創世記4:1-7
那人和他妻子夏娃同房，夏娃就懷孕，生了該隱，她說：「我靠耶和華得了一個男的。」 2 她又生了該隱的弟弟亞伯。亞伯是牧羊的；該隱是耕地的。 3 過了一些日子，該隱拿地裏的出產為供物獻給耶和華； 4 亞伯也把他羊羣中頭生的和羊的脂肪獻上。耶和華看中了亞伯和他的供物， 5 卻看不中該隱和他的供物。該隱就非常生氣，沉下臉來。 6 耶和華對該隱說：「你為甚麼生氣呢？你為甚麼沉下臉來呢？ 7 你若做得對，豈不仰起頭來嗎？你若做得不對，罪就伏在門前。它想要控制你，你卻要制伏它。」
在剛過去的2月10日裡，加拿大BC省有座中學遭到曾就讀於該校的一個學生開槍掃射，導至10 人死亡，有27人受傷。據新聞報導，凶手先在家中殺死母親和繼弟，再到學校行凶，最後自殺。凶手出生時生理上是男性，數年前變性，一直有精神健康的問題。
這種兄弟鬩牆的事時有所聞，特別是在分遺產的時候。其實很多兄弟姐妹小時候還是一起玩得很開心的，但是在成長的過程中，之間的關係就慢慢變質了。因為有了比較，有了利益衝突，等等。但是爭鬥到殺死對方，那種仇恨是怎麼種下的呢？
Jairus heard two voices and had to choose which one to heed. The first, from the servants in Luke 8:49, “Your daughter is dead.” The second, from Jesus in verse 50, “Don’t be afraid.”
We need to know what Jesus will do when we entrust our kids to him. In the case of the story of Jairus, Jesus united the household (vs. 51). “…he let only Peter, John, James, and the girl’s father and mother go inside with him.” Next, he banished unbelief, the scoffers. “He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, ‘Little girl, arise” (vs. 54 NKJV).
God has a heart for hurting parents. After all, God himself is a father. Keep giving your child to God, and in the right time and the right way, God will give your child back to you.
Fear turns some parents into paranoid prison guards who monitor every minute and check the background of every friend. A family with no breathing room suffocates a child.
On the other hand, fear can also create permissive parents. Fearing that their child will feel too confined or fenced in, they are high on hugs and low on discipline. They don’t realize that appropriate discipline is an expression of love.
Permissive parents. Paranoid parents. How can we avoid the extremes? We pray. Jesus’ big message to moms and dads? Bring your children to me. Pray that your children have a profound sense of place in this world and a heavenly place in the next. Parents, we can entrust our kids to Christ.
創世記3:22-24
22耶和華神說：那人已經與我們相似，能知道善惡；現在恐怕他伸手又摘生命樹的果子吃，就永遠活著。23耶和華神便打發他出伊甸園去，耕種他所自出之土。24於是把他趕出去了；又在伊甸園的東邊安設基路伯和四面轉動發火燄的劍，要把守生命樹的道路。
在所有的判決裡，亞當和夏娃最大的傷痛便是被逐出伊甸園，但是還有一個更大的傷痛，是他們應該記得，卻不明所以的。那就是神說：「只是善惡的樹所出的，你不可吃，因為你吃它的日子必定死！」
死是何意？可能在他們看見神用動物的皮給他們作衣服時，動物死亡獻出獸皮，動物流血，不再活動，那時他們對死亡才開始有意識，那就是生命的結束。可是他們吃了善惡樹上的果子，只是覺得赤身露體的羞恥，但是他們都還活得好好的。難道蛇的話是真的：「你們不一定死」？難道，神怕我們和祂一樣知道善惡？
Parenting comes loaded with fears. Dangers buzz in the background. No parent can sit still while his or her child suffers.
Luke 8 tells us Jairus couldn’t. “Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him. His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying” (Luke 8:41-42 NLT).
Jesus heeded his fears. He still does. Jesus heeds the concern in the parent’s heart. After all, our kids were his kids first. Even as they are ours, they are still his. We forget that fact. Wise are the parents who regularly give their children back to God. Parents, we can be loyal advocates, stubborn intercessors. And we can take our parenting fears to Christ.
創世記3:14-21
14 耶和華 神對蛇說：「你既做了這事，就必受詛咒，比一切的牲畜和野獸更重。
你必用肚子行走，終生吃土。15 我要使你和女人彼此為仇，你的後裔和女人的後裔也彼此為仇。他要傷你的頭，你要傷他的腳跟。」
16 又對女人說：「我必多多加增你懷胎的痛苦，你生兒女時必多受痛苦。你必戀慕你丈夫，他必管轄你。」
17 又對亞當說：「你既聽從你妻子的話，吃了那樹上所出的，就是我吩咐你不可吃的，土地必因你的緣故受詛咒；你必終生勞苦才能從土地得吃的。18 土地必給你長出荊棘和蒺藜來；你也要吃田間的五穀菜蔬。19 你必汗流滿面才有食物可吃，直到你歸了土地，因為你是從土地而出的。你本是塵土，仍要歸回塵土。」
20 那人給他妻子起名叫夏娃，因為她是眾生之母。 21 耶和華 神用獸皮做衣服給亞當和他的妻子穿。
有一個笑話說，該隱和亞伯問亞當，為什麼他們沒有自己的家？亞當很無奈地回答：原本有的，被你媽一口吃掉了。
亞當真是萬般無奈，他還記得那個美麗的園子和四條大河，那時他主管著整個園子，吃喝不愁；還有許多可愛的動物和飛鳥圍繞身旁，日子過得十分熱鬧。當初看到夏娃也是百般心動，兩人濃情蜜意不在話下，也就是因為這樣，他對她有求必應。明知神說不可吃那棵善惡樹的果子，可是在她的甜語蜜語下，他就咬了一口。
立刻，他們兩人都覺得有點不對，怎麼風吹在身上冷冷的？樹枝刮過皮膚，痛痛的。突然發現自己赤身露體，於是在附近扯下了無花果的大葉子，把自己部份的身體蓋起來。
Here are eight worry-stoppers, found in the letters of the word P-E-A-C-E-F-U-L:
Pray, first. “Casting the whole of your care upon Him …”
Easy, now. “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.”
Act on it. Be a doer, not a stewer.
Compile a worry list. Keep a list of things that trouble you. How many have turned into a reality?
Evaluate your worry categories. Pray specifically about them.
Focus on today. God meets daily needs daily.
Unleash a worry army. Ask a few loved ones to pray with you and for you.
Let God be enough. “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else
P-E-A-C-E-F-U-L. Peaceful!
創世記 3:6-13
6 於是女人見那棵樹的果子好做食物，也悅人的眼目，且是可喜愛的，能使人有智慧，就摘下果子來吃了；又給她丈夫，她丈夫也吃了。 7 他們二人的眼睛就明亮了，才知道自己是赤身露體，便拿無花果樹的葉子，為自己編做裙子。 8 天起了涼風，耶和華神在園中行走，那人和他妻子聽見神的聲音，就藏在園裡的樹木中，躲避耶和華神的面。
你還記得那句天下最羅曼蒂克的那句話嗎：亞當說夏娃是他的骨中之骨，肉中之肉。但是在這裡，他稱夏娃是神所賜給他的，與他同居的女人。
從骨中之骨，肉中之肉變成同居的女人，這差別有多大，你知道嗎？前者是不能分離的，是貴中之貴，後者是可以隨時分開丟棄的。
這就是罪進入關係之後，對關係的影響。所以很多兩性關係裡都要求不要看對方手機，因為一看手機，就不得不分開了，因為手機裡有見不得人的第三者第四者，太多偷吃的留痕。
In Matthew 6:25 Jesus says, “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough.”
On one occasion, Jesus had taken the disciples on a retreat. Then came the hungry crowd. Then the disciples issued a command to Jesus. “Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus issued an assignment, “You give them something to eat.” Do you suppose Jesus was hoping someone would count all the possibilities: “we have five loaves, two fish, and … Jesus!” (Matthew 14: 15-17 NLT)
Standing next to the disciples was the solution to their problems … but the disciples stopped their counting and worried. What about you? Are you counting your problems or are you counting on Christ?
創世記 3:6-13
6 於是女人見那棵樹的果子好做食物，也悅人的眼目，且是可喜愛的，能使人有智慧，就摘下果子來吃了；又給她丈夫，她丈夫也吃了。 7 他們二人的眼睛就明亮了，才知道自己是赤身露體，便拿無花果樹的葉子，為自己編做裙子。 8 天起了涼風，耶和華神在園中行走，那人和他妻子聽見神的聲音，就藏在園裡的樹木中，躲避耶和華神的面。
你還記得那句天下最羅曼蒂克的那句話嗎：亞當說夏娃是他的骨中之骨，肉中之肉。但是在這裡，他稱夏娃是神所賜給他的，與他同居的女人。
從骨中之骨，肉中之肉變成同居的女人，這差別有多大，你知道嗎？前者是不能分離的，是貴中之貴，後者是可以隨時分開丟棄的。
這就是罪進入關係之後，對關係的影響。所以很多兩性關係裡都要求不要看對方手機，因為一看手機，就不得不分開了，因為手機裡有見不得人的第三者第四者，太多偷吃的留痕。
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