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14 成全完備
星期一 雅各書 1:1~8

問候 1 James, am a slave of God and the
Master Jesus, writing to the twelve
1 神和主耶穌基督的僕人雅各問候散居 tribes scattered to Kingdom Come:
在各處的十二個支派的人。 Hello!

信心和智慧 Faith Under Pressure

2 我的弟兄們，你們遭受各種試煉時， 2-4 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when
都要認為是大喜樂， tests and challenges come at you from
all sides. You know that under pressure,
3 因為知道你們的信心經過考驗，就生 your faith-life is forced into the open and
忍耐。 shows its true colors. So don’t try to get
out of anything prematurely. Let it do its
4 但要讓忍耐發揮完全的功用，使你們 work so you become mature and well-
能又完全又完整，一無所缺。 developed, not deficient in any way.

5 你們中間若有缺少智慧的，該求那厚 5-8 If you don’t know what you’re doing,
賜與眾人又不斥責人的神，神必賜給 pray to the Father. He loves to help.
他。 You’ll get his help, and won’t be
condescended to when you ask for it.
6 只要憑著信心求，一點也不疑惑；因 Ask boldly, believingly, without a second
為那疑惑的人，就像海中的波浪被風 thought. People who “worry their
吹動翻騰。 prayers” are like wind-whipped waves.
Don’t think you’re going to get anything
7 這樣的人不要想從主那裏得到甚麼。 from the Master that way, adrift at sea,
8 三心二意的人，在他一切所行的路上 keeping all your options open.

都搖擺不定。