作者: Rosa (葛茵姿.法采) 看板: nthu
標題: [轉貼]A Love Story......愛的故事 
時間: Fri Nov  1 23:21:39 1996


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                          *    A LOVE STORY    *
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One day, I woke early in the morning to watch the sunrise.
Ah the beauty of God's creation is beyond description.
As I watched, I praised God for His beautiful work.
As I sat there, I felt the Lord's presence with me.
He asked me, "Do you love me?"
I answered,"Of course, God! You are my Lord and Saviour!"

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Then He asked, "If you were physically handicapped, would you still  love me?"
I was perplexed. I looked down upon my arms, legs and the rest of my body
and wondered how many things I wouldn't be able to do, the things that  I
took for granted.
And I answered, "It would be tough Lord, but I would still love You."
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Then the Lord said, "If you were blind, would you still love my creation?"

How could I love something without being able to see it? Then I thought of
all the blind people in the world and how many of them still loved God and
His creation.

So I answered, "It's hard to think of it, but I would still love you."

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The Lord then asked me, "If you were deaf, would you still listen to my word?"

How could I listen to anything being deaf? Then I understood.
Listening to God's Word is not merely using our ears, but our hearts.

I answered, "It would be tough, but I would still listen to Your word."

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The Lord then asked, "If you were mute, would you still praise My Name?"

How could I praise without a voice? Then it occurred to me: God wants  us to
sing from our very heart and soul. It never matters what we sound like.
And praising God is not always with a song, but when we are persecuted,  we
give God praise with our words of thanks.

So I answered, "Though I could not physically sing, I would still praise
Your Name."

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And the Lord asked, "Do you really love Me?"

With courage and a strong conviction, I answered boldly, "Yes Lord! I love
You because You are the one and true God!"

I thought I had answered well, but God asked, "THEN WHY DO YOU SIN?"

I answered, "Because I am only human. I am not perfect."

"THEN WHY IN TIMES OF PEACE DO YOU STRAY THE FURTHEST? WHY ONLY IN TIMES OFTROUBLE DO YOU PRAY THE EARNEST?"

No answers. Only tears.

The Lord continued: "Why only sing at fellowships and retreats? Why seek Me
only in times of worship? Why ask things so selfishly? Why ask things so
unfaithfully?"

The tears continued to roll down my cheeks.

"Why are you ashamed of Me? Why are you not spreading the good news?
 Why in times of persecution, you cry to others when I offer My shoulder to
 cry on? Why make excuses when I give you opportunities to serve in My Name?"

I tried to answer, but there was no answer to give.

"You are blessed with life. I made you not to throw this gift away. I have
blessed you with talents to serve Me, but you continue to turn away. I  have
revealed My Word to you, but you do not gain in knowledge. I have spoken to
you but your ears were closed. I have shown My blessings to you, but your
eyes were turned away. I have sent you servants, but you sat idly by as they
were pushed away. I have heard your prayers and I  have answered them all."
"DO YOU TRULY LOVE ME?"
I could not answer. How could I? I was embarrassed beyond belief. I had no
excuse. What could I say to this?
When I my heart had cried out and the tears had flowed, I said, "Please
forgive me Lord. I am unworthy to be Your child."
The Lord answered, "That is My Grace, My child."

I asked, "Then why do you continue to forgive me? Why do You love me so?"

The Lord answered, " Because you are My creation. You are my child. I will
never abandon you. When you cry, I will have compassion and cry  with you.
When you shout with joy, I will laugh with you. When you are down, I will
encourage you.
When you fall, I will raise you up. When you are tired, I will carry you. I
will be with you till the end of days, and I will love you forever."

Never had I cried so hard before. How could I have been so cold? How could
I have hurt God as I had done? I asked God, "How much do You love me?"

The Lord stretched out His arms, and I saw His nail-pierced hands. I bowed
down at the feet of Christ, my Saviour. And for the first time, I truly
prayed.

Author Unknown.

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       *  愛的故事  *
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有一天, 我漫步在清晨, 看見初昇的朝陽。
啊! 真神創造的美真是難以言喻。
我注視著, 並讚美神美好的作為。
當我坐在那兒, 我感覺到主向我顯現。
祂問我: 「你愛我嗎?」
我回答道: 「神啊, 當然! 你是我的主, 我的救贖!」
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然後祂問: 「若你身體殘缺了, 你仍會愛我嗎?」

我困惑了。
我看著自己的雙臂,雙腿和身體其他部位, 心想著有多少事情我認為理所當然卻不能做的。

我回答: 「主,口這很難做到, 但我仍要愛你」。
        **********之後, 主說:「如果你的眼盲了，　你仍會愛我所造之物嗎？」

我如何能愛我眼所不能見的事物呢？
然後我想到了在這世上的盲人們，　他們中間有多少人仍愛神並愛祂所造之物呢？

所以我答道: 「很難想像這情況, 但我仍要愛你。」
主接著問我: 「如果你的耳聾了, 你仍會傾聽我的話語嗎?」

若我聾了, 如何能聽見任何聲音呢?
然後, 我恍然大悟。我們不僅要用耳聽主的話語, 並要用心聆聽。

於是我回答: 「這很難做到, 但我仍要傾聽你的話。」
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然後, 主問: 「若你啞了, 你仍會讚美我的名嗎?」

沒有聲音我如何能讚美?
然後我想起: 神要我們自心靈歌頌, 不論我們的聲音如何。
而讚美神不總是用歌曲讚美, 還有我們所受的逼迫, 我們用感謝的話讚美神。

所以我回答: 「雖然我的口不能唱, 我仍要讚美你的名」
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主又問: 「你真的愛我嗎?」
帶著勇氣和堅定的信念, 我勇敢地回答: 「主啊, 是的! 我愛你, 因你是唯一且真的神!」

我認為我回答的很好, 但神卻問:「那麼你為何還犯罪？」

我回答：「因為我只是人, 我不是完美的。」

「那麼為何在平安時你迷失得最遠? 為何只有在患難時你禱告得最認真?」

沒有回答, 我只是哭泣。

主繼續問: 「為何只在共享和退卻時才歌唱? 為何只在崇拜的時刻才尋找我?
            為何如此自私地祈求? 為何祈求得如此不忠誠?」

淚水持續在我臉頰上滑落。

「為何你因我而感到羞愧? 為何不傳揚福音?
  為何在受逼迫時, 我提供了可哭泣的肩膀, 你卻向他人哭訴?
  為何當我給你機會為我的名服事時, 你卻找了許多藉口? 」

我試著答辯, 卻啞口無言。

「你是承受生命之恩的, 我使你不離開這恩典。我曾賜你聰明來服事我,但你卻轉身離去; 我曾向你揭示我的話語, 但你卻不得著智慧; 我曾向你說話,
但你閉耳不聽; 我已向你顯現我的祝福, 但你卻轉眼不見; 我已為你差遣僕人,
但你卻對他們置之不理。我已聽見你的禱詞, 而我也全部都回應了。」
「你真的愛我嗎?」

我無法回答。我怎麼能夠? 我的困窘遠超過了信心。我沒有藉口。我還能說什麼?

當我的心慟哭, 淚流成河時, 我說:「主啊！　請赦免我，　我不配成為你的小孩。」

主回答說：「我兒, 那是我的慈愛。」

我問: 「那麼你為何還要赦免我?為何你要如此地愛我?」

主回答:「因為你是我的創造,是我的小孩。我永不放棄你。
         當你哭泣時, 我施憐憫, 並因你而哭泣; 當你因喜悅而呼喊時,
         我因你而微笑。當你失落了, 我鼓勵你; 當你跌倒了, 我提攜你;
         當你困乏了, 我背負你。
         我會在你身旁直到日子的盡頭, 而我也會永遠愛你。」

我從未哭得如此悲傷。我為何如此冷酷?為何要用我所做的事傷害神?

我問神:「你愛我有多少？」主伸直了祂雙臂, 我看見了祂被釘子刺穿了的雙手。
我跪倒在基督我救主的腳前。
這是第一次, 我真正的禱告。