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// Read some meaningful articles today, and it has answered my doubt recently. 💛 Motherhood is not something that you can be forced into – It’s a calling. The sooner you realize this, the easier you will be able to understand how children are not a burden, but a blessing. No doubt it is not an easy calling, but here is where you need to depend on God’s grace rather than your own strength. It’s sad to see the amount of pessimism associated with pregnancy and parenting. We often hear comments like children “tie a mother down”; “interfere with your career” and “limit your freedom.” But again, God’s Word clearly says, “Children are a reward”, and God also commands us to “Be fruitful and increase in number.” In fact, one of the key purposes why God has designed woman is to play the role of a mother and reflect Him in that role. However, Satan is in constant pursuit of stealing this purpose. He tells the woman, “It is ideal to get a degree, compete with your peers and earn a million dollars. Being a wife and a mother is good, but it can wait for some more time. After all, that’s not what you want to be identified with, right?” The most prominent divine assignment that children bring along is the ‘Killing of Self’. Let me explain. Married couples are quick to shrug off the ‘responsibility’ that comes with children because it limits their so called freedom. But motherhood teaches you sacrifice. In our culture of self-gratification, to embrace selfless motherhood seems to be a fantasy! The world hates even the mention of sacrifice and this is why millions of women have turned into murderers to avoid it. The world will probably never understand it, because it is always looking at “what’s there in it for me?” That’s why they are quick to run away from anything that restricts their freedom. But for those who are in Christ, the question begins and ends with God - How can I have more of Jesus and less of me? How can God be glorified? Our families and marriages exist not for our sakes, but for His. So embrace motherhood. . . . #youversion #mumlife #beautifulpregnancyjourney #sharingoftheday

《危險的禱告》克雷．葛羅雪 . 日復一日的禱告，都是類似的話嗎？ 好像除了吃飯前的禱告外，就不知道要說什麼了嗎？ 這本書#推薦給渴望生命有所突破的基督徒。 . 難得分享信仰書籍。 作者克雷葛羅雪是位牧師，是《紐約時報》暢銷書作者， 也是聖經軟體YouVersion(最多人使用的聖經app)創辦人。 . 我不太常看信仰書，因為一年讀完整本聖經本身就是有難度的事了(笑)。碰巧得知這本《危險的禱告》， 起初看到這樣的書名，我以為是不是又靠著聳動的書名吸引注意力。但聽了幾次這本書的作者克雷葛羅雪牧師的分享，非常有收穫，還是將它成為了今年買下的第一本書。果然，不負所望，這本書太棒了！ . 「我接觸到這位創造並托住宇宙萬有的主，起初與未了，全能、全在、全知的上帝，他能從天上降下火來，封住飢餓獅子的口，平靜滔天巨浪。但我向他祈求的只是要保守我平安，幫助我順順利利過一天。」P169 . 牧師(作者)將這本書分成三個在禱告中突破屬靈生命的挑戰：#鑒察我、#破碎我、#差遣我。 在書的最開頭，Chater1.2(P19)的標題〈真心話大冒險〉就震撼了我。忙碌的生活，什麼時候讓禱告變成流水帳般，和最親愛的天父說話，好像坦誠的程度連玩真心話大冒險的都不到。 . 到第二章的#破碎我， 在Chater2.7(P93-95)，牧師寫到他起初在開拓教會時受到最大的震撼彈，他的同工自盡。在最糟糕、最可以自責的情況下，事情發生了，而牧師錯過了挽回的機會。神允許每個人有自由意志，我們辦法阻止所有壞事發生。在Chater2.8(P97-101)牧師告訴讀者，也因著破碎使得身旁的人更加的緊密。 Chater2.9 (P103-110)拿了聖經三次不認主的彼得來做比喻。才剛誇口說自己願意與主同死，雞鳴以後，彼得羞愧地痛哭，這是正在經歷破碎。在《聖經》的〈使徒行傳〉第二章，五旬節時，而重新被建造起來的彼得，在所有門徒中間，他成了出來講道的人。而當天三千人信主。 . 到第三章#差遣我 Chater3.2在寫到差遣時，用了三個舊約非常有名的聖經人物：約拿、摩西和以賽亞。約拿的反應是「主啊，我知道，但我不要去。」；摩西則是「可是我說話口吃，有比我更適合的人」；以賽亞則是他那句非常有名的話：「我在這裡，請差遣我。」讀到這，我不禁又停下來反省自己。而你又是哪一種呢？ . 禱告的內容，是最直接和神關係的表現。 . 而作者在書名《危險的禱告》中的”危險”，指的就是突破屬靈生命進而跟隨的禱告，而跟隨主，是捨己、是接二連三的挑戰、是背起自己的十字架，而絕非代表代表舒適和安全。雖然危險，但倚靠的是萬軍之耶和華，又有什麼麼好害怕的呢？ . 這篇心得的後記： 雖然非常喜歡這本，透過牧師的眼光讀熟悉詩篇 看大衛是如何和神傾心吐意，一再突破我的眼界 但在人本主義的網路世界，要寫神本主義的觀念實在太難了 希望不會是最後一本信仰書的心得（汗） . #陪你讀ReadwithU #陪你讀自我成長 #危險的禱告 #CraigGroeschel #克雷葛羅雪 #禱告 #信仰 #基督徒 #屬靈生命 #讀書筆記 #閱讀 #好書推薦 #閱讀心得 #閱讀記錄.