9月21日
真正的满足
因为，凡世界上的事，就像肉体的情欲、眼目的情欲，并今生的骄傲，都不是从父来的，乃是从世界来的。
约翰一书2:16
你真是太贪吃了。一碗又一碗，一个饱嗝接着一个饱嗝，而你还在继续吃。你说：“但是还有这么多好吃的呢！这么多我想吃的东西！” 你打着嗝说，“选择太多了！那么多我喜欢的，我怎么能停下来呢？” 于是，你吃撑了，而且呕吐了。
你最近有没有好好看看自己？你看上去并不健康。你渴望快乐，这没有错。但你试图满足自己的方式却错了。你眼红美食而暴饮暴食，那只能让自己生病。你被填满，但这并不能使你满足。箴言26:11说：“愚昧人行愚妄事，行了又行， 就如狗转过来吃它所吐的”，却不能满足自己真正的需要。可悲的是，在这个破碎世界的裂缝中，似乎有一个任你吃喝的“呕吐物自助餐厅”。
今日祷告：
耶稣，我需要你。为什么我还要追逐其他的事物呢？我只单单需要你。阿们。
September 21
…Too Many Choices
For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
1 JOHN2:16
You’ve consumed too much and now you’re are hovering over the bowl to belch, burp, and barf. You say, “But there was so much to take in! So many desirable things!” Belch. “There were just so many options!” Burp. “How could I say no to things that make me feel so good?” Barf.
Um, have you seen yourself lately? You don’t look like you actually feel so good. You had a craving for pleasure, but you tried to fill it the wrong way. No wonder you turned green with envy and putrid with excess. Gluttony has gotten you nothing but sick. Your stuffed-up life hasn’t fulfilled you. You look more like a dog that returns to its vomit even though it can’t gratify its true needs (Proverbs 26:11). And, sadly, in the broken crevices of our world, there is a seemingly endless cafeteria of vomit.
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, I need you. Why do I keep pursuing other things? I need only you today. Amen.
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