Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters . . . , so our eyes look to the Lord our God . . . —Psalm 123:2
This verse is a description of total reliance on God. Just as the eyes of a servant are riveted on his master, our eyes should be directed to and focused on God. This is how knowledge of His countenance is gained and how God reveals Himself to us (see Isaiah 53:1). Our spiritual strength begins to be drained when we stop lifting our eyes to Him. Our stamina is sapped, not so much through external troubles surrounding us but through problems in our thinking. We wrongfully think, “I suppose I’ve been stretching myself a little too much, standing too tall and trying to look like God instead of being an ordinary humble person.” We have to realize that no effort can be too high.
For example, you came to a crisis in your life, took a stand for God, and even had the witness of the Spirit as a confirmation that what you did was right. But now, maybe weeks or years have gone by, and you are slowly coming to the conclusion— “Well, maybe what I did showed too much pride or was superficial. Was I taking a stand a bit too high for me?” Your “rational” friends come and say, “Don’t be silly. We knew when you first talked about this spiritual awakening that it was a passing impulse, that you couldn’t hold up under the strain. And anyway, God doesn’t expect you to endure.” You respond by saying, “Well, I suppose I was expecting too much.” That sounds humble to say, but it means that your reliance on God is gone, and you are now relying on worldly opinion. The danger comes when, no longer relying on God, you neglect to focus your eyes on Him. Only when God brings you to a sudden stop will you realize that you have been the loser. Whenever there is a spiritual drain in your life, correct it immediately. Realize that something has been coming between you and God, and change or remove it at once.
仰望的方向
看哪，僕人的眼睛怎樣望主人的手……我們的眼睛也照樣望耶和華我們的神……（詩一二三2）
這節經文是對神完全信賴的描寫。僕人的眼如何注視主人，我們的眼也同樣仰望神，以致對他的容貌認識日增（賽五十三1）。我們一不仰望神，就產生屬靈的漏症。這漏症不是由於外在的煩惱，而是在於我們有這樣的幻想：[我想自己伸展得太用力了，用腳尖站立，努力像神，而不作一個謙卑平凡人。 ]要知道並沒有太過竭力這一回事。
例如：你因為神而面臨危機，但你有聖靈得印證，知道怎樣去作才對。可是隨著年日過去，你卻逐漸有這樣得結論 - [看來，我不是過分自負嗎？我所作得不是太【過火】麽？ ]你那些講理智的朋友說：[別傻啦，你當時說起那個屬靈醒覺，我們就看出是一時的衝動，你受不起那種壓力的，神也不期望你這樣做。 ]你就會說：[這個，我想自己的期望也太過了。 ]聽來多謙卑，可是對神的信賴已盡失，開始信賴世界的見解。你不再仰賴神，不再抬頭注視他，這就是危機。惟有等到神突然把你停住，你才曉得自己是在倒退。所以，一發現有漏症，就該立即補救。要承認在你與神之間有了阻隔，並且要立刻去對付。
祈禱◆噢，主啊，我在舉止和行為上何等緩慢地表現神仁慈的恩典！你的美譽何時才為著你的榮耀臨到我身上？
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