YOU ARE NOT ALONE. You have a good God who loves you.你并不孤单，你有一位良善的神在爱你

Maybe like the man in Gadara, you have been tormented by the demons of your past. Perhaps, like him, youhave been isolating yourself, and the thoughts that fill your mind are morbid and full of death. Perhaps something happened to you, and you have been cuttingyourself to express the deep self-loathing and hurt you cannot put into words, inflictingphysical pain on yourself in the hope that it would drown the mental andemotional pain inside you. Or perhaps like the two disciples, you had pinned yourhopes on something or someone, and now your heart is broken because your hopes have been crushed. It could be family members who seem to have abandoned you, leavingyou feeling alone, helpless, and afraid. Whatever you are going through, theenemy wants you to think no one understands.

也许就像格拉森被鬼附的那个人，你一直被过去的经历折磨着。也许像他一样，你孤立自己，你的思想被病态，充满死亡的想法占据着。也许你身上发生过什么事，使你一直伤害自己以表达对自己深深的厌恶，希望身体上的痛苦会淹没内心和情感上的痛苦。也许就像以马忤斯路上的两个门徒，你把希望寄托在某件事或某个人身上，随着希望破碎,你的心也碎了。可能是家人抛弃了你，让你感到孤单无助,害怕。无论你正经历着什么，仇敌希望你觉得没有人理解你。

Today, I pray that you will see that you are not alone. You have a good God who loves you and whose faithfulness endures to all generations(see Ps.119:90)!

今天,我祷告你将知道你不是孤单的。你有一位爱你的神，他的诚实存到万代。（诗篇119：90）

God Has Not Abandoned You上帝从未放弃你

The Bible tells us Elijah was alone in the wilderness when he cried out to God .The angel of the Lord came to him as he slept and woke him up to eat some fresh bread baked over hot coals, and to drink from a jar of water(see l Kings 19:5-6NIV).Elijah ate and drank, and then he laid down again. And the angel of theLord came back a second time and touched him, and said,“ Arise and eat, becausethe journey is too great for you”(1 Kings 19:7).

圣经告诉我们，当以利亚向神呼求的时候，他独自在旷野里。主的使者在他熟睡的时候向他走来，叫醒了他，让他吃喝炭火烧的饼和水（见列王记上19：5-6）。以利亚吃了又喝了，然后又躺下。耶和华的使者第二次回来摸他，对他说：“起来吃吧！因为你当走的路甚远。”（列王纪上19：7）。

When you find “the angelof the Lord” in the Old Testament, in most instances it refers to thepre-incarnate appearance of Christ. What a beautiful picture of our Lord Jesusseeking us out to strengthen and feed us during our seasons of discouragement!In the day of Elijah's faith, ravens fed him and a widow sustained him(see 1Kings17:3-6,8-15).But in the day of his depression, angels waited on him, andGod Himself came to him and fed him.

当你在《旧约》中读到“神的使者”时，多数情况指的是道成肉身之前的基督。在我们失意的时候，主耶稣亲自来寻找我们，坚固我们，喂养我们，多么美丽的画面！在以利亚有信心的日子，乌鸦为他预备食物，寡妇来扶持他（见列王记17：3，8-15）。但在他抑郁的日子里，有天使等候他，神亲自喂养他。

The same Jesus who looked for Elijah in the wilderness also sought out the Gadarene demoniac amongthe forsaken tombs. The Gospel of Mark records how our Lord Jesus had spent awhole day teaching the multitudes but when evening came, He instructed Hisdisciples to bring Him over to the country of the Gadarenes on the other sideof the Sea of Galilee. I believe He had heard the cry of one man and traveledacross the Sea of Galilee for one reason-----to deliver that man. The man“ haddemons for a long time”(Luke 8:27), but after just one encounter with Jesus, hewas freed from his oppression. Later, he was found sitting at the feet ofJesus, clothed and in his right mind”(Luke 8:35).It doesn't matter how long youhave been bound by depressive thoughts that grip your mind. In one instance, our Lord Jesus can set you free. That is my prayer for you today.

在旷野寻找以利亚的耶稣，同样也在废弃的坟墓中找到了格拉森被鬼附的人。马可福音记载了我们的主耶稣花了一整天时间教导众人，但到了晚上，他指示他的门徒带他到加利利海对面的格拉森。我相信他听到了一个人的哭声，就穿过加利利海来到这里，只为了一个原因---拯救那个人。这个人“被鬼附很长时间了”（路加福音8：27），但他一遇到耶稣，他就从压迫中解脱了。后来有人看见鬼离开的那人穿着衣服坐在耶稣脚前，，神志清醒“（路加福音8：35）你被抑郁的思想束缚了多久并不重要。这个故事告诉你，我们的主耶稣可以释放你。这是我今天为你的祈祷。 

As for the two disciples, the Bible tells us that as the conversed on the road to Emmaus, “Jesus Himself drew near and went with them”(Luke 24:15,boldface mine)And He said to them,“What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?'(Luke24:17).Do you know that our Lord Jesus notices it when you are sad? The people around you may not know what you are going through---they see only the happy pictures you post on social media and know nothing of the emptiness and despair you have learned to hide so well-but Jesus knows.He knows your secret sadness,and He Himself is drawing near to you. 

至于这两个门徒，圣经告诉我们，当他们在去以马忤斯的路上交谈时，“耶稣亲自就近他们，和他们同行”（路加福音24：15）。耶稣对他们说，“你们走路彼此谈论的是什么事呢？”(路加福音24：17)。你知道在你伤心的时候，我们的主耶稣看见了吗？你周围的人可能不知道你正在经历什么——他们只看到你在社交网络上发布的充满欢笑的照片，却对你的空虚和绝望一无所知——但耶稣知道。祂知道你内心的忧伤，祂亲自就近你。

Do you want to know what our Lord Jesus did to lift the two disciples out of their despondency?The Bible tells us that "He expounded to them in all the Scriptures thethings concerning Himself"(Luke24：27).The more we see Jesus in the Scriptures, the moresadness loses its hold on us. The disciples later said to each other," Didnot our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while Heopened the Scriptures to us?"(Luke 24:32).

你想知道我们的主耶稣做了什么把这两个门徒从沮丧中带出来吗？圣经告诉我们，“于是从摩西和众先知起，凡经上所指着自己的话，都给他们讲解明白了。”（路加福音24：27）。当我们越多的在经文中看到耶稣，悲伤就越多地失去对我们的控制。门徒彼此说：“在路上，他和我们说话，给我们讲解圣经的时候，我们的心岂不是火热的吗？””（路加福音24：32）

If you feel your heart burning within you now, that's your Lord Jesus speaking to you and revealing His love to you. But even if you do not feel anything, I know He is reaching out to you even as I write these words. He loves you more than you can ever comprehend!

如果你现在感觉到你的心是火热的，那是因为主耶稣在对你说话，他向你显明他对你的爱。但即使你没有感觉到任何东西，我知道在我写下这些话的时候，他已经伸手触碰你了。他对你的爱远远超过你所能理解的！

You Are Not Alone 你不是孤立无援的！

Maybe you have believed the lie that you are alone in your discouragement and depression. I pray that you have caught a glimpse of a God who loves you, a God who knows you are hurting. He is seeking you out right now. He is not waiting for you to get your act together. Our Lord Jesus is not far away and indifferent to your pain. His heart is filled with love and compassion toward you. His name in Hebrew is Yeshua and it means "salvation. Today He wants to save you. He knows how heavy your burdens are and how exhausted you feel. He knows the journey ahead is too great for you. Right now, He is saying to you,“ Come to Me,all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”(Matt.11:28).If you are weary, and the burden you are carrying has grown too heavy for you， you are eligible for His invitation. Will you take it up, and let Him carry you? Will you give Him your burdens and receive His rest? 

也许你曾经相信过这样的谎言：在你抑郁或沮丧之时，你是孤独的。我祈祷你已经瞥见了一个爱你的上帝，一个知道你所受到的伤害的上帝。他现在正在找你。他并不等着你行动起来。我们的主耶稣离你不远，他对你的痛苦不是漠不关心。他的心中充满了对你的爱和同情。他的希伯来语名字是约书亚（Yeshua），意思是“救赎。今天他想救你。他知道你的负担有多重，你感到多么疲惫。他知道前面的路对你来说太漫长了。现在，祂对你说：「凡劳苦担重担的人，可以到我这里来，我就使你们得安息。」（马太福音11章28节），如果你感到疲乏，负担太重，你就有资格得着他的邀请。你愿意接受他的邀请，让他背着你走吗？你会把你的重担给他，领受他的安息吗？

Jesus prepared bread forElijah and fed him when he had no more will to live. But do you know that Healso prepared bread for His disciples when they were worn out from fishing allnight and had caught nothing?

耶稣为以利亚预备饼，在他失去了活下去动力的时候给他吃。你们知道吗，当门徒们整夜劳力，并没有打着什么的时候，祂也为门徒们预备了饼。

Maybe you know what itfeels like to toil all night and catch absolutely nothing. Maybe you have beentrying again and again to get out of that addiction, but all your efforts havecome to naught. The Gospel of John records how the disciples returned to theshore and saw “a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread'(John21:9).Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life.Whoever comes tome willnever go hungry,and whoever believes in me wilnever be thirsty”(John 6:35NIV).

也许你知道整夜劳碌却一事无成的感觉，也许你一次次地试图摆脱某种瘾症，但是你所做的一切都是徒劳的。约翰福音记载了门徒们回到岸边， “看见那里有炭火，上面有鱼，又有饼”（约翰福音21：9）。耶稣说，“我就是生命的粮，到我这里来的，必定不饿；信我的，永远不渴。“（约翰福音6：35）。 

He is preparing bread for you right now, and He is inviting you to partake of Him. Has it been a long night for you？He is sayingto you,"Come and eat breakfast'(John21:12).

现在，他为你预备了饼，他邀请你在他的生命上有份。对你来说这是个漫漫长夜吗？他在对你说，“你们来吃早饭。”（约翰福音21：12）

In and of your own strength, you cannot get yourself out of your depression. Your willpower is not enough to force yourself out of the darkness and despair. But when you partake of our Lord Jesus and His finished work on the cross ,you can receive supernatural strength. 

你不可能依靠自我的力量摆脱抑郁症。你的意志力并不足以将你自己带出黑暗和失望。但当你领受了主耶稣的生命和他在十字架上为你所做成的一切的时候，你将领受超自然的力量。

 After Elijah ate, the Bible records that he was strengthened by the food, and he traveled for forty days and forty nights(see 1 Kings 19:8).Jesus' body was broken for you that you might be whole-spirit, soul, and body. Partake of Him today by meditating on all He has done for you on the cross. Allow Him to strengthen and sustain you. And as you put your trust in Him, this is His promise for you: Even the youths shall faint and be weary,  And the young men shall utterly fall， But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary ,They shall walk and not faint.   一Isaiah 40:30-31

以利亚吃过饼之后，圣经记载说他因食物而强壮，他走了四十昼夜（见列王纪上19：8），耶稣的身体为你们破碎，是要叫你们的身，心，灵都能完整。今天就借着默想祂在十字架上为你所做成的一切，来分享祂的生命。让他来坚固和供应你。当你信靠他的时候，这就是他所应许你们的:

【赛40:30】就是少年人也要疲乏困倦，强壮的也必全然跌倒；【赛40:31】但那等候耶和华的，必从新得力。他们必如鹰展翅上腾，他们奔跑却不困倦，行走却不疲乏。

Don't feel like you have to be strong right away. The Lord is so gentle and so patient, and He is more than prepared to take this journey with you. He fed Elijah and let him rest before feeding him once more. See the Lord feeding you so gently and sotenderly. And as you meditate on His love and promises for you, I pray thatyour strength will be renewed like never before.

不用觉得你必须马上坚强起来。主是如此温柔，耐心，祂更愿意与你同行。他喂养以利亚，让他休息，然后再喂养他。主也如此温柔地喂养你。当你默想神对你的爱和应许时，我祈祷你的力量会得到前所未有的恢复。