部分。让我们承担起自己的责任去做些改变吧。

今日祷告：

永活的主啊，求祢帮助我在接触人群时，能够用祢十字架上所成就的爱，去做出最正确的决定。祷告奉耶稣的名，阿们。

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July 13

The Power of Choice

The Lord hath anointed me……to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.

——Isaiah 61:1

Viktor Frankl in his book, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” describes the reactions of two brothers with the same heredity, the same environment, in the same concentration camp under the Nazis. One became a saint and the other a swine. Frankl tells us the reason why. He said, “Each man has within him the power to choose how he will react to any given situation.” God has given us the power of choice. Some people today do not wish to accept the responsibility for their actions. They blame society. They blame the environment. They blame the schools. They blame the circumstances. But Adam sinned in a perfect environment under perfect circumstances. We can’t blame it all on somebody else. We must accept the blame ourselves for our part. Society is made up of individuals. If we have social injustice, we’re the ones who are wrong; we’re part of it. Let’s accept our responsibility to do something about it.

Prayer for the day：
With Your help, living Lord, I want to make the right decisions so that I may touch society with Your healing love. In Jesus’ name, Amen.