2. Manna issue 92 - The Garden Of Prayer 禱告花園
Jachin—Singapore 新加坡 Jachin
MAKE TIME TO PRAY 抽空禱告
Do we ever feel too busy to pray?
There is always too much to do in a day, and we hurry to complete our to-do list.
So when we kneel to pray, it is often a hurried prayer.
Time should not dictate our prayers.
A lack of time isn’t an excuse for not praying.
God gives all of us twenty-four hours in a day
—we need to make time to pray.
Surely,
we can sacrifice some screen time
or give up some unnecessary leisure activities to pray.
我們有沒有覺得太忙，而沒有時間禱告？
每天總有太多事情要做，而我們總是趕緊要完成自已的待辦事項清單。
所以當我們跪下來禱告的時候，往往亦是匆忙的禱告。
時間不應該控制支配我們的祈禱。
沒有時間不是沒有禱告的藉口。
神給了我們全部人，一天都有二十四小時，
—我們要騰出時間來祈禱。
確定的是，
我們可以犧牲一些看節目影片的時間
或者放棄一些非必要的休閒活動，來祈禱。
DANIEL: COMMITMENT TO PRAYER 但以理：投入決心禱告
How did Daniel manage an impeccable prayer life with an impeccable work record
(Dan 6:3–4, 10)?
If we allow our time to dictate our prayers,
then we will never have time to pray.
There will always be time-consuming tasks that we have to fulfill.
Time never dictated Daniel’s prayer,
it was prayer that dictated his time.
Daniel maintained his three-times-a-day prayer routine
even when he became chief over all the wise men and had to manage others as well as his own tasks,
and when he became a governor over the whole country and people were seeking his downfall.
He even continued to pray when to do so would endanger his life.
This is why the Bible said that Daniel had an excellent spirit
—he was fully and truly committed to prayer.
但以理如何維持了無可挑剔的禱告生活，且達成無可挑剔的工作成績
（但 6：3-4，10）？
如果我們允許用自已的時間，來決定自已的禱告，
那麼我們將永遠沒有時間祈禱。
我們總會有耗時的活動，自已要去完成。
時間從未控制但以理的祈禱，
而是祈禱，決定了他的時間運用。
但以理保持了每天三次的禱告習慣，
即使當他成為了全部智者的首長，必須管理他人和自己任務的時候，
還有當他成為全國的總督時，有一些人會尋找機會，讓他垮台。
當這樣做會危及他生命的時候，他甚至繼續禱告。
這就是為什麼，聖經說但以理有很好靈性，
—他全心全意的禱告。
JESUS: PRAY AS WE SERVE 耶穌：禱告如同我們事奉
Nothing happened in the work of Jesus without prayers
(Mt 14:23; Mk 1:35; 6:46; Lk 9:18, 28; Jn 17).
The more divine work Jesus did, the more He prayed.
Often, the opposite is true for us.
The more time we put into church work, the less time we have to pray.
Why the difference?
We have the misunderstanding that prayer is passive but the action is in the work.
But prayer is not passive
—it is active.
Work before prayer emphasizes what we can do.
Prayer before work emphasizes what God can do.
Rather than thinking that our lack of time is the cause for our lack of prayer,
have we considered that it might be the other way round?
Prayer creates time because we prioritize God,
who will help us to do all that we need to do
(Ps 127:1).
沒有禱告，耶穌的事工就不會發生
（太 14：23；可 1：35；6：46；路 9：18，28；約 17）。
耶穌做的聖工越多，他祈禱的時間就越長。
通常對我們來說，正好恰恰相反。
我們投入教會工作的時間越多，我們禱告的時間就越少。
為什麼有這種區別？
我們誤以為，禱告是被動的，但行動是在進行中。
但禱告不是被動的
—它是要主動積極的。
作工始於禱告之前，強調的是我們能做什麼。
先開始禱告，再去工作，強調的是，神會做什麼事。
與其認為我們缺乏時間，是我們缺乏禱告的原因，
我們是否有想過，事實可能是正好相反的？
禱告產生時間，因為我們以神為優先，
神會幫助我們，做我們需要去作的一切事情
（詩 127：1）。
THE REALM OF PRAYER 禱告的國度
The garden of prayer (Gen 3:8):
Just as Adam and Eve talked with God in the garden of Eden,
prayer is precious time spent alone with our Lord.
An offering of incense (Ps 141:2; Rev 5:8):
Has the smoke of the incense of our prayers ascended before God?
禱告花園（創 3：8）：
就像亞當夏娃在伊甸園中，與神交談一樣，
禱告是與我們的主單獨相處，所使用的寶貴時間。
獻上馨香（詩 141：2；啟 5：8）：
我們禱告的馨香之氣，是否上升陳列於神面前？
EXAMINE OUR PRAYERS 檢視自已的禱告
If we have not yet received the Holy Spirit, have we lost heart?
Or are we earnestly praying with faith, perseverance and humility,
as when we first began
(Lk 11:9–13)?
If we have already received the Holy Spirit,
are we still praying as earnestly as before?
Do we groan for our future inheritance,
as Paul says,
“earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven”
(2 Cor 5:2)?
Are we just satisfied to have received the Holy Spirit,
or will we allow Him to work in us and help us in our weaknesses?
We tend to grow in our prayers from childhood to the time we receive the Holy Spirit.
Have we stagnated since then?
If we can grow in our prayers,
we will grow spiritually and be firmly planted in our faith.
HOW SHOULD WE PRAY?
如果我們還沒有得到聖靈，我們是不是灰心了？
或者我們帶著信心、毅力和謙卑，迫切祈禱，
就像我們剛開始一樣
（路 11：9-13）？
如果我們已經得到聖靈，
我們是否還像以前一樣，迫切禱告呢？
我們是否會為自已未來的產業而歎息，
正如保羅所說，
“2深想得那從天上來的房屋，好像穿上衣服；”
（林後 5：2）？
我們是否只是滿足於得到了聖靈，
還是我們會讓他在我們心裡工作，幫助我們克服弱點？
從孩提時代到領受聖靈，我們的禱告往往會有所成長。
從那以後，我們是否就停滯不前了呢？
如果我們能在禱告中成長，
我們將會在靈性上有所長進，並在我們的信仰中牢牢紮根。
我們應該如何禱告？
Philippians 4:6:
We can bring all our requests to God in prayer.
腓立比書四章 6 節：
我們可以在禱告中，把自已所有的祈求帶到神面前。
Ephesians 6:18:
Be watchful to pray with supplication and all perseverance.
以弗所書六章 18 節：
儆醒禱告，祈求和堅持不懈。
Colossians 4:2:
Pray with thanksgiving.
歌羅西書四章 2 節：
帶著感恩禱告。
Colossians 4:3:
Pray that God opens the door for His work to be done.
歌羅西書四章 3 節：
祈求神打開大門，完成祂的工作。
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