每個人都想要幸福。但幸福這塊珍寶,卻叫許多人尋尋覓覓、捉摸不到,原因是他們找錯了地方。
箴言16章20節說:「倚靠耶和華的,便為有福!」而詩篇146篇5節也說,以上帝為幫助、仰望上帝的人才有幸福。
幸福的根基是我們與主有正當的關係,但要想全面地品嘗幸福,我們就必須在這根基上,紮紮實實地生根建造。根據我的體會,幸福生活有十大守則:
1. 常常施捨;(Give something away.)
2. 多行善事;(Do a kindness.)
3. 時刻感恩;(Give thanks always.)
4. 工作有朝氣、有活力;(Work with vim and vigor.)
5. 拜訪長輩,學習他們的經驗;(Visit the elderly and learn from their experience.)
6. 仔細看看嬰兒的臉,你會嘖嘖稱奇;(Look intently into the face of a baby and marvel.)
7. 笑口常開,是生活的潤滑劑;(Laugh often—it’s life’s lubricant.)
8. 不住禱告,好明白上帝的旨意;(Pray to know God’s way.)
9. 制訂計劃,好像你永遠不死(沒錯,你確實有永生);(Plan as though you will live forever—you will.)
10. 謹慎度日,好像今天是這輩子最後一天。(Live as though today is your last day on earth.)
想要幸福,這些都是極佳的辦法。實踐這些守則,要是再加上讚美,你的幸福就會十全十美!「我的心哪,你要讚美耶和華!我一生要讚美耶和華。」(詩篇146篇1-2節)RWD
靈命日糧 - 2007年1月11日
It is indeed a fact that most people want to be "happy" and it is safe to say most are not. Perhaps we are not looking in the right place, or perhaps true happiness can only be sought from a higher place. How can one be truly happy? May God be with you in your quest.