Step Two in Crisis: Focus and Se

Step Two in Crisis: Focus and Seek God

危机中第二步：定睛、寻求神

Nov 8, 2017

“I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me”(Proverbs 8:17 ISV).

“爱我的，我也爱他，恳切寻求我的，必寻见。”（箴8:17 和修）

We’ve all had times of crisis that test everything in life, including our trust in God. Daniel gives us a great blueprint for prayer during these difficult times.

我们都在生活中任何事情中经历过危机，包括我们对上帝的信心。但以理在他的困难时期给了我们一个伟大的祷告蓝图。

We can find six important principles for this in Daniel 9. In the last devotional, we looked at the first of those principles —we let God speak to us before we speak to him.

在但以理书9章，我们可以发现六个重要原则。在最后一个祷告中，我们发现其中的第一个原则——在我们与上帝说话之前，求上帝先对我们说话。

The second step to praying in a way God will answer during a time of crisis is to focus our attention on God and seek him.

以上帝在危机中会回答你的方式祷告，第二步就是集中注意力定睛上帝并且寻找他。

Daniel did this in Daniel 9:3a:“I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him”(ESV).

但以理做到了这点，但以理书9:3：“我面向主　神，禁食，披麻蒙灰，恳切祷告祈求。”（和修）

This is basic relationship advice that works beyond your relationship with God. You’ll improve any relationship in your life if you physically turn yourself toward the other person and focus on them when they talk to you. Whenever my wife talks with me, I turn my face toward her. I’ve been married for more than 40 years. I can tell you this pays great dividends in our relationship. She loves it, because she knows she has my undivided attention.

这是最基本的关于关系的建议，可以运用在你与上帝的关系之外。如果当别人对你说话是，你身体上转向对方并且定睛对方，这回提升你生命中的任何关系。不论什么时候，我的妻子对我说话，我就转过脸来面朝她。我已经结婚超过40年了。我可以告诉你这对于我们的关系来说有着极大的分红。她爱这样，因为她知道她有我的专心。

Turning your face toward someone shows attention. You can do with this God, too. Physically, look up toward the sky. If you can, go outside and look into the heavens as you pray.

转脸朝着别人表现出我们的专心。你也可以对上帝这么做。身体上，转向看着天空。如果可以的话，在你祷告的时候，去到户外看着天堂。

Physically turning toward God is the first step in truly focusing on him and seeking him, which is vitally important during a crisis (and every other moment of our lives).

身体上转向神是定睛他、寻求他的第一步，这也是在危机中至关重要的一步（同样也是我们生活中其他关键时刻的重要一步）。

In Amos 5:4b, God says,“Seek me and live.”(NIV). You’re not really living unless you’re truly seeking God.

在阿摩司书5:4，上帝说，“你们要寻求我，就必存活。”（和修） 如果你不真正的寻求上帝，你就不是真正的活着。

We’re often in crisis because we’ve stopped seeking the Lord in certain aspects of our lives. To get out of the crisis in life, we have to do things differently.

我们在我们生活的某些方面已经停止寻求上帝，所以我们经常遇到危机。为了摆脱我们生命中的危机，我们必须做一些不同的事情。

You’re guaranteed success by God when you seek him. He tells us,“I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me”(Proverbs 8:17 ISV).

当你寻求上帝的时候，他是你成功的保障。他告诉我们，“爱我的，我也爱他，恳切寻求我的，必寻见。”（箴言8:17 和修）

Talk It Over

讨论问题

How focused would you say you are when it comes to seeking God in every area of your life? Take some time to reflect and decide. What are things you can do to be more consistent and faithful?

当你在生活中所有的方面都寻求神的时候，你会怎样的定睛上帝呢？花一些时间反思与决定。你可以做哪些事情来更加的坚持与忠实？

Where do you find yourself frequently distracted when you pray?

当你祷告的时候，你会发现你自己在哪些方面经常心烦意乱？

Where are you most able to focus fully on God when you pray?

当你祷告的时候，你在那些方面更容易全身心定睛上帝？