從暫時的混亂到永恆的收穫--把目光放在獎賞上！
利百加福蘭德 Rebecca Friedlander
日期：2022年4月29日
翻譯：Kate
原文：以利亞名單
轉載/轉寄 請註明出處：國度禱告網

聖經告訴我們，在我們出生之前，我們生活的細節就已經被記錄在天堂了。

"我未成形的體質，你的眼早已看見了；你所定的日子，我尚未度一日（或譯：我被造的肢體尚未有其一），你都寫在你的冊上了。"（詩篇139:16 NLT）

我喜歡把這本天上的書稱為 "命定書卷"。我相信聖靈揭示了我們在生命中被呼召要走出去的事物。通過禱告和聆聽那靜止的、微小的聲音，我們可以解開天上的寶藏，這些寶藏在今生等待著我們--不僅僅是在未來的生活中！"。

我還喜歡另一段經文，當我在這個季節活出神對我生命的呼召時，當生活變得比平時更亂時，這段經文就會發揮作用。

"家裡無牛，槽頭乾淨；土產加多乃憑牛力。"。（箴言14:4）

如果你有大的夢想，你的生活可能會變得混亂。就像當你把牛放在裡面時，穀倉會變得很亂，然而牛使耕地比你只有一把鏟子要容易得多，收穫的願景需要一定程度的混亂！

就像有一天早上，一輛卡車從我的車道上倒下來物品，為建造我的禱告小屋，他們很難把它們裝進我已經滿溢的車庫。我們把它們擠在下水道和我翻新過的用來放水槽的古董盥洗台之間，就在重新粉刷過的吊燈和浴室設備旁邊。

幾個月前，我的車庫還非常乾淨、整潔、有序；然後我對建造禱告小屋的想法說了"好"，事物就變得混亂了。事實上，小木屋越是接近完工，生活就越是混亂！ 但在看到願景完成的興奮中，我不介意在車庫裡踩著成堆的河石。完成一個森林小屋的異象，人們可以離開人群與耶穌在一起，這遠遠超過了暫時的"混亂"。我相信收穫是值得的。

有時神的呼召會擾亂我們的生活（我很確定它會如此），但如果我們把目光放在收穫上，我們會發現暫時的"混亂"與他呼召我們參與的收穫相比顯得微不足道。混亂是暫時的；收穫是永恆的。

當你尋求天父的旨意時，準備好進行一次新的冒險吧！盯著獎賞：活在天父的愛所精心打造的神聖冒險中的喜悅，寫在天上，充滿了永恆的價值。

FROM TEMPORARY MESS TO ETERNAL HARVEST - KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE!
REBECCA FRIEDLANDER
2022.4.29

The Scriptures tell us that details of our lives were recorded in Heaven, even before we arrived on Earth.

"You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in Your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed." (Psalm 139:16 NLT)

I like to call this heavenly book the "Destiny Scrolls." I believe the Holy Spirit reveals the things we've been individually called to walk out in our lives. Through prayer and listening to that still, small Voice, we can unpack the heavenly treasures that await us in THIS life - not just in the life to come!

There's also another scripture I love, and it comes into play on days when I'm living out God's calling on my life for this season, and when life becomes a little more messy than normal.

"Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest." (Proverbs 14:4)

If you have big dreams, your life may get messy. Just like a barn gets messy when you put an ox inside, yet an ox makes tilling the land much easier than if you only have a shovel, a vision for harvest requires a certain amount of mess!

Like the other morning, when a semi truck backed down my driveway and unloaded some items for my prayer cabin project, and they had a hard time fitting them into my already overflowing carport. We squeezed them between the boxes of chinking and the antique vanity I refurbished to hold the vessel sink, just next to the repainted chandeliers and bathroom fixtures.

A few months ago, my carport was perfectly clean, neat, and orderly; then I said "yes" to the vision of building a prayer cabin, and things got messy. In fact, the closer the cabin gets to completion, the messier life becomes! But in my excitement to see the vision complete, I don't mind stepping around stacks of river rocks in the carport. The vision of completing a forest cabin where people can get away to be with Jesus far outweighs the temporary "mess." I believe the harvest is worth it.

Sometimes the calling of God will disrupt our lives (I'm pretty sure it's supposed to), but if we keep our eyes on the harvest, we'll discover that the temporary "mess" pales in comparison to the harvest He calls us to participate in. The mess is temporary; the harvest is eternal.

As you seek the Father for His will, get ready for a fresh adventure! Keep your eyes on the prize: the joy of living the divine adventure crafted by the Father's love, written in Heaven, and filled with eternal value.