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世上有那么多吸引眼球的事物—我们选择定睛在什么上面呢?

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你选择看到什么?

视觉是我们感知周围世界的主要方式之一。我们根据眼睛所捕捉到的信息,对环境产生判断并作出相应的决定。

当我们看到乌云密布的天空时,我们的判断是下雨的可能性很大。从而我们会确保在出发前携带一把雨伞。

但是我们的视野是受限的。有时当我们直直望向窗外时,映入眼帘的尽是滚滚的乌云。但当我们稍微转头,向左或向右望去时,我们可能看到截然不同的景象:灰暗的云层逐渐散去,露出光芒万丈、清澈透亮的蓝天。由此可见,单凭一眼所见,我们无法了解全貌。我们所看见的取决于我们所面对的方向。

以色列人的旅程和他们的焦点

这也同样适用于我们的信仰生活。耶稣教导说“眼睛就是身上的灯” (马太福音 6:22-23)。我们选择注视的会影响我们的灵性。

我们可以从以色列人前往迦南地的旅程中看到这一点。圣经在描述他们从埃及到迦南的旅程时,屡次提到他们看见神与他们同在的证据。从“耶和华向埃及人所行的大事” (出埃及记14:31),到在旷野漂流四十年间神给予他们为食物的吗哪 (出埃及记16:15, 35)。他们甚至亲眼见证了神是如何在他们漂流的时候用云柱和火柱来带领他们的 (出埃及记13:21)。

摩西简明扼要地说道:他们曾亲眼看见神在埃及为他们争战,也在旷野中像人抚养儿子一般扶持他们。然而,他们却仍然不信靠神(申命记 1:30-32)。

他们的眼目并没有专注于神的奇妙大工,因为他们被自己的欲望—贪恋、饥渴与恐惧所蒙蔽。当探子们带回来出产的果子并报告到迦南地的确是流奶与蜜之地 (民数记 13:26),百姓们理当看到神的信实。但为之相反的是,他们却定睛于迦南地的巨人 (申命记 1:28) 并且转眼眺望埃及。当他们回忆起埃及时,他们愚蠢地选择性地忘记为奴时所经历的苦难以及神是如何彰显祂的大能。结果就是他们激起了神的愤怒,也失去了进入祂安息的机会 (诗篇 95:9-11)

我们今天的属灵目光

今天在直到应许之地之前,我们也像在旷野漂流的以色列人。那么我们属灵的目光是在看向哪里呢?

我们的言语可以简单地反映出我们属灵目光的所在,因为“我们的言语表露出我们的心” (马太福音 15:18)。以色列人常常发怨言,这也显明了他们的眼目更多集中在困苦上,而不是神每日的慈爱与信实。

如果我们发现自己常常因为遇到的一些困难而抱怨,那么我们可能过度聚焦于旷野的艰苦抑或周围的仇敌。很多时候我们无法将这些困难从眼前挪开。但正是在生命如同波浪翻腾的时刻,我们更需要把眼目专注在神身上 (马太福音 14:29-30)。虽然我们的眼界与力量有限,但我们所敬拜的神,正是那位曾在埃及与旷野中为祂的百姓行奇事的神。

当我们的视线保持在神的身上时,我们会透过祂每一天浇灌在我们身上的福气与怜悯来觉察祂的大爱与信实。自然而然地我们的抱怨也会转变为对神的感谢和赞美。

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