主題：三把在今年蒙祝福的鑰匙
日期：2016年3月28日
作者：Cornelius Quek
我已經實際做了一陣子，就是來請求主顯示給我特定的價值觀，原則和經文來充當我的屬靈指南針，幫助我做為這一年中的導航。這裡是三把來打開神的計劃，目的，突破，和祝福的鑰匙。
今年，聖靈向我展示三把具體的鑰匙。很顯然的，他們並不詳盡。其他如辛勤工作和努力，負責和管理，智慧和洞察力，也同樣都是過著蒙福生活的重要鑰匙。
第一把鑰匙：神的恩慈
對於神的恩慈你是永遠錯不了的，這是錨定我們的信心的基石。“我一生一世必有恩惠慈愛隨著我…”（詩23：6）。假如你將自己的心設定來追求神的恩慈，你就會總是在正確的方向上前進。
摩西對此知之甚詳。摩西祈求，他會認識神，知道祂的道路，知道祂的同在，並且知道祂的榮耀！而且因為他的心有正確的態度，請求正確的事，用正確的優先次序祈求，主就應許將自己的恩慈對他顯示！
摩西在出埃及記33章所做的禱告：
13 我如今若在你眼前蒙恩，求你將你的道指示我，使我可以認識你，好在你眼前蒙恩。求你想到這民是你的民…15 摩西說：「你若不親自和我同去，就不要把我們從這裡領上去…18 摩西說：「求你顯出你的榮耀給我看。」
主的回應是，14 耶和華說：「我必親自和你同去，使你得安息。」…19 耶和華說：「我要顯我一切的恩慈，在你面前經過…“
要認識神就是來知道祂的榮耀，要知道祂的榮耀就是來知道祂的同在；要知道祂的同在就是來知道祂的道路，要知道祂的道路就是來知道祂的恩慈！
你會怎樣認為，如果神的恩慈在今年滲透和侵入你生活中的各個領域中，帶來醫治和恢復，突破和夢想成真，關係和好以及家人得救贖，債務取消和在職場上恩寵增加？
詩篇31：19 提到，“敬畏你、投靠你的人，你為他們所積存的，在世人面前所施行的恩惠是何等大呢！”
“偉大”的希伯來文是rab這個字，其含義是豐富，大，非常重要，首席，有分量的，高貴的，王侯的。而這就是神要慷慨賞賜給我們的恩慈的基礎，衡量和幅度。
這裡提到神的恩慈是“積存起來”給那些敬畏祂的人們。這是過去式。換句話說，在神的心中和天堂的角度來看，神的恩慈是既成的事實。祂已準備好了；為你和我積存起來了。神的恩慈不是神所做的事情；乃是祂是誰！這是祂的本性要來善待祂的孩子！祂沒法破壞祂的本性！所有我們需要來做的，就是來選擇相信祂的恩慈，宣告它，對著我們所處的生活和環境說出來，憑信心領受，觀看主要如何來為你出手！
主會在世人面前祝福你！人們將會看到在你的生活中見證了神的能力，供應和祝福！
請與我一同宣告：
我相信，我會在生活的土地上看到主的恩慈！
主已經為我積存了恩慈，祂已經準備好在我的生活中慷慨的賞賜給我！
主會祝福我，擴張我的領地。祂的手和恩寵在我的生活中將是如此顯而易見！
第二把鑰匙：信心和不屈不撓
在這個新的一年裡，許多人都在做出決定，並禱告自己的夢想得以成就。雖然他們有信心，但是，如果沒有不屈不撓，許多人可能不會看到他們的突破成真。
這樣你就不會有屬靈上的沉悶和冷漠。相反，你會效法那些憑信心和忍耐承受應許的人。（希伯來書6：12 ） Message版本的聖經是這麼說的，“並且不懈怠，總要效法那些憑信心和忍耐承受應許的人”。（注：此處的中譯是和合版）
光有信心是不夠的。為了要在今年看到神的應許和祝福在你的生命中臨到，你不能沒有堅韌的信心。信心和不屈不撓是齊頭並進的。你需要有頑固般的決心，一個“拒絕放手和放棄”的態度。不要光是禱告求突破；請求神賜下直到突破為止的堅韌忍耐！
雅各就是這樣一個人。他得到承諾得娶拉結為妻，但在拉結真的成為他的妻子前，他必須堅持下去耐心等待14年。他也與主的天使摔跤，說道，“你不給我祝福，我就不容你去。”（創32：26）
對此，主將他的名字從雅各（騙子，取代者）改成以色列（與神摔跤者；神會勝利）：28節經文，“你的名不要再叫雅各”，那人說告訴他。“要叫以色列；因為你與 神與人較力，都得了勝”。因為雅各堅持沒有放棄，他蒙受一個新的身份的祝福，從平庸到被祝福。
我相信，當你今年在信心中堅持忍耐下去，並且相信主在你的生活中將賜下的恩慈，主將會開始改變你的身份，從“缺乏”，“貧窮”，“生病”，“鬱悶”，“不高興”，“沒有成就“，變成”祝福“，”快樂“，”繁茂興盛“，”綽綽有餘“！
請與我一同宣告：
因為神無法測度的恩慈，
我會繁盛而非艱困！
我會在神的應許中帶著喜悅，希望與平安堅持下去！
我會強壯，堅定，勇敢，充滿信心！
我在看到神的應許成就之前，絕不會放棄！
第三把鑰匙：為別人禱告
我感到神在說，當你將自己轉向於定睛神國的價值觀和優先次序（從僅僅為你自己和你的需求禱告，增加到為別人來禱告，多專注在永恆的而非塵世上的和暫時的，從自我中心裡突破到具有海量和慷慨，尋求別人的利益並為之禱告），你將會開始看到主用令你驚喜莫名的方式臨到你。
你會開始看到你甚至沒有為之禱告的答案和供應出現。你會看到只敢夢想的門打開。你將會看到加速，恢復和重建以卓越的方式呈現。弔詭的是，當你更多地專注在天堂和別人身上，你就會更多地看到神為你出手。這是一個天堂的定律：你們要先求他的國和他的義，這些東西都要加給你們了。（注1）
破除自我中心和自我得滿足是解開神祝福的鑰匙。神的國度是一個與世上相反的國度。要為大，就要成為一個僕人（注2）；當你謙卑的時候才被升高（注3）；當你軟弱時才有力量（注4）…
祝福引來祝福。慷慨相生慷慨。當你給予的時候，你永遠都是將自己定位來承受祝福。“你們要給人，就必有給你們的，並且用十足的升斗，連搖帶按，上尖下流地倒在你們懷裡；因為你們用甚麼量器量給人，也必用甚麼量器量給你們。” （路6:38）
在你心中下定決心來過一個慷慨給予的生活方式。在你的態度，你的給予，你為別人的禱告方面慷慨大方，並來觀看神要如何為你出手！
請與我一同宣告：
因為耶和華不可估量的恩慈，
我會砍斷自我中心！
在我的態度，行為和給予上，我會有慷慨大方的靈！
我會來為其他人的需求禱告，而不僅僅是為我自己的需要！
我會蒙受祝福，因為我是一個慷慨大方的給予者！
注1：太6:33 你們要先求他的國和他的義，這些東西都要加給你們了。
注2：太23:11你們中間誰為大，誰就要作你們的用人。
注3：太23:12 凡自高的，必降為卑；自卑的，必升為高。
注4：賽40:29 疲乏的，他賜能力；軟弱的，他加力量。
珥3:10 要將犁頭打成刀劍，將鐮刀打成戈矛；軟弱的要說：我有勇力。
"3 Keys To Blessing This Year"
by Cornelius Quek, Redding, CA
March 28, 2016
It's been my practice to ask the Lord for specific values, principles, and Scriptures that serve as a spiritual compass, helping me to navigate through the year. They are keys that unlock the plans, purposes, breakthroughs, and blessings of God.
For this year, the Holy Spirit showed me three specific keys. Obviously they are not exhaustive. Other values like hardwork and diligence, responsibility and stewardship, wisdom and discernment, are just as important keys to living a blessed life.
Key #1: The Goodness of God
You can never go wrong with the goodness of God. It's the cornerstone that anchors our faith. "SURELY your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life... " (Ps. 23:6 NIV). If you set your heart on pursuing the goodness of God, you're always headed in the right direction.
Moses knew that really well. Moses prayed that he would know God, to know His ways, to know His presence, and to know His glory! And because his heart was postured in the right place, requesting for the right things, praying for the right priorities, the Lord then promised to shower him with His goodness!
Moses prayed in Exodus 33:
13 Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight... 15 Then he said to Him, "If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here." 18 And he said, "Please, show me Your glory."
And the Lord replied: 14 And He said, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." 19 Then He said, "I will make all My goodness pass before you..."
To know God is to know His glory, to know His glory is to know His presence; to know His presence is to know His ways, to know His ways is to know His goodness!
How would you like it if the Lord's goodness permeates and invades every area of your life this year, bringing healing and restoration, breakthrough and dreams fulfilled, relationship reconciliation and family salvation, debt cancellation and increased favor at your work?
Psalm 31:19 says, "How great is the goodness You have stored up for those who fear You. You lavish it on those who come to You for protection, blessing them before the watching world."
The Hebrew word for "great" is rab, meaning abundant, large, of major importance, chief, weighty, noble, princely. And that is the basis, measure, and magnitude of God's goodness that He wants to lavish on us.
And it says God has goodness "stored up" for those who fear Him. It's in the past tense. In other words, in the heart of God and from Heaven's perspective, the goodness of God is a done deal. He's got it ready; it's stored up for you and me. The goodness of God is not something that God does; it is who He is! It is His nature to be the good to His children! He is incapable of sabotaging His nature! All we need is to choose to believe His goodness, declare it, speak it over our lives and circumstances, receive it by faith, and watch what the Lord will do on our behalf!
The Lord will bless you before a watching world! People are going to witness the power, provision, and blessings of God over your life!
Declare with me:
I am confident that I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
The Lord has stored up goodness for me and He's ready to lavish it over my life!
The Lord will bless me and enlarge my territory. His hand and favor will be so evident in my life!
Key #2: Faith & Tenacity
In the new year, many are making resolutions and praying for their dreams to be fulfilled. While they have faith, however, without tenacity many will not see their breakthroughs becoming reality.
Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God's promises because of their faith and endurance. (Heb. 6:12 NLT)
The Message Bible puts it this way, "Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them."
It is not enough just to have faith. In order to see the promises and blessings of God coming to pass in your life this year, you cannot have faith without tenacity. Faith and tenacity go hand in hand. You need to have a bulldogged determination, a "refusing to let go and give up" attitude.
Don't just pray for breakthrough; ask God for the tenacity to endure till it breaks through!
Jacob was such an individual. He was promised his wife Rachel but he had to persist and endure with patience for 14 years before Rachel became his wife. He also wrestled with the angel of the Lord and said, "I will not let You go unless You bless me." (Gen. 32:26)
In response, the Lord changed his name from Jacob (deceiver, supplanter) to Israel (God-wrestler; God will prevail): 28 "Your name will no longer be Jacob," the man told him. "From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won." Because Jacob persisted and did not give up, he was blessed with a new identity, from being mediocre to being blessed.
I believe that as you persist in faith and endurance this year and believe in the Lord's goodness over your life, the Lord will begin to change your identity from "lack," "poverty," "sick," "depressed," "unhappy," "unfulfilled" to "blessed," "happy," "thriving," "having more than enough!"
Declare with me:
Because of God's immeasurable goodness,
I will thrive and not strive!
I will persevere in the promises of God with joy, hope and peace!
I am strong, determined, courageous, and full of faith!
I will not let go of God's promises until I see them come to past!
Key #3: Pray It Forward
I have felt the Lord say that as you orientate yourself to Kingdom values and Kingdom priorities (shifting from just praying for yourself and your needs to increasingly praying for others, focusing on what's eternal than what's earthly and temporary, breaking from self-centeredness to magnanimity and generosity, looking out and praying for the interests of others), you will begin to see the Lord coming through for you in ways that will blow you away.
You will start seeing answers and provision for things you didn't even pray for. You are going to see doors open that you could only dream of. You will see acceleration and recovery and restoration in outstanding fashion. The paradox is that as you focus more on Heaven and on others, you are going to see more of God working on your behalf. It is a heavenly principle: Seek first the Kingdom of God and everything will be added unto you.
Breaking self-centeredness and self-gratification is the key to unlocking the blessings of God. The Kingdom of God is a paradox Kingdom. To become great is to be a servant; you are exalted when you are humble; you are strong when you are weak...
Giving begets blessings. Generosity begets generosity. You always position yourself to be blessed when you give. "Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back." (Lk. 6:38)
Determine in your heart to live a lifestyle of generosity. Be generous in your attitude, your giving, and in your prayers for others and watch what the Lord will do on your behalf!
Declare with me:
Because of the Lord's immeasurable goodness,
I will break off self-centeredness!
I will have a spirit of generosity in my attitude, conduct, and giving!
I will pray for the needs of others than just my own needs!
I will be blessed because I am a generous giver!
Have a blessed year!
Cornelius Quek, M.Div.
Founding Director, 7K
