蒙福的感受是從改變心境而來,而不在於獲得更多祝福。
● Prayers go up and blessings come down. ~Yiddish proverb
禱告獻上,恩福賜下。
● Try claiming God’s blessings instead of merely long-ing for them. ~Henry Jacobsen
嘗試以宣告神的祝福,來替代僅是渴想它們吧!
● When you think of life, think first about the blessings you have. Don't focus on misfortunes, for they are but a faint shadow. ~Catherine Pulsifer
當你一想到人生,請先想想所擁有的祝福吧;不要專注於不幸,因它們不過是個暗淡的影兒。
● Temporal blessings are not definite marks of divine favor, since God gives them to the unworthy, and to the wicked, as well as to the righteous. ~C.H. Spurgeon
現世的福氣並非一定是上天恩寵的記號,因為神同樣也賜給那些不配、邪惡的人,就像賜給義人一樣。
● A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings. ~Mason Cooley
蒙福的感受是從改變心境而來,不在於獲得更多祝福。
● All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, com-mitted to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.~John Calvin
我們所享有的一切祝福,都是天賜的存款,交由我們託管,好使我們的鄰舍受惠獲益。
● Life holds so many simple blessings, each day bring-ing its own individual wonder. ~John McLeod
人生蘊含了諸多單純的祝福,每一天都攜帶著它獨特的驚喜。
● Submit to God and at peace with Him, in this way pros-perity will come to you.
你要認識神,就得平安,福氣也必臨到你。 ~伯 22:21
●Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and pros-perity will be yours.
凡敬畏耶和華、遵行祂道的人,便為有福。你要吃勞碌得來 的,你要享福,事情順利。 ~詩 128:1-2
● Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains under standing.
得智慧、得聰明的,這人便為有福。 ~箴 3:13
●The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
耶和華所賜的福,使人富足,並不加上憂慮。 ~箴 10:22
●“Martha, Martha,” The Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
耶穌回答說:「馬大,馬大,你為許多的事思慮煩擾,但是不可少的只有一件,馬利亞已經選擇那上好的福份,是不能 奪去的。」 ~路 10:41-42
●But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crip-pled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Al-though they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.
你擺設筵席,倒要請那些貧窮的、殘廢的、瘸腿的、瞎眼的 ,你就有福了。因為他們沒有什麼可報答你,到義人復活的時候,你要得著報答。 ~路 14:13-14