Day 11 – An Untamed Heart
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Sounds familiar? Yes, that is the story of Adam and Eve! Satan tricked them, luring them to be gods themselves. This is what the snake told Eve when it tempted her to eat the forbidden fruit.
"You certainly will not die! God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil."
In fact, "let go and let God" is our safest bet because God is divine in nature, He knows everything, and He wills us nothing but the best!
We will use an analogy to better understand this concept.. Who else knows the functions and performance and how to take care of a car better than its designer? And who knows best how to care for His Creation other than God the Creator Himself? While God has created each one of us to be unique, we are also created in His image. Being our "image provider", God's "copyright" needs to be respected! Let's not infringe His very right to bring out our full potential according to His design.
When we do not read or believe in the Bible, when we stay away from the Church, or do not spend time listening to the prompt of the Holy Spirit, we are in fact wandering in our distant country.
REFLECTION
Are you afraid of listening to God's voice, fearing that His way is different than your way?
Are you exhibiting any signs of rebellion against God, the Bible, or the Church?
TODAY'S PRAYER
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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「每當我們不讀聖經或不相信聖經，遠離教會，或不肯用時間聆聽聖神的提示，我們其實就在遠方遊蕩。」～是在說我嗎？
仁慈的阿爸父，我悔恨我的過錯！多謝祢對我多年來的容忍。請幫助我改變我的心及態度，不要讓我再次遠離祢。
從今以後我的生活目標只有一個～「全然交托，讓天主作主」。
天主啊！求祢充滿我。阿門
擇善而從，分辨上主的旨意，默存在心中反覆思量。
「誰是主」相信是今天的我們常記掛在腦海中，要做家的主人；要做工作間的控制者；要做團體中的話事人……一切一切都是以自我為中心，被「個人主義」的思緒所困擾着。
是的，其實有時在祈禱中，不知不覺地腦海充滿着……，希望天主滿全的祈求，這才有安全感。筆者也曾有過這份的誘惑，總是將天主變成「黃大仙」——有求必應。誰知這是魔鬼的技倆而已，為的是使人正中下懷，由天父的愛子，頓成了牠的奴隸了！
「父啊！你如果願意，請給我免去這杯吧！但不要隨我的意願，惟照你的意願成就吧！」(路22:42)這聖經金句，正好是耶穌給我們的提醒，甚麼才是天主的旨意？
天父，祢才是主，我們還可投靠誰呢？
仁慈的阿爸父：我知道自己的執著，我決定讓祢真正成為我的天主，服從祢的安排，才是我的安全所依！主！我知道祢深愛著我！
轉發第11天心得：
我發現自己做人常常很矛盾，想自作主張，想出人頭地，卻又不自信。心裡沒有底，就會把自信和快樂建立在比較和競爭上。但由競爭得來的自信和快樂就像把房屋蓋在沙地上，不會久長，因為輸贏平常，天外有天。這樣看來，自信的基礎不在於跟別人比較能力和得失。我的自信應該在於天主。祂擁有我的創造版權，認識我的全部，又知道我潛能的極限該如何發揮。所以投靠天主，馴服於祂，再適合不過。馴服需要很深的關係和認同作為基礎，子女馴服于父母；學生馴服于師長；軍人馴服于教官。真正的馴服，無怨無悔，有很深的信賴和一份隸屬。不是去依賴，而是懂得這種馴服為我有益，瞭解祂比我大，祂對我的愛。在祂內我才能成為更好的我！陶工豈不會善待自己的傑作？為人父母的豈不善待自己的兒女？即使他們不善待，天主也不會放棄我！求主教我學習馴服，如同祂那樣良善心謙。
天父連我們的頭髮也一一數過，我們自己也不清楚，這樣又有誰能可靠得過天上的父呢？父又怎會不知道什麼對我們是最好的呢？
We trust that God gives us the best when everything comes to our satiisfaction. As a person of little faith, doubts came when facing crises and I was blind to see what good could come out of it. I tend to control God, to ask Him to give me what I desire, instead of surrendering myself to do what He wants.
Experiences told me that it is only through these ups~and~downs that I am made aware as to Who is really in control. I ask our good Lord to give me faith ~ that He is our Father, Who always gives His child the best.
主給了我們自由意志，容許我們選擇，求主幫助我學會分辨哪些是天父的聲音，哪些是自己驕傲及自以為是的想法，使我能跟行天父旨意，不再肆意妄為。求主垂憐 !
我會馴服聖經的教導，只不願受制於神父的不妥善回應。抱歉自己是個固執的另類堅信者。
感謝天父，使我能每天堅持望彌撒。阿孟！
When I was young and I afraid of listening to God’s voices, fearing that His way is difficult than my way. But now, after many years, I know that what God wants of me is the best for me.
慈愛的天父，感恩祢一直為我安排最好的，祢細心的看顧讓我感動，我衷心讚美感謝祢。