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Remember, God has His hand on you. He wouldn’t have allowed your circumstances if He didn’t have a purpose for them. Don’t just go through it, grow through it. If you’ll do this, your pain is going to be turned into your gain. You’re going to come out stronger, promoted and increased.

7/21 信心的等級 荒漠甘泉 Streams in the Desert

基督人的信心有三個時期。在第一個時期裡，我們對於一件事，如果沒有看見兆頭或者顯著的感覺，就不容易相信。像基甸一樣，一定要先去摸摸羊毛，如果羊毛是乾的，纔願意相信。這一種信心，也許是眞實的信心，不過這種信心不完全。這種信心常常要在上帝的話語以外，另外找些感覺或證據。
在第二個時期裡，我對於一件事，如果沒有感覺，也能夠相信。這就是告訴我們說，我們的信心有了顯著的進步了。
在第三個時期裡的信心，和基甸摸羊毛的信心適正相反。第一期的信心，是憑依順利的感覺來相信的；第二期的信心，沒有感覺，也能相信了；第三期的信心，在環境、感覺、外表、世人、理智，都催促你向反面做去的時候，你依舊持守上帝的話語。保羅在使徒行傳二十七章二十節、二十五節，所運用的就是這樣的信心，「太陽和星辰多日不顯露，又有狂風大浪催逼，我們得救的指望就都絕了。」雖然這樣，保羅卻說：「所以眾位可以放心，我信上帝祂怎樣對我說，事情也要怎樣成就。」
願上帝賜我們這樣的信心，叫我們不看環境，完全信賴上帝的話語。── C.H.P.
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when you feel down, look at yourself through God's eyes.

There are times when no matter how hard you try, you just cannot accept yourself as you are. During such times, think of how you look to God's eyes. In God's eyes, there is no judgment, there is only acceptance. God sees your light when all that you can see are your shadows. God loves you more than anyone could ever love you as you really are.