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21天季節性先知信息-第8天:你還要哀傷多久?
恰克・皮爾斯 
中文翻譯:微牧之歌2014-12-15。轉載請註明出處。

21天之第8天:你還要哀傷多久?

聖誕季節對有些人來說是無比歡樂的榮耀時光,
而對另外一些人來說卻是心碎時刻。
很多人因著哀傷而無法慶祝這個節日。
哀傷是生命必經的歷程。哀傷的季節使我們經歷生命的虧損。
上帝以時節來幫助我們度過哀傷。
每年祂讓我們歡慶七天的住棚節。
歡慶使我們進入神聖之約。
尼希米記第8章是非常關鍵的經文!眾民為他們偏離律法終致被擄而哀哭時,上帝透過尼希米對他們說:“這不是哀哭的時刻,這是喜樂的時刻。”
上帝對撒母耳說:”你為掃羅悲傷要到幾時呢?”

曾經歷哀傷,醫治和解脫的佩妮˙傑克森(Penny Jackson)寫下如下的訊息:
 「一位基督徒輔導員曾告訴我說,悲傷就像我們裡面的一桶水。這水並不像真正的水會蒸發,因而必須隨著時間推移把它傾倒出去。這意味著我們可以盡情哀傷,把我們裡面的悲傷倒出去,這樣這悲傷就不能把我們拖到自己都意識不到的所在。
如傳道書3章1節所寫,“凡事都有定期,天下萬物都有定時…哭有時,笑有時,哀慟有時,跳舞有時。”
當所愛之人死去的時候,我們必須經歷哀傷的過程。有些國家和文化會有哀悼的習慣,比如守夜等。但我們似乎只是說,“他們和神在一起了,” 然後就回到我們日常的生活。 
停下來看看在你生命裡是否還有尚未蒸發的悲傷,這悲傷的重擔還在把你往下拉。可能是為失去了所愛的人,也可能是與你生命中珍視的事物的消逝有關。現在這世代,也可能是每天聽到那些悲劇事件中某個無辜之人的死亡。
不管是什麼,找一個時間,盡情哭泣釋放,然後,你便可以真誠歡笑。哀慟之後,歡然起舞吧!」

節哀然後起舞!!!!


Day 8 of 21 Days: How Long Will You Grieve?

The Christmas season can be one of the most glorious times of reflection for some, and heartbreak for others. Many can’t celebrate because of grief. Grief is a process of life. We all go through losses that result in seasons of grieving. God has ordained a timing element to get us through grief. Each year He would have us at the Feast of Tabernacles to rejoice for seven days. Rejoicing is an act that our will must come into agreement with. Nehemiah 8 is so key! The people were grieving over their deviation from the word that had created their captivity. The Lord said through Nehemiah to them: “This is not a day of grief but of rejoicing.” The Lord asked Samuel: “How long will you grieve over Saul’s demise!” Penny Jackson, who has experienced grief, healing, and deliverance wrote the following:

A Christian counselor once told me that grief is like water in a bucket inside of us. Unlike water, though, it doesn't evaporate but must be poured out over time. This means that we must take the time to grieve, to let that grief pour out of us, so that it won't pull us down "behind the scenes" where we aren't even aware of it. As Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, "There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens...a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance." When loved ones die, there is a grieving process we must experience. Other countries and cultures often have built-in grieving times such as wakes, but we seem to say, "Well, they are with the Lord," and get back to our lives. Take some time to see if there is un-evaporated grief in your life that could still be weighing you down. It might be over a loved one, but it could also be related to a death of something precious in your life. These days it could even be a death of innocence, as we hear tragic new stories each day. Whatever the case, take the time to weep so you can laugh wholeheartedly, and get your mourning done so you can DANCE! 

Stop and dance!!!!