上帝在关上一扇门的时候会为你敞开一扇窗,生活中的困境有时候只是美好事物的表征。苦难和困境总是不时地挡在美好事物的前面,像阻止王子和白雪公主的王后一样,阻止你迈向美好的事物,令人讨厌、畏惧。殊不知美好事物是磨难身后的影子,隐藏在磨难背后,向你微笑、招手。所以无论遭遇什么样的磨难,都不要失去信心,美好的事物就在前面。
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. 在一场船难中,唯一的幸存者随着潮水漂流到一座荒无人烟的小岛上。他焦躁不安的祈祷上帝能够救他。每天他都注视着海上是否有可搭救他的人,但似乎没有人前来。 Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. 感觉筋疲力尽,他最终决定用浮木造一个简陋的小木屋,以保护他在这险恶的环境中生存,并且保存他所剩无几的东西。 But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. 但有一天,在他搜寻完食物回到小屋时,却发现他的小屋陷入熊熊烈火之中,滚滚浓烟不断向天上窜。 最糟糕的是:他所有的一切通通化为乌有。 He was stunned with grief and anger. "God how could you do this to me!" he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied. 他既悲痛又愤怒,茫然不知所措,怒喊道:“神啊!你怎么可以这样对我!” 第二天一早,他被一搜正向小岛驶近的船只的鸣笛声吵醒,那是来救他的。 “你们怎么知道我在这里?”他问那些船员中一个充满倦意的人。 “我们看的了你发出的烟雾信号。”他们回答说。 It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad.But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. 人处于困境时,很容易变得沮丧。但我们不应失去信心,因为上帝一直在我们的生活中做着工作,甚至在我们遭遇疼痛和困难时也是这样。 Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it . 记住:当下一次你的小木屋烧毁时,那可能只是召唤上帝美妙恩典的烟雾信号而已。在所有我们认为负面的事情上,上帝都有正面的答案。 |
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