2月28日
标 题： 灵魂苏醒
经 节： 祂使我的灵魂苏醒，为自己的名引导我走义路。（诗篇廿三篇3节）
你的牧人知道你每个需要。在与祂同行的一生中，祂知道你有时身心疲惫不堪，也知道你什么时候该休息。你的牧人清楚知道你真正的需要，祂使你的灵魂苏醒。有时候，你需要躺在青草地上，或安静的溪水旁。有时候，你需要你的牧人拥抱着你。其他时候，你需要享受牧人赐给你的欢乐。你的牧人不总是以同样的方法满足你，然而祂对你当前处境的安排，一定是最完美的。在跟随牧人的路上，也许因为面对的试探与试炼，有时你觉得精疲力竭。在你所面对的迫害，及为他人所扛的负担，也许你愁苦难当，或者你因牧人的训练而疲惫沮丧。有时候，你会觉得自己无法走完这条基督徒之旅。你的牧人知道你什么时候会到这个地步，祂总有解决之道！祂有许多坚固你的方法：借着祂的话语、借着别人或借着环境，祂比你更清楚知道你真正的需要。你的身心是否愈来愈疲惫？你的灵魂是否需要被苏醒？不要想自行解决。只有神知道如何医治你，并且恢复你疲惫的身心（以赛亚书四十：28～31；马太福音十一：28～30）。祂的作为是最完美的。有时候，祂的作为出乎你的意料。求祂恢复你疲惫的身心，并且预备自己能回应祂下一步的作为。
Restoration
from the Shepherd
He
restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
(Psalms 23:3)
Your Shepherd knows your every need. He
knows you will grow weary in your pilgrimage with Him. He knows there are times
when you need rest. Your Shepherd knows just what you need to be refreshed. At
times you need to lie in lush meadows or beside quiet streams. Sometimes you
need to be held by your Shepherd. At other times you need to enjoy the
pleasures the Shepherd provides. The Shepherd will not always replenish you in
the same way; His response to you will always perfectly correspond to your
present need.
As you follow your Shepherd there will be
times when your soul becomes exhausted, perhaps because of trials you are
experiencing or temptations you are resisting. The persecution you face or the
burdens you are carrying for others may be wearing you down. You may be weary
from the discipline the Shepherd has brought upon you. There will be times when
you feel you can go no further in your Christian pilgrimage. Your Shepherd
knows when you have reached this point, and He always has a remedy! There are
many ways He can strengthen you: through His word, through others, or through
your circumstances. He knows what you need even better than you do.
Have you grown weary? Does your soul need
to be refreshed? Don’t attempt to recover on your own. Only God knows how to
heal and rejuvenate a soul (Isa. 40:28–31; Matt. 11:28–30). He will do it
perfectly, sometimes in surprising ways. Ask Him to restore you, and then be
prepared to respond to what He does next.
