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經文：「...我們行事為人，是憑著信心，不是憑著眼見。」（林後5:7） 神要我們不憑感覺，但是「己」要我們憑感覺，撒但也要我們憑感覺。而神要我們憑事實；憑基督已經為我們成就的事實。 神從來不用感覺來吸引我們去信靠祂；也從來不用感覺來鼓勵我們去信靠祂。 那麼，神甚麼時候才會給我們一些感覺呢？當神看見我們已經可以不憑感覺來信靠，並安息在祂的話語、信實、應許的時候，祂就會給我們一些感覺。 並且不到那個階段，是不會有感覺發生。而且神知道該給我們多少份量和時間，因為祂知道每個人的情形和需要。 我們必須選擇：究竟是想依靠自己的感覺？還是神的信實？我們的感覺就像海沙那般鬆散不可靠；神的信實卻像永恆的磐石那般穩固而可靠，因為耶穌基督昨日、今日，永遠都是一樣的。--選 新譯｜荒漠甘泉讀書會
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Scripture: "We walk by faith, not by appearance" (2 Cor. 5:7, RV). By faith, not appearance; God never wants us to look at our feelings. Self may want us to; and Satan may want us to. But God wants us to face facts, not feelings; the facts of Christ and of His finished and perfect work for us. When we face these precious facts, and believe them because God says they are facts, God will take care of our feelings. God never gives feeling to enable us to trust Him; God never gives feeling to encourage us to trust Him; God never gives feeling to show that we have already and utterly trusted Him. God gives feeling only when He sees that we trust Him apart from all feeling, resting on His own Word, and on His own faithfulness to His promise. Never until then can the feeling (which is from God) possibly come; and God will give the feeling in such a measure and at such a time as His love sees best for the individual case. We must choose between facing toward our feelings and facing toward God's facts. Our feelings may be as uncertain as the sea or the shifting sands. God's facts are as certain as the Rock of Ages, even Christ Himself, who is the same yesterday, today and forever. ｜ Mrs. Charles Cowman
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