17-10-2010

信仰与生活 (46)
活在今天，消除忧虑
Sermon Of Life And Belief (46)
Live In Today, Dispel Worries

马太福音 Matthew 6:34

美国的前总统克林顿与美国国务卿希拉里
Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton

切尔西 Chelsea Clinton

「不忠条款」
Terms of Infidelity
她活在过去的阴影中，
使她对自己的婚姻也失去信心。
Living in the shadow of the passed makes her
lost confidence in her marriage
小孩子的脸
Face of a child
 成人的脸
Face of an adult
「因为孩子没有太多「过去」的经验。」
A child does not have much [passed]
experience.

过去的经验，影响今日的生活，
以及对将来的信心与盼望。
Passed experience will influence
the present life, future hope and faith.
A. 无人知道明天如何
No one knows about tomorrow
雅各书 James 4:14
其实明天如何，你们还不知道！
You do not even know what
will happen tomorrow!
箴言 Proverbs 27:1
不要为明日自誇，
因为一日要生何事，你尚且不能知道！
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not
know what a day may bring forth!
菲律宾旅行时被骑劫与人质
Hijack incident in Philippines.
哈尔滨机场起飞到伊春的飞机失事
Plane Crash incident in Harbin Airport
「 既使明天有难处，上帝的恩典仍然存在。
上帝的爱和保守从来不会消失。」
Although there are troubles in the future;
the grace and love of God still exist.
His grace and love will never cease.
B. 今日的难处今日当
Bear only daily troubles.
「一天的难处一天当就够了！」
Each day has enough trouble of its own!
木桥 Wooden Bridge
「对已过的昨天，心存感恩；对眼前的今天，
努力奉献；对未来的明天，交托主前。」
Be thankful for yesterday; be dedicated
for today; entrust in the Lord for tomorrow.
「昨天是过期的支票，明天是未到期的支票，
只有今日才是现金，可以让你自由去运用！」
Yesterday was an overdue check,
tomorrow is an undue check, and only today
is cash, allowing you the freedom to use it!
C. 活在明天会浪费今天
Living in tomorrow will waste away today
「明天自有明天的忧虑。 」
Tomorrow will worry about itself.
「我们日用的饮食，今日赐给我们。」
Give us this day our daily bread.
忽略今天的人也忽略了上帝的恩典与爱疼。
One who neglected today will neglects
God’s grace and love too.
不可为著将来退休的生活，
忽略了眼前基本的需要。
Do not neglect the present basic needs
because of future retired lives.
为了明天，浪费今天；
Wasted today because of tomorrow;
活在明天，提早丧失今天。
Living in tomorrow
will lose away today ahead of time.
今日若活了有意义、
有目标、有价值，
这样自然会消除
一个人心中的忧虑。
A person will have a
peace of mind if they
live a meaningful,
objective and worthy
life.
有效的活在今日：
To live in today efficiently:
a. 克服拖延的惰性
Overcoming the inertia of delaying
 福兰克林
Benjamin Franklin

「今天事今日毕！」
Do not put off till
tomorrow what
should be done
today.
如何克服这一种拖延的习惯呢？
How to overcome the inertia of delaying?
i. 先处理重要的事：
Solve whatever that is important first.
ii. 积极面对困难的事：
Face difficulties positively
iii. 按能力来订目标：
Set goals according to abilities
b. 专心做好每天的事
Do our best in our daily doings.
不要为著将来的工
作来烦，只要做好
每一天的工作就就
够了。
Do not worry about
the future work;
it will be enough as
long as you do your
best on your daily
work.
c. 一次只做一件事
Do one thing at a time
一石二鸟，一箭双雕
Kill two birds with one stone;
shoot two hawks with one arrow.
「活在今天，消除烦恼」
Live in today, dispel worries.
不要怀念过去，不为将来忧虑，只活在今日，
享受上帝的恩典，以及做好今天应该做的事！
Do not yearn for the passed; do not worry about
the future. Enjoy the grace of God and do your
best on whatsoever that should be done today!