黑暗中的灰塵
作者：Autumn Dawson
日期：2019年9月19日
中譯/來源：微牧之歌

我最近在打掃房屋，在我兒子的房間裡撣灰塵。我打開窗戶，美麗的德州陽光透過窗戶照了進來。

在陽光下，我開始注意到到處都是灰塵！我能看見陽光空氣中，燈上，架子上和踢腳板上的灰塵。我很驚訝房間變得這麼髒，因為我喜歡將房子保持得非常乾淨！然而，直到陽光照射到我忽略的一些地方，我才意識到灰塵或事物的狀態。

上帝開始透過這件事對我說話，並開始告訴我，我們並不總是知道我們生活中到底發生了什麼。也許在我們的生活中有一些我們沒有注意到的隱藏的地方。我們對於生活中的某些看不到真相的情況如同眼瞎。這就是為什麼我們的生命需要聖靈的光和啟示。這就是為什麼我們在生活中需要好的導師和虔誠的忠告，來照亮我們可能看不到的東西。

上帝對我說：“當你獨自面對生活時，就像在黑暗中撣灰塵。”
就像在我兒子的房間裡，如果我沒有打開百葉窗讓光線進來，我就不會看到那些看起來乾淨，但實際上沾染灰塵的小地方。
當我們獨自經歷生活時，我們可能只會看到並傾向於一些對我們來說顯而易見的主要領域，但除非我們和其他有責任感的信徒彼此連接，否則我們將錯過一些需要對付和解決的部份。
好的導師、領導者和朋友會照亮需要解決的領域，不是懲罰你，而是幫助你獲得自由！

真相將揭露一切，使之得以糾正。在神的話語和禱告中，每日的時間，如同在白晝的光中揚起塵土。圍繞著你身邊的人，他們愛你，相信你，足以對你說實話，就像打開窗戶，讓陽光進來。
你一直在黑暗中撣灰塵嗎？
你今天的生活中有什麼隱秘的地方嗎？
你有其他的信徒能對你的生活說實話嗎？
讓聖靈照亮那些地方。不要在黑暗中撒灰塵！
當我們就不能在自由和治癒中行走，上帝想把我們帶入真理，他並不想懲罰我們。習慣向對上帝說“是”。他是叫你升高的神！


Dusting in the Dark
Autumn Dawson
September 19, 2019

I was recently cleaning our home and dusting in my son’s room. I had the window open and the beautiful Texas sunshine was shining in through the window. In the sunlight, I began to notice there was dust everywhere! I could see dust in the air, on the lamp, on shelves and the baseboards. I was surprised at how dusty the room had become because I like to keep a very clean house! However, I wasn’t aware of the dust or the state of things until the sunlight shone on some of the areas I had overlooked.

The Lord began to speak to me through this and began to show me that we aren’t always aware of what is really going on in our lives. Maybe there are little hidden areas in our lives that we haven’t been tending to. Maybe we have blinders on and can’t see the truth in certain situations in our lives. This is why we need the light and revelation of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This is why we need good mentors and Godly counsel in our lives to shine light on things that we may not be able to see in ourselves.

The Lord spoke to me and said, “When you go at life alone, it’s like dusting in the dark.” Just like in my son’s room, if I hadn’t opened up the blinds to let the light in, I wouldn’t have seen all of the little areas that looked clean but actually were not clean. When we go through life alone, we may be able to see and tend to some major areas that are obvious to us but unless we have accountability and community of other believers we will miss little areas that need to be addressed. Good mentors, leaders and friends will shine light on areas that need to be addressed not to punish you but to help you get free!

The truth will expose everything so that it can be made right. Daily time in the Word of God and in prayer is like dusting in the light of day. Surrounding yourself with people who love you and believe in you enough to speak truthfully to you is like opening up the window and letting the light in. Have you been dusting in the dark? Do you have any hidden areas in your life today? Do you have other believers speaking into your life? Allow the Holy Spirit to shine light on those areas. Don’t dust in the dark! God doesn’t want to punish us, He wants to bring us into truth so we can’t walk in freedom and healing. Get really good at saying yes to God. Make it a habit to allow the Lord to call you higher!