双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：10月19日 不住祷告

10月19日

不住祷告

不住的祷告……愿赐平安的神，亲自使你们全然成圣……。

帖撒罗尼迦前书5:17,23

请记住，你可以随时随地祷告，洗碗、挖沟、在办公室、商店、运动场上甚至在监狱里——你都可以祷告，并且知道神会垂听！我们有一位被判死刑的朋友，他每天早上四点到六点为我们祷告。这件事经常激励和鼓舞我们。

尝试以系统祷告的方法，祷告与读经相结合，有助于健康的基督徒生活。圣经说：“不住的祷告。”如果你在白天留出特别的时间祷告，那么在这样祷告期间，你的潜意识生活中将会充满祷告。早上起床后只是跪下重复几句话是不够的，你应该有一定的时间与神亲密接触。对于劳累过度的母亲或生活在极其忙碌环境中的人来说，这或许是不可能的。但这就是“不住的祷告”的意义所在。我们可以边工作边祷告，正如我们所说，随时随地祷告。魔鬼会在你前行的每一步与你争战。牠会让婴儿哭闹、电话铃响、有人敲门……，会有很多打扰，但你要坚持下去！不要灰心。很快你就会发觉，这些祷告的时间是你生命中最快乐的时光。你会期待它的到来胜过期待任何其他事情。如果没有持续、每天、有系统的祷告，你的生活会显得贫瘠、令人沮丧和毫无成果。没有不住的祷告，你永远无法体会到神要赐给你的心灵的安宁。

今日祷告：

天父，让我们常活在祢面前，因为在祢的院宇住一日，胜过在别处住千日。感谢祢以慈爱待我们。奉耶稣的名，阿们。

October 19

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

Pray without ceasing…and the very God of peace sanctifies you wholly…1 Thessalonians 5:17,23

Remember that you can pray anytime,anywhere.Washing dishes,digging ditches,working in the office,in the shop,on the athletic field,even in prison-you can pray and know God hears!We have a friend on Death Row who prays for us every morning between four and six.How often this fact has encouraged and cheered us on.

Try to have a systematic method of prayer.Prayer combined with Bible study makes for a healthy Christian life.The Bible says,“Pray without ceasing.”If you have special prayer periods that you set aside during the day,your unconscious life will be saturated with prayer between the prayer periods.It is not enough for you to get out of bed in the morning and just bow your knee and repeat a few sentences.There should be stated periods in which you slip apart with God.For the overworked mother or one living under extremely busy circumstances,this may be impossible.But here is where“prayer without ceasing”comes in.We pray as we work.As we have said,we pray everywhere,anytime.The devil will fight you every step of the way.He will cause the baby to cry,the telephone to ring,someone to knock at the door-there will be many interruptions,but keep at it!Don’t be discouraged.Soon you will find that these periods of prayer are the greatest delight in your life.You will look forward to them with more anticipation than to anything else.Without constant,daily,systematic prayer,your life will seem barren,discouraging,and fruitless.Without constant prayer you never can know the inner peace that God wants to give you.

Pray for the Day:

Father,let us live always in Your presence,for one day in Your house is better than a thousand elsewhere.Thank You for your goodness to us,in Jesus’Name,Amen.