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ປະຈຸບັນນີ້ ຄຳ ເວົ້າກ່ຽວກັບການອ່ານ
ສຳ ລັບວັນທີ 13 ມີນາ 2014
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IT ນີ້ແມ່ນຄ່ ຳ ເຢັນໆເມື່ອຂ້ອຍຢືນຢູ່ນອກກະສິ ກຳ ຂອງພໍ່ເຖົ້າຂອງຂ້ອຍ. ພັນລະຍາຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າແລະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຫາກໍ່ຍ້າຍເຂົ້າກັບເດັກນ້ອຍຫ້າຄົນຂອງພວກເຮົາຊົ່ວຄາວເຂົ້າໄປໃນຫ້ອງໃຕ້ດິນ. ສິ່ງຂອງຂອງພວກເຮົາແມ່ນຢູ່ໃນຫ້ອງໂຖງທີ່ເອົາຊະນະພວກ ໜູ, ຂ້ອຍຖືກແຕກ, ບໍ່ມີວຽກເຮັດ, ແລະອິດເມື່ອຍ. ເບິ່ງຄືວ່າທຸກໆຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າທີ່ຈະຮັບໃຊ້ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າໃນການປະຕິບັດໄດ້ລົ້ມເຫລວ. ນັ້ນແມ່ນເຫດຜົນທີ່ຂ້ອຍຈະບໍ່ລືມ ຄຳ ເວົ້າທີ່ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຍິນຈາກພຣະອົງເວົ້າໃນໃຈຂອງຂ້ອຍໃນເວລານັ້ນ:

I am not calling you to be successful, but faithful.

It was a turning point for me, a word that “stuck.” When I read today’s Psalm, it reminded me of that night:

When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me. Your right hand saves me. The LORD will complete what he has done for me…

The Lord does not take away our crosses but helps us to carry them. Because…

…ເວັ້ນເສຍແຕ່ວ່າເມັດເຂົ້າສາລີຕົກລົງສູ່ພື້ນດິນແລະຕາຍ, ມັນຍັງເຫລືອພຽງເມັດເຂົ້າສາລີ; ແຕ່ຖ້າມັນຕາຍມັນຈະເກີດຜົນຫລາຍ. (ໂຢຮັນ 12:24)

The Father’s goal for you and I is ultimately our eternal happiness, but the road there is always through Calvary. In the spiritual life, it’s not about getting to where you want to go, but ວິທີການ you are getting there.

ໃນຂ່າວປະເສີດຂອງມື້ນີ້, ພຣະເຢຊູກ່າວວ່າ, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you…” Of course, you and I know by experience that we ask the Father for things all the time, and often the answer is no, or not yet, and sometimes yes. That’s why Jesus adds the words:

….how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.

The Father will give “good things” to those who ask. But say you are asking Him to heal you of an illness. Jesus might say in reply, “Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asked for a loaf of bread, or a snake when he asked for a fish?” That is, a physical healing may be exactly what you need. But on the other hand, the sickness may be exactly what you need for the sake of your soul and its sanctification (or that of others). The healing may in fact be a “stone” that would become an obstacle to your dependence on God, or a “snake” that would poison you with pride, and so forth. And so He says to you too, “I am not calling you to be successful, but faithful.” That is, let go of your plans, what you think He should do, your control of tomorrow, and trust in Him today. That is hard to do! But it’s what we ຕ້ອງ do if we are to become “like a child.”

Still, we should not hesitate to cry out like Esther:

Now help me, who am alone and have no one but you, O LORD, my God. (First reading)

For the Lord always hears the cry of the poor. And He ຈະ give to us what is “good.” Do you believe this? The Father will always give to you what is good, and even more so when we are faithful children. So ask Him. Say, “Father, I give you this situation. This is the desire of my heart and I ask that you would make it so, for I am alone and have no one but you. But Abba, I trust in you, for you know what is best for me and what is best for my neighbour. And whatever you decide Father, no matter what…

…I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise. (Today’s Psalm)

And the Lord will be your strength to help you be faithful… not necessarily successful.