双语灵修（葛培理牧师）4月16日 上帝的声音

4月16日

上帝的声音

“我的羊听我的声音，我也认识他们，他们也跟着我。”

约翰福音 10:27

你是否曾经有个总是说个不停的朋友？的确很烦很累。但是你爱这个人，所以只好忍耐，只希望有一天，你们的友谊可以多一点朋友间的互动、彼此间的交流。

事实上，上帝也是这样。他想跟你说话。可惜你和很多人一样，一个劲儿地跟上帝唠叨，没完没了。哦，你说你是在祷告。但是，你不要把上帝当成一个收费的心理咨询师、或者接听众热线的电台主持人。如果你感觉自己的祷告很像自己一个人的独白，请你停一下，注意一下上帝。你可以向上帝问安。你可以安静下来，敞开自己的心灵，倾听上帝的声音。换言之，成为上帝的朋友。正如他一直是你的朋友。上帝不是缺少朋友，而是他希望你也做他的朋友。上帝也希望和祂的朋友分享祂自己的话语。

今日祷告：

主耶稣，你好吗？今天你想要我做些什么？阿们。

April 16 – Ask God About His Day

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. “

JOH N 1 0 : 2 7

Have you ever had a one-sided relationship with someone who talked all of the time? It’s difficult and exhausting. But you love the person so you put up with him or her, just hoping for the day when the friendship becomes a bit more reciprocal, mutual, or friend-like. The truth is that God wants to chat with you. But like everyone else, you can be preoccupied to actually

have a conversation with him, too loud to commune. Oh, you probably “pray,” but you can be tempted to do all of the talking, using God like a paid psychologist or a call-in radio talk show host.

If you feel like prayer has been too much of a one-sided conversation, try paying attention to God. Ask him what’s going on with him. Ask God how he’s doing. Silence your life long enough and open your soul wide enough to hear what’s on God’s heart at that particular moment. In other words, be a friend to God. He’s been one to you. It’s not that he needs your friendship; rather, it’s that he wants it. Perhaps he has something he’d like to say to his friend.

Pray for the Day:

Lord Jesus, what’s going on? What would you like to do with me today?