双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：2月26日 不要忧虑

2月26日

不要忧虑

“你管辖海的狂傲；波浪翻腾，你就使它平静了。”诗篇89:9

贺凡司（Vance Havner）说，忧虑就好像摇椅，你坐在那里摇啊摇，但是不会摇到外婆桥。忧愁和焦虑伴随着人类历史的进程。现代社会的各种创新发明都不能解决这个问题。

医生说，百分之七十的病都是想像出来的，原因就是精神困扰和忧虑。在阅读了数百封受到精神困扰的读者来信后，我确信，最主要的问题就是忧虑。忧虑已经被心脏科专家列为导致心脏病的第一大诱因。

沃尔特·雷利爵士（Walter Raleigh）曾背负巨额债务，他为此愁眉不展。他的医生对他说：“沃尔特爵士，如果你继续忧虑下去，你会死掉的。”他说：“只要这笔债务还压在我头上，我就无法不忧虑。这的确可能让我死掉，但是除非你叫我的厨师不让水壶里的水沸腾，否则我就不能停止忧虑。”

那怎么办呢？赞美诗作者爱德华·比克尔斯特思（Edward Henry Bickersteth）写到：“在黑暗和罪的世界，哪里有平安，完全的平安？唯有耶稣宝血带来真正的平安。”

​想象大海波涛汹涌、巨浪翻滚，电闪雷鸣，狂风呼啸。一只小鸟却在岩石缝隙里睡着了。它将头埋在翅膀里，睡得正香。这就是真正的平安——在暴风雨中安然入睡。生活中有困惑、迷惘和彷徨，但是我们在基督里有平安和淡定。虽然风暴肆虐，我们的内心却平静安稳。最终我们都有了平安。

今日祷告：

天父，请把你的平安赐给我，让我在他人面前有平安并且将这平安也传递给他们。奉耶稣的名，阿们。

February 26

THE ANSWER TO WORRY

Thou rulest the raging of the sea:when the waves thereof arise,thou stillest them.Psalm 89:9

“Worry,”ways Vance Havner,“is like sitting in a rocking chair.It will give you something to do,but it won’t get you anywhere.“Worry and anxiety have hounded the human race since the beginning of time,and modern man with all his innovations has not found the cure for the plague of worry.

Physicians tell us that 70 percent of all illnesses are imaginary,the cause being mental distress or worry.In reading hundreds of letters from people with spiritual problems,I am convinced that high on the list is the plague of worry.It has been listed by heart specialists as the number one cause of heart trouble.

When Sir Walter Raleigh was burdened with a huge debt,his doctor said to him one day:“Sir Walter,if you don’t stop worrying,you will die.”He looked up sadly,and said:“I can’t help worrying as long as that debt is over my head.It may kill me,but you might as well tell my cook to order the water in the kettle not to boil as to command my brain not to worry.”

What is the answer?The hymn writer Edward Henry Bickersteth hinted at it when he wrote:“Peace,perfect peace,in this dark world of sin?The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.”

The sea was beating against the rocks in huge,dashing waves.The lightning was flashing,the thunder was roaring,the wind was blowing;but the little bird was asleep in the crevice of the rock,its head serenely under its wing,sound asleep.That is peace-to be able to sleep in the storm!In Christ,we are relaxed and at peace in the midst of the confusions,bewilderments,and perplexities of this life.The storm rages,but our hearts are at rest.We have found peace-at last!

Pray for the Day:

Father,give me Your peace,and let me be peaceful around others and convey that to them as well;in Jesus’Name,Amen.