双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：3月21日 何为幸福

3月21日

何为幸福

“以雅各的神为帮助、仰望耶和华—他神的，这人便为有福！”

诗篇146:5

我真希望托马斯杰斐逊没有写过“追求幸福权”那一句。杰斐逊没有错，我们每个人都有权利追求幸福。但是今天的问题是，很多人追求幸福，却并不知道自己在追求什么，也不知道在哪里可以找到幸福。

幸福只是一个副产品，而不是人生目标。幸福是不可追求的。就好像一个人无法去追一个万里无云的日子，抓到它，放进瓶子里，然后在下雨天拿出来享用一下。真正的幸福不像在游乐园里的一天那样流于肤浅，转瞬即逝，如同在乐园里玩耍一天。真正的幸福，始于你跟神建立起一个正确的关系。

事实上，神是真正幸福的唯一源泉，因为祂提供给我们的是满足、安全、平安以及对未来的盼望。如果我们以为这些无形的东西在地上可以找到，那就错了。这些东西都不可能通过你的职业、人际关系、金钱、权力和地位来获得。这些都只能靠神的恩典。

所以主耶稣在登山宝训中告诉我们终极的幸福在哪里，祂说：“饥渴慕义的人有福了！因为他们必得饱足。”（马太福音5:6）

今日祷告：

天父，求你以公义充满我。求祢使我有能力将祢的福音带给世人，使他们知道祢的公义并因此而喜乐；奉耶稣的名，阿门。

March 21

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

But happy is the man who has the God of Jacob as his helper,whose hope is in the Lord his God.Psalm 146:5 TLB

I almost wish that Thomas Jefferson had not written about“the pursuit of happiness.”Jefferson was correct that we should have a“right”to pursue happiness,but the problem today is that so many people are pursuing happiness without knowing exactly what they are looking for or where to find it.

Happiness is a byproduct,not an end in itself.Happiness cannot be pursued any more than one can pursue a cloudless day,grasp it,put it in a bottle,and then bring it out on a rainy day to enjoy again.True happiness is not superficial and fleeting,as a day at an amusement park might be.True happiness begins when one is in a right relationship with God.

In fact,God is the only source of true happiness,because He offers those intangibles that we mistakenly believe can be found on earth:contentment,security,peace,and hope for the future.None of these can be found in a job,a human relationship,money,power,or position.They are God’s alone to give.

That is why the Lord Jesus,in His Sermon on the Mount,told where ultimate happiness lies when He said,“Happy are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness,for they shall be filled.”

Pray for the Day:

Father,I pray that You will fill me with righteousness.I pray that You will fill me with the ability to bring Your Good News to the world so that they will know Your righteousness and rejoice in it;in Jesus’Name,Amen.