God Wants to Take You to a New Level

2020年2月3日

自十一月中確診癌症以來，至本星期四我要開始化療了，雖然心中一直平安，也有喜樂，但間中總有擔憂，特別是今天開始醫護人員罷工，我也有些擔心療程會否受拖延。在醫院內事實可見到有混亂的情況，上班的醫護人員忙得不可開交，但仍努力照顧病人，毫無怨言，令人感動。

我偶爾也會問上帝為何我退休生活如此開心和精彩，祂卻要給我這樣的考驗，並要我把一切停下來，是我作的不合祂心意嗎？就在今天，我就看到了這篇分享，道出了這兩個多月來我的一點感受。

《God Wants to Take You to a New Level》

Even though God wants us to live joyful, contented lives, He sometimes causes discontent, or a feeling that something isn’t right, because He does not want us to continue doing the same old things anymore. He wants to prod us to seek Him so He can take us to new levels.

God always wants us to grow stronger, to go deeper, and to increase in intimacy with Him. Most of the time, He brings us into that process of maturity by leading us out of places where we’ve been comfortable in the past. Too much comfort for too long can mean that we’re not growing. If you feel something stirring in your heart but it doesn’t fully make sense, just ask God what’s happening, wait for Him to speak, and He will come through with the answer you need.

Our time with Jesus is vitally important to our growth and maturity, but we cannot do the same things all the time and experience all that He has for us. ............One little adjustment caused me to see things from a whole new perspective and God taught me a spiritual lesson, all because I sat in a different chair.

Father, please show me whatever adjustments I need to make in my life so I can begin to learn and grow closer to You. Thank You for your faithfulness and your willingness to lead, guide and direct me every day. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

From the book Hearing from God Each Morning by Joyce Meyer