7月24日
当断则断
“神的旨意若是叫你们因行善受苦，总强如因行恶受苦。”
彼得前书3:17
尽管会痛，但是当断则断，否则，必受其乱。例如，抽烟会导致身体过早衰老、血管硬化、气管损伤、肺部感染，而且容易致癌。与其忍受烟瘾的陋习，不如经受戒烟的痛苦。果断正确的切割，可能会带来强烈的沮丧，但是从长远来看，短痛显然是值得的。
跟随耶稣，不是一件容易的事情。很多人可能不理解你，对你不公，甚至攻击你。但是，因为你决定全心全意地跟随祂，你的生命将在耶稣里不断长进，一生蒙福。
今日祷告：
亲爱的耶稣，不管付出什么代价，都让我侍奉你；不管遇到怎样的试探，都让我持守真理。让人们看见你每天所赐给我们的盼望。阿们。
July 24
Give Up Bad Stuff
Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!
1 PETER 3:17
Even though it might hurt, it is better to give up something harmful than to continue doing it. For instance, cigarettes cause premature aging, constriction of your blood vessels, trachea damage, cost an arm and a leg and a lung or two as well, and they lead to a little thing called cancer.
It would be better to go through the misery of giving up smoking than to suffer for the addictive habit. The short-term frustration caused by doing the right thing can be intense, but, in a long-term view, the temporary suffering is well worth the pain.
Following Jesus might cause you some suffering in your life. It may even mean that people will treat you unfairly or speak against you at times. But as a result of your good decision to wholeheartedly follow Jesus, your life will thrive long term in Jesus Christ.
Pray for the Day:
Dear Jesus, let me serve you no matter what it costs; let me stay true no matter what temptations arise. Let others see the hope you give in the everyday realities of life. Amen.
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