我不會再這樣做了
作者：克雷格庫尼 RAIG COONEY
原文來源：克雷格庫尼臉書
日期：2022.10.19
翻譯：Kate
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"嗎哪停止了......"（約書亞5:12）。

現在非常重要的是，我們不要根據過去的工作經驗和上帝之前的祝福來做決定和假設。
上帝從不改變。
但在這個新季節，神正在為我們建立連結，為我們提供資源，並以新方式引導我們。
他做事不是我們習慣的或期待的方式。
嗎哪不再在菜單上。
四十年來，嗎哪一直是神餵養祂的子民的方式。
除了嗎哪，他們從未品嘗過其他東西。這是他們所知道的一切。
然而，當他們進入應許之地的時候，"嗎哪停止了"。
嗎哪並不是不好。它是上帝在以前的季節裡的供應和滋養。
但是，在這個新地方，他把它從菜單上拿掉了。不再有嗎哪。再也沒有了。
同樣地，神正以一種新方式表達祂對你的祝福、關懷和供應。
過去積極和有成效的事可能是無益的，分散注意力的，甚至是阻礙的。
五年前帶來生命和成長的人、地方或事工，現在可能不會帶來祝福或好處。
在上個季節支撐你的東西將不足以滿足你今天的需要。
它可能是好的。這是神在你的歷史中的禮物。但它與你的命定不一致。
同時，天父正在提供新的資源和關係。

"他們吃了那地的出產，第二日嗎哪就止住了......"（第12節）。

嗎哪是他們的沙漠飲食。它是曠野時期的功能性食物。
但現在，在應許之地，有奶與蜜，肉和水果。
上帝想提升他們的胃口。祂讓他們從"剛剛夠用"走向豐盛。
祂正在消除劣質的選擇，因為現在有這麼多可供選擇的東西。
在過去幾年你所經歷的這個重大轉變中，不僅你周圍的事物發生了變化，你也發生了變化。
對許多人來說，你的屬靈味覺已經改變。
你對神的胃口已經改變了。
過去能餵飽你的東西不再能滿足你。
你與祂聯繫和交往的方式已經改變了。
你在熟悉的地方，曾經很舒服，滋養了你--但現在你真的在掙扎。

我相信耶和華會說：
"我不會再這樣做了。我知道這是你所習慣的。我知道這是你所適應的。我知道這是你喜歡的方式。但我不會再以這種方式行事了。
我在上一季處理你的方式不是我在這個新地方要處理你的方式。
我是同一位神。但我的方法和道路已經改變。
源頭是一樣的。一切都來自於我。但供應已經改變。"

當有奶和蜜流淌時，不要抱著嗎哪。當應許之地擺在你面前時，不要滿足於曠野生活。

如果你試圖將你的過去"剪貼"到你的現在，它將是空洞的，沒有生命力的，沒有成果的。讓你滿意的事物現在會感到陳舊。恩典已經離開了。
這不是一種降級，而是一種升級。
有這麼多可利用的東西，比你曾經知道的、看到的或經歷的要多。

嗎哪已經不再在菜單上。它在一個季節裡是好的。但它已經過了有效期。

我不會再像以前那樣做了。

I’M NOT DOING IT LIKE THAT ANY LONGER

“The manna stopped…” (Joshua 5:12)

It’s so important, right now, that we don’t make decisions and assumptions based on our experience of what worked in the past and what God previously blessed.
God never changes.
But in this new season, God is relating to us, resourcing us, and directing us in new ways.
He’s not doing things the way we are used to or have come to expect.
Manna is off the menu.
For forty years, every day, manna had been how God has fed His people.
They have never tasted much else except manna. It was all they knew.
However, as they enter the Promised Land “the manna stopped.”
Manna wasn’t bad. It was God’s provision and nourishment in a previous season.
But, in this new place, He took it off the menu. No more manna. Ever again.
Similarly, God is expressing His blessing, care, and provision for you in a new way.
Things that were positive and productive in the past may be unhelpful, a distraction, or even a hindrance.
A person, place, or ministry that brought life and growth five years ago might not bring blessing or benefit now.
What sustained you in the last season will not be sufficient for where you are today.
It might be good. It was God’s gift in your history. But it’s not aligned with your destiny.
At the same time, the Father is making new resources and relationships available.

“The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land…” (v. 12)

Manna was their desert diet. It was functional food for the wilderness years.
But now, in the Promised Land, there is milk and honey, meat and fruit.
God wants to upgrade their appetites. He is moving them from ‘just enough’ to abundance.
He is removing inferior options because so much more is now available.
In this major transition you have been walking through in the last few years, not only have things around you changed – you have changed.
For many, your spiritual tastebuds have changed.
Your appetite for God has altered.
What used to feed you doesn’t satisfy you any longer.
The way you connect and relate to Him has shifted.
You’re in a familiar place that was once comfortable and nourished you - but now you’re really struggling.

I believe the LORD would say:

“I’m not doing it that way any longer. I know it’s what you’re used to. I know it’s what you’re comfortable with. I know it’s how you like it. But I’m not doing it that way any longer.
The way I dealt with you in the the last season is not how I’m going to deal with you in this new place.
I am the same God. But my methods and ways have changed.
The source is the same. Everything comes from me. But the supply has changed.”

Don’t hold onto manna when there’s milk and honey flowing. Don’t settle for wilderness living, when the Promised Land lies before you.

If you try to ‘cut and paste’ your past into your present, it will be empty, lifeless, and unfruitful. What satisfied you will now feel stale. The grace has lifted.
This is not a downgrade, it’s an upgrade.
There is so much more available than you have ever known, seen, or experienced.

Manna is off the menu. It was good for a season. But it’s passed it’s expiration date.

I’m not doing it like that any longer.