(This post was published on my old blog on May 5, 2021.)
(這篇貼文在 2021 年 05 月 05 日發表於我的舊部落格。)
When I don't have enough faith, I like to read some scriptures to help strengthen it. Here's one of them.
I read a short article and would like to share it with you:
Everyone likes to be successful, but often feels that they are unable to achieve it. A little boy is moving a stone in the yard. The father encouraged him: "Son, as long as you try your best, you can lift it!" But the stone was too heavy and the child was unable to lift it. He told his father, "The stone is too heavy, I have already used all my strength!" The father said, “You didn’t try your best.” The little boy was puzzled. The father smiled and said, "Because I was right beside you and you didn't even ask for my help!" Many times, we are that little boy. We often judge if something can be done based on whether we have enough ability. In fact, to achieve a result, who says that we can only use our own abilities? The reason why many successful people succeed is not because of their strong abilities, but because they can use wisdom to integrate more resources. We also call this "leveraging power." Source: Terry Chiang
From this story, we can see the effect of "leveraging power". "Leveraging strength" not only means leveraging strength from people, but also leveraging strength from God. God can give us spiritual support and inspiration, or move others to help you. Sometimes when you are at your wits' end, why not turn to God for help.
當我覺得信心不足時，我喜歡讀一些經文來幫助我。這是其中之一。
我讀到一篇短文，在此跟你們分享:
每個人都喜歡成功，卻又時常感覺自己力不從心。一個小男孩在院子里搬一塊石頭，父親在旁邊鼓勵：「孩子，只要你全力以赴，一定搬得起來！」但石頭太重，最終孩子也沒能搬起來。他告訴父親：「石頭太重，我已經用盡全力了！」父親說：「你沒有用盡全力。」小男孩不解，父親微笑著說：「因為我在你旁邊，你都沒有請求我的幫助！」很多時候，我們就是那個小男孩。判斷一件事情能不能做到，往往是看自己的能力夠不夠。其實一件事情結果的達成，誰又規定只能用自己的能力呢？很多成功者並不是他的能力有多強，而是他能用智慧整合更多的資源，我們也把這個叫做「借力」。文章來源：陳明元
從這個故事，我們可看到「借力」的效果。「借力」不僅是從人身上借力，也是可從神那裏來借力。神可以給我們精神上的支助及靈感的啟發，或感動他人來幫助你。有時走投無路時，何不轉向神來求助。
Psalm 46:1-3
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into
the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake
with their surging.
詩篇 46:1-3
神是我們的避難所，
是我們的力量，
是我們在患難中隨時的幫助。
所以，
地雖改變，
山雖搖動到海心，
其中的水雖匉訇翻騰，
山雖因海漲而戰抖，
我們也不害怕。
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