Are You Obsessed by Something?

Who is the man that fears the Lord? —Psalm 25:12

Are you obsessed by something? You will probably say, “No, by nothing,” but all of us are obsessed by something— usually by ourselves, or, if we are Christians, by our own experience of the Christian life. But the psalmist says that we are to be obsessed by God. The abiding awareness of the Christian life is to be God Himself, not just thoughts about Him. The total being of our life inside and out is to be absolutely obsessed by the presence of God. A child’s awareness is so absorbed in his mother that although he is not consciously thinking of her, when a problem arises, the abiding relationship is that with the mother. In that same way, we are to “live and move and have our being” in God (Acts 17:28), looking at everything in relation to Him, because our abiding awareness of Him continually pushes itself to the forefront of our lives.

If we are obsessed by God, nothing else can get into our lives— not concerns, nor tribulation, nor worries. And now we understand why our Lord so emphasized the sin of worrying. How can we dare to be so absolutely unbelieving when God totally surrounds us? To be obsessed by God is to have an effective barricade against all the assaults of the enemy.

“He himself shall dwell in prosperity . . .” (Psalm 25:13). God will cause us to “dwell in prosperity,” keeping us at ease, even in the midst of tribulation, misunderstanding, and slander, if our “life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). We rob ourselves of the miraculous, revealed truth of this abiding companionship with God. “God is our refuge . . .” (Psalm 46:1). Nothing can break through His shelter of protection.

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纏繞你的是什麼？

誰敬畏耶和華？ （詩二十五12）

你被什麼纏繞著？你會說：[沒有。 ]其實人都有些東西纏繞著，而這通常就是我們自己；若是信徒，纏繞我們的，就是我們的經歷。詩人說我們要被神纏繞不息。要生命持續不息的，應該是與神同在，而不是單單想念他。我們內外的生命，應該被神無間歇地縈繞著。像一個小孩子對母親的緊纏；雖然他並沒有刻意想著她，可是一有危難，那常存的關係就是他母親。因此，我們生活、作工、存留，都在於神。我們通過神來觀察事物，因為對神常存的知覺，每時每刻都浮現在我們眼前。

神若在我們周遭縈繞不歇，就沒有什麼可以進襲－－沒有憂慮、患難、焦急。這樣，我們就明白為何主這樣強調憂慮的罪。神若圍繞我們，我們豈敢對他毫無信心？神的圍繞，是抵禦敵害的最有效屏障。

[他必安然居住。 ]生命若與基督一同藏在神裡面，即使在患難、誤會、讒謗圍攻之下，他也必保守我們安然無恙。對於神時刻同行的奇妙體會，我們往往失之交臂。 [神是我們的避難所]－－什麼也透不過這蔭庇。

祈禱◆呀，主啊，你的面容、你的感動、你的賜福，是我心所尋求的。主啊，感動我，直至我的每一部分，都被你恩慈和帶有能力的平安所震撼和振奮。