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在張力裡面學習和成長 --  熊天牧 牧師

2/23/2020

 
​    在週三禱告會聽到一對夫婦的分享。這對夫婦有兩個孩子,平均年齡8歲。他們都有全職的工作,也要承擔照顧小孩的重任。這位太太分享說,很感謝主,因為他們終於在一年多前回到了團契的服事,他們團契中的一些弟兄姊妹,也開始開放家庭供團契聚會使用。真的很不容易,因為我們常處在家庭、工作和教會服事三方面的壓力之下。這大概也是許多基督徒生活的常態,在這三者之間的張力當中,渡過每一天的日子。

         但你知道主耶穌也曾經身處在這樣的張力裡面嗎?路加福音第二章41到52節是耶穌12歲時,在聖殿學習的一段記載。當時,他的母親馬利亞非常著急,花了三天的時間才找到他,耶穌卻對他說:「為甚麼找我呢?難道你們不知道我應當以我父的事為念嗎?」很明顯的,只有上帝的事情最重要。可是,50到51節說:「他所說的這話,他們不明白。他就同他們下去,回到拿撒勒,並且順從他們。」耶穌把最重要的事情放下來,跟從母親回家。你能看見其中上帝的事與家庭之間的張力嗎?

        這讓我想到自己當初在教會裡面做執事的情形。我和太太都有全職的工作,兩個平均七歲的孩子,但我們週四晚去牧師家查經,週五晚參加團契,週六常有訓練或特別聚會,主日下午還常開會。有一次,我向牧師挑戰:「我們的確需要服事,但耶穌不也教我們注重家庭嗎?」我還很得意這下牧師沒話講了吧,但牧師只對我說:「你自己去禱告看看。」我沒有馬上聽見上帝的回答,但就是這樣跌跌撞撞的走下來,在服事當中學習和成長,今天居然還做了牧師。
        
        我想,許多弟兄姊妹都是這樣走過來的。重點是若不參與服事,你就失去了在張力當中學習的機會。但在服事的過程裏,你能夠去學習尋求服事和家庭之間的均衡,然後像耶穌一樣做正確的選擇。我們一定會有掙扎,但在掙扎當中,我們一定能夠成長。

弟兄姊妹,加油!



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