白白给的

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哥林多前书 2:9      如经上所记：「神为爱祂的人所预备的，是眼睛未曾看见，耳朵未曾听见，人心也未曾想到的。」

哥林多后书 12:7-10   又恐怕我因所得的启示甚大，就过于自高，所以有一根刺加在我肉体上，就是撒旦的差役要攻击我，免得我过于自高。 8 为这事，我三次求过主，叫这刺离开我。 9 他对我说：「我的恩典够你用的，因为我的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全。」

一位年轻弟兄的分享：早已记不清是多少年前生病，近来发病，生理心理都备受挑战，也知道自己可能要一辈子吃药，但总是在低谷屈膝祷告时，我才会真正的与神见面，亲触天堂的甜美。

过去的我其实并不向往永生，永远活着多无聊，但其实我错了，少了耶稣的爱，少了与神同行的美好，永生当然不令人向往。如经上所记：「上帝为爱他的人所预备的 是眼睛未曾看见，耳朵未曾听见，人心也未曾想到的。」（林前2:9）

若少了盼望，生命将会枯萎，在生病的日子里我时常不断地想，上帝究竟希望我明白甚么？我不知道真正答案是甚么，也许要到上帝面前时才能亲自问祂。但我感动上帝为我做的一切工，从患病初期的幻听幻觉，记忆不能超过三件事，到近年我能顺利考上国考，甚至回学校念博士班，

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Shut the Door on Jealousy and Fear

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 1 Samuel 18:1-16.  As usual, I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.  See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 
 
1 Samuel 18:1-2 (NIV)
1  After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.
2  From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.

On verses 1-2:  It is not surprising that Jonathan and David got along so well and became “one in spirit” with one another.  Both of them were young, courageous leaders who had led Israel to military victories against incredible odds.  More importantly, they were men who loved God and had a can do attitude fueled by their faith.  

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神是一步步带领我

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出埃及记 13:17    法老容百姓去的时候，非利士地的道路虽近，神却不领他们从那里走，因为神说：「恐怕百姓遇见打仗后悔，就回埃及去。」

一位年轻弟兄的分享：神总是慢慢的一步步为我们开路，坚定我们对祂的信心。

法老容百姓去的时候，非利士地的道路虽近，神却不领他们从那里走；因为神说：「恐怕百姓遇见打仗后悔，就回埃及去。」（出13:17）

前几天在教会小组分享时，偶然听见长老娘的见证。她在二十多年前长了肿瘤，压迫到视神经，当时看遍全台医生，没有人敢开刀，最后难过地与男朋友诀别。但神没有放弃她，不仅找到台大医生为她开刀，连当时的男朋友也远从美国飞回来，说我一生认定妳了，便向她求婚，说疾病并不会让我们分离，上帝的爱也从不远离。后来手术十分成功，久久都未复发。

小组讨论时，我问了长老说，请问当时是甚么意念让您下定决心要娶长老娘的呢？他说：「祷告完很平安，且有信心。」也许这就是神的带领方式，我们知道我们终将离开旷野，到达迦南美地，

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Move Forward with Faith

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 1 Samuel 17:41-58.  As usual, I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.  See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 
 
1 Samuel 17:41-43 (NIV)
41  Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David.
42  He looked David over and saw that he was only a boy, ruddy and handsome, and he despised him.
43  He said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

On verses 41-43a:  Goliath made fun of the weapons David brought to the battle.  A similar thing happens when people of the world see God’s people praying, reading God’s Word and taking church seriously.  They think, “What good will that do?”  Little do they know that our weapons have power that the things they trust in do not have: power to demolish strongholds, power to bring the most significant changes to people’s lives.  As Paul says in 2 Corinthians 10:3-4, “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” 

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In Jesus’ Eyes, You Are The Prize

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 1 Samuel 17:20-40.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 
 
1 Samuel 17:20 (NIV) 
20 Early in the morning David left the flock with a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry. 

On verse 20:  David was responsible.  Before leaving for the next mission his father gave him, David found a qualified person to be in charge of his flock.  What can we learn from this?  The way to expand how much territory we manage is through wise delegation, planning and involving others.  There’s only so much you can do by yourself.  Whether it’s in your home, ministry, workplace or elsewhere, is there a role, a responsibility or a skill that you need to start training others to do?

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牵我的手

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约翰福音 8:11  她说：「主啊，没有。」耶稣说：「我也不定你的罪。去吧，从此不要再犯罪了！」

诗篇 55:22  你要把你的重担卸给耶和华，祂必抚养你，祂永不叫义人动摇。

以赛亚书 40:29-31  疲乏的，祂赐能力；软弱的，祂加力量。 30 就是少年人也要疲乏困倦，强壮的也必全然跌倒， 31 但那等候耶和华的，必重新得力。他们必如鹰展翅上腾，他们奔跑却不困倦，行走却不疲乏。

「艰难的挑战」使我在坡道上气喘吁吁，主牵我的手，鼓励我抬起脚，吸口气向前行，告诉我：「疲乏的，祂赐能力；无力的，祂加力量。就是少年人也要疲乏困倦，年轻人也必力竭跌倒；但那等候耶和华的必重新得力；他们必如鹰展翅上腾；他们奔跑却不困倦，行走却不疲乏。」（赛40:29-31）

「方向的迷失」让我在崎岖路迂回不前，主牵我的手，鼓励我抬起脚，靠信心定方向，告诉我：「主虽然以艰难给你当饼，以困苦给你当水，你的教师却不再隐藏；你眼必看见你的教师。你或向左或向右，你必听见后边有声音说：『这是正路，要行在其间。』」（赛30:20-21）

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There’s Bread For You

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 1 Samuel 17:1-19.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

The story of David and Goliath is one of the best known stories in the Bible and shows us that with God nothing is impossible.  But also, when read through a New Testament  lens, this story is also a powerful picture pointing to the day when our Lord Jesus Christ would defeat Satan, our biggest enemy, for us.

1 Samuel 17:1-3 (NIV)
1  Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Socoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah.
2  Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines.
3  The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.

On verses 1-3:  The Philistines gathered in Judah, a territory belonging to the nation of Israel, God’s chosen nation.  “Judah” literally means “praise”.  What’s the lesson here?  The first place your biggest enemy Satan will try to occupy in your life is the place of praise.

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小孩的祷告

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马太福音8 :2-3 耶稣便叫一个小孩子来，使他站在他们当中， 3说：「我实在告诉你们：你们若不回转，变成小孩子的样式，断不得进天国。

大学时候的期末考，早上考完热机学后，心里一直有疙瘩，因为有几题不大会写，应该是考砸了！下午继续考另外一门选修课程，进了教室，随意找了个位置坐下来，清清桌面，准备考试。一看桌面，我顿然傻眼，上午答不出来的考题答案竟然工工整整的镌刻在整个桌面，很莫名的，我向神祷告：「有人作弊，不公平，我要向祢申冤！」

我不清楚神做了什么事，远远超出我所能想像，热机学的期末成绩我居然拿了98分，是我学习过程未曾拿过的最高成绩。毕业许久，我未曾忘记这个祷告，芝麻小事一桩，我竟为这事祷告，祂居然也听了。

小小孩需要父母许多的照顾、帮忙，他的呼求不分时候，不管事情的大小，父母的援手总是即刻临到。孩子长大了，许多事情可以自理，不分时候，不管事情的大小，都不再需要向父母呼求。

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Serving is Your Path to Greatness

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 1 Samuel 16:14-23.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 
 
1 Samuel 16:14-15 (NIV) 
14 Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him. 
15 Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 

On verses 14-15:  Yesterday in verse 13 we read about how the Holy Spirit came upon David in power.  Conversely, in verse 14 we see how the Holy Spirit had departed from Saul and now an evil spirit was tormenting him.  Verses 14 and 15 say that this evil spirit was from God. Does God really send evil spirits?  Remember that throughout much of the Old Testament, the mindset was that everything — both good and bad — comes directly from God. 

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我不后悔，我很愿意

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雅各书 3:6 舌头就是火，在我们百体中舌头是个罪恶的世界，能污秽全身，也能把生命的轮子点起来，并且是从地狱里点着的。

箴言 25:11  一句话说得合宜，就如金苹果在银网子里。

过去，某间问卷调查机构曾做过一项问卷调查，票选孩子最不想听到父母说的一句话，其中票数最高的是：「我为你牺牲了这么多」、「都是你害我沦落到这种地步」。

最近，云林家扶台西希望教室让家扶小朋友来票选「最让我受伤的一句话」，结果前三名依序是「你可不可以像○○一样」、「你笨得像猪一样」、「早知道就不要生下你」。

「我后悔对你的付出…」，「我对你的表现失望…」，可能是我们面对孩子、家人、同事、周遭朋友，不符自己期盼或遭遇沟通挫折时，无意中从口里冒出来的一句话。

说话是经常且自然的事，虽然我们戴着口罩，口罩挡得住病菌，却挡不住话语的影响力。一句发自内心话，温暖人心，给人启发，带出盼望；一句不经意的话，伤透人心，导引歧路，影响终生。

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