The Spiritual Journey

Fasting Day 29-30, 禁食第29-30天

“Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.””

Mark 14:37-38

“耶穌回來，看見門徒睡著了，就對彼得說：“西門，你睡覺嗎？你連一個小時也不能警醒嗎？ 應當警醒、禱告，免得陷入試探；你們心靈雖然願意，肉體卻是軟弱的。””

馬可福音 14:37-38

Spiritual journey is a marathon. Often times I get frustrated because I fall short of my lofty goals. But I’m reminded that just as one is trained in marathon is the same as one growing on the spiritual journey. You lift 50 pounds and you fall short of few reps, but next time you can do better. You run 5 miles and you can run 6 the next time. We condition ourselves to be spiritually stronger. And the ultimate goal is to be at the mountain top which is completely reigning in the Spirit with Christ defeating the desires of the flesh. But we must cherish and enjoy the process of the hike. Don’t be discouraged!

屬靈的生命如同馬拉松。我常常感到挫折因為我無法達到我的目標。但我被提醒就如同一個人為著馬拉松所受訓，我們也在屬靈的路程上受訓。你舉重一次可以舉50磅但只能做幾次，下次可以做更多下。你跑步一次可以跑5英里，下次可以6英里。我們就是不斷訓練自己屬靈上越來越強盛。但最終我們是要到山頂那就是完全和耶穌在靈裡掌權完全勝過肉體的慾望。但我們也必須享受珍惜在我們上山的這段路程。不要氣餒！