创世记4:1-7
那人和他妻子夏娃同房，夏娃就怀孕，生了该隐，她说：「我靠耶和华得了一个男的。」 2 她又生了该隐的弟弟亚伯。亚伯是牧羊的；该隐是耕地的。 3 过了一些日子，该隐拿地里的出产为供物献给耶和华； 4 亚伯也把他羊羣中头生的和羊的脂肪献上。耶和华看中了亚伯和他的供物， 5 却看不中该隐和他的供物。该隐就非常生气，沉下脸来。 6 耶和华对该隐说：「你为甚么生气呢？你为甚么沉下脸来呢？ 7 你若做得对，岂不仰起头来吗？你若做得不对，罪就伏在门前。它想要控制你，你却要制伏它。」
在刚过去的2月10日里，加拿大BC省有座中学遭到曾就读于该校的一个学生开枪扫射，导至10 人死亡，有27人受伤。据新闻报导，凶手先在家中杀死母亲和继弟，再到学校行凶，最后自杀。凶手出生时生理上是男性，数年前变性，一直有精神健康的问题。
这种兄弟阋墙的事时有所闻，特别是在分遗产的时候。其实很多兄弟姐妹小时候还是一起玩得很开心的，但是在成长的过程中，之间的关系就慢慢变质了。因为有了比较，有了利益冲突，等等。但是争斗到杀死对方，那种仇恨是怎么种下的呢？
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.
创世记3:22-24
22耶和华神说：那人已经与我们相似，能知道善恶；现在恐怕他伸手又摘生命树的果子吃，就永远活着。23耶和华神便打发他出伊甸园去，耕种他所自出之土。24于是把他赶出去了；又在伊甸园的东边安设基路伯和四面转动发火燄的剑，要把守生命树的道路。
在所有的判决里，亚当和夏娃最大的伤痛便是被逐出伊甸园，但是还有一个更大的伤痛，是他们应该记得，却不明所以的。那就是神说：「只是善恶的树所出的，你不可吃，因为你吃它的日子必定死！」
死是何意？可能在他们看见神用动物的皮给他们作衣服时，动物死亡献出兽皮，动物流血，不再活动，那时他们对死亡才开始有意识，那就是生命的结束。可是他们吃了善恶树上的果子，只是觉得赤身露体的羞耻，但是他们都还活得好好的。难道蛇的话是真的：「你们不一定死」？难道，神怕我们和祂一样知道善恶？
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.
创世记3:14-21
14 耶和华 神对蛇说：「你既做了这事，就必受诅咒，比一切的牲畜和野兽更重。
你必用肚子行走，终生吃土。15 我要使你和女人彼此为仇，你的后裔和女人的后裔也彼此为仇。他要伤你的头，你要伤他的脚跟。」
16 又对女人说：「我必多多加增你怀胎的痛苦，你生儿女时必多受痛苦。你必恋慕你丈夫，他必管辖你。」
17 又对亚当说：「你既听从你妻子的话，吃了那树上所出的，就是我吩咐你不可吃的，土地必因你的缘故受诅咒；你必终生劳苦才能从土地得吃的。18 土地必给你长出荆棘和蒺藜来；你也要吃田间的五谷菜蔬。19 你必汗流满面才有食物可吃，直到你归了土地，因为你是从土地而出的。你本是尘土，仍要归回尘土。」
20 那人给他妻子起名叫夏娃，因为她是众生之母。 21 耶和华 神用兽皮做衣服给亚当和他的妻子穿。
有一个笑话说，该隐和亚伯问亚当，为什么他们没有自己的家？亚当很无奈地回答：原本有的，被你妈一口吃掉了。
亚当真是万般无奈，他还记得那个美丽的园子和四条大河，那时他主管着整个园子，吃喝不愁；还有许多可爱的动物和飞鸟围绕身旁，日子过得十分热闹。当初看到夏娃也是百般心动，两人浓情蜜意不在话下，也就是因为这样，他对她有求必应。明知神说不可吃那棵善恶树的果子，可是在她的甜语蜜语下，他就咬了一口。
立刻，他们两人都觉得有点不对，怎么风吹在身上冷冷的？树枝刮过皮肤，痛痛的。突然发现自己赤身露体，于是在附近扯下了无花果的大叶子，把自己部份的身体盖起来。
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!
创世记 3:6-13
6 于是女人见那棵树的果子好做食物，也悦人的眼目，且是可喜爱的，能使人有智慧，就摘下果子来吃了；又给她丈夫，她丈夫也吃了。 7 他们二人的眼睛就明亮了，才知道自己是赤身露体，便拿无花果树的叶子，为自己编做裙子。 8 天起了凉风，耶和华神在园中行走，那人和他妻子听见神的声音，就藏在园里的树木中，躲避耶和华神的面。
你还记得那句天下最罗曼蒂克的那句话吗：亚当说夏娃是他的骨中之骨，肉中之肉。但是在这里，他称夏娃是神所赐给他的，与他同居的女人。
从骨中之骨，肉中之肉变成同居的女人，这差别有多大，你知道吗？前者是不能分离的，是贵中之贵，后者是可以随时分开丢弃的。
这就是罪进入关系之后，对关系的影响。所以很多两性关系里都要求不要看对方手机，因为一看手机，就不得不分开了，因为手机里有见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?
创世记 3:6-13
6 于是女人见那棵树的果子好做食物，也悦人的眼目，且是可喜爱的，能使人有智慧，就摘下果子来吃了；又给她丈夫，她丈夫也吃了。 7 他们二人的眼睛就明亮了，才知道自己是赤身露体，便拿无花果树的叶子，为自己编做裙子。 8 天起了凉风，耶和华神在园中行走，那人和他妻子听见神的声音，就藏在园里的树木中，躲避耶和华神的面。
你还记得那句天下最罗曼蒂克的那句话吗：亚当说夏娃是他的骨中之骨，肉中之肉。但是在这里，他称夏娃是神所赐给他的，与他同居的女人。
从骨中之骨，肉中之肉变成同居的女人，这差别有多大，你知道吗？前者是不能分离的，是贵中之贵，后者是可以随时分开丢弃的。
这就是罪进入关系之后，对关系的影响。所以很多两性关系里都要求不要看对方手机，因为一看手机，就不得不分开了，因为手机里有见不得人的第三者第四者，太多偷吃的留痕。
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