The Concept of Divine Control

. . . how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! —Matthew 7:11

Jesus is laying down the rules of conduct in this passage for those people who have His Spirit. He urges us to keep our minds filled with the concept of God’s control over everything, which means that a disciple must maintain an attitude of perfect trust and an eagerness to ask and to seek.

Fill your mind with the thought that God is there. And once your mind is truly filled with that thought, when you experience difficulties it will be as easy as breathing for you to remember, “My heavenly Father knows all about this!” This will be no effort at all, but will be a natural thing for you when difficulties and uncertainties arise. Before you formed this concept of divine control so powerfully in your mind, you used to go from person to person seeking help, but now you go to God about it. Jesus is laying down the rules of conduct for those people who have His Spirit, and it works on the following principle: God is my Father, He loves me, and I will never think of anything that He will forget, so why should I worry?

Jesus said there are times when God cannot lift the darkness from you, but you should trust Him. At times God will appear like an unkind friend, but He is not; He will appear like an unnatural father, but He is not; He will appear like an unjust judge, but He is not. Keep the thought that the mind of God is behind all things strong and growing. Not even the smallest detail of life happens unless God’s will is behind it. Therefore, you can rest in perfect confidence in Him. Prayer is not only asking, but is an attitude of the mind which produces the atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural. “Ask, and it will be given to you . . .” (Matthew 7:7).

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神掌管一切的觀念

何況你們在天上的父，豈不更把好東西給求他的人麼？ （太七11）

耶穌為那些有他的靈在心中的人，設下一些行為的法則。他藉這幾句簡單的辯論，要我們滿心相信神是控制一切事情的。意思就是：門徒必須完全信靠，同事渴切尋找祈求。

你的心思要牢扣神在這裡的意念，這樣，困難一旦臨到，你就像呼吸一樣，記得：[嗨，我的父完全知道！ ]你不必費力，這個意念是在困惑壓逼之中自然出來的。以往你會去找這個人那個人幫忙，如今你既對神至高的掌管如此堅信，你就去找神。耶穌在此為有他靈的人奠下行為的法則，原則就是——神是我的父，他愛我，沒有忘記我的每一件事，那末，我何必憂慮呢？

耶穌說神有時候不把黑幕挪開，你仍要信靠他。神似乎像個狠心的朋友，他其實不是。他似乎像個不合理​​的父親，他實在不是。他似乎像不公正的審判官，他絕非如此。要記住，神實在一切事的背後。這觀念要加強且不住的增長。除非神的旨意在背後，否則沒有任何事可以發生，因此你大可以完全信靠安息。祈禱不光是祈求，更是一種生髮自然祈求氣氛的心態。 [你們祈求，就給你們。 ]

祈禱◆噢，主啊，以你充沛的能力、恩慈和美善，來激勵我的生命；讓它有機會顯露你的面容。這似乎便是我全部的禱告。