Abraham would never have been called the Father of the Faithful if he had not been proved to the uttermost.
亚伯拉罕决不能被称为信心之父,假使他未曾受过极大的试炼。Khan Hawker's Diamond Shark forces did not fair well in the Trials and was forced to accept a position as a reserve Clan.
Hawker可汗的钻石鲨部队在试炼中做得不太好,被迫接受了预备氏族的位置。The gods do not spoil a good man by too much tenderness; they prove him, harden him, and prepare him for Themselves.
诸神不会用太多温和宠坏一个好人;祂们会试炼他,使他坚强,并让他们为自己做好准备。It may be that we shall see Him only when the trial is passing; but we must dare to believe that He never leaves the crucible.
也许要等到试炼过去的时候,我们才能看见祂;可是我们敢相信祂从来没有离开过我们。Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days.
魔鬼要把你们中间几个人下在监里,叫你们被试炼,你们必受患难十日。Pet. 1: 6 In which time you exult, though for a little while at present, if it must be, you have been made sorrowful by various trials.
彼前一6在那时期你们要欢腾,尽管目前在诸般的试炼中,或许必须暂时忧愁。Were those horrendous spiritual tests in line with Satan's usual method of trying to make people sin?
那些可怕的属灵试炼,是否与撒旦常用来使人犯罪的方式相似呢?I say to myself that this is the last test, if he still don't understand me, I'll leave quietly. . .
我告诉自己,这是最后一次试炼。如果他再不懂。我就安静的离开。A PRAYER: Lord help me trust you today even if I cannot see the reason behind the testing.
祷告:主啊,当我遇到试炼的时候,或许我未能立即明白你的心意,但求你帮助我懂得信靠你。