双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：3月9日 殷勤作工

3月9日

殷勤作工

“所以弟兄们，应当更加殷勤，使你们所蒙的恩召和拣选坚定不移。你们若行这几样，就永不失脚；”

彼得后书1:10

现在越来越多的人，需要别人在后面鞭策、催促，才勉强愿意行动。你是不是其中之一呢？当今社会有一种被称为“良性忽视”的心态。基本上意思就是说，日常生活中的某些事务没啥大不了，以后再说。他们觉得可以把青春期延长数年，甚至到三十、四十岁，然后等他们准备好了，才开始真正的生活。

它的确可以说是良性的，因为起初并不会使人感觉很糟糕，但是假以时日，日积月累，一个人的潜力、恩赐和使命感，就被忽略了。现在不是推迟的时候，该做什么就要去做。不要陷入这种令人讨厌的深渊，它就像慢性病一般。不要屈服于这种“良性忽视”。相反，神的灵在祢的里面，要努力活出上帝造你的形象。

今日祷告：

亲爱的耶稣，给我勇气摆脱这种“良性忽视”。你要我做的事，求祢激励我去做。奉主耶稣基督的圣名，阿们！

March 9-Benign Neglect

So,dear brothers and sisters,work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen.Do these things,and you will never fall away.

2 P E T E R 1:1 0

Are you one of the growing number of people who need a swift kick in the backside to get you going today?There is a mentality in society today known as“benign neglect.”Basically,it means that people feel like they can put the normal responsibilities of life off until some other time in the future.

They feel like they can extend their adolescence for years,even into their thirties or forties,and that“real life”begins later when they feel more ready.

It is“benign”because it doesn’t“feel”bad(at first),but over time it can be neglectful of a person’s potential and gifts and calling in life.Now is not the time to put off doing what you need to do.Don’t fall into the pit of this off-putting chronic illness.Don’t give in to“benign neglect.”Rather,work hard to prove that God has made you alive by his Spirit.

Pray for the Day:

Dear Jesus,give me the guts to get rid of any benign neglect.What you have called me to do,motivate me to do it.Amen.