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 Trust God, not feelings

Mary zigzagged around mud puddles as she walked home in the rain, but her feet were still getting wet.
瑪莉在下雨天，繞過泥濘的水坑走路回家，但是她的腳還是弄濕了。   

I know Mom and Dad both had stuff they had to do today, but it seems like they could have gotten somebody to give me a ride, she thought gloomily.
她沮喪想著，我知道媽咪和爹地今天都有事要做，但是他們似乎可以找人來載我吧!

And there won‘t be anybody home for a while, either! But when Mary reached the back porch, she was surprised to see her sister Kate there. 而且家中也會ㄧ陣子沒人在!但是在瑪莉走到了後門，很驚訝看到她的姊姊凱特在家。

"Hi!" called Kate. "I'm home from college for the weekend." She grinned cheerfully. "It's such a beautiful, sunshiny day, don't you think?" she teased.
“嗨!”(凱特打招呼)。“這週末我從大學回家來渡假。”(高興地咧嘴笑)。“真是ㄧ個美好又情朗的天氣，妳不認為嗎?”(她逗弄著說)。

"No, I don't!" exclaimed Mary, wiping water off her face.
“不，我不認為!”(瑪莉大叫，擦掉臉上的水)
"But it really is a sunshiny day," insisted Kate, "even if it doesn't look like it.”
“但它真的是陽光普照的ㄧ天,”(凱特堅持),“即使它看來可能不是這樣.”

"Well, today's sunshine is a little wet," said Mary. "I think you've been studying too hard, Kate, and your brain has gone to sleep."
“哦,今天的陽光是有點潮濕,”(瑪莉說),“我想妳是用功過度,凱特,妳的大腦已經睡著了.”

"Just tell me this," said Kate as she looked out into the rain. "Is the sun still up there? Or has it left? Did it go somewhere else?"

“只要告訴我這個”,(凱特說,看著外面的雨).“太陽是否還在那裡呢?或是離開了呢?它到其他地方了嗎?”

"No," answered Mary, "but it's sure hidden. I haven't seen it for days."
“不”,(瑪莉回答),“但它確實被遮住了.我已經好幾天沒看到它了.”
"But think about it, Mary," continued Kate.
“但想一想,瑪莉,”(凱特繼續說).

 "We don't see the sun, but that doesn't mean it's not there. Behind those dark clouds, the sun still shines! It just goes to show that we shouldn't trust only what we see; we should trust the truth.”
“我們沒看到太陽,並不表式它不在那裡.在那些黑雲之後,太陽依舊照射著!這顯示我們不應只信我們所看到的;我們應該相信事實.”

When Mary didn't reply, Kate smiled and added, "Like . . . take Jesus, for example."
當瑪莉沒有回答,凱特微笑再說,“就像…以耶穌為例.”
"Jesus?" repeated Mary. "What do you mean?
“耶穌?”(瑪莉跟著說).“妳說的是什麼意思?”

“Well, when things happen that upset us, we might feel like we‘re all alone, but we’re not really alone,” explained Kate. “Jesus is always with us. The truth is that He‘s there, whether we feel like He is or not.“
“哦,當發生一些令我們難過的事,我們可能覺得好像自己是孤單的,但我們不是真的如此,”(凱特解釋).” 耶穌總是和我們同在,無論我們是否可以感受得到,事實上,祂就在那裡.

"So . . . the clouds are like our problems," said Mary. "The clouds keep us from seeing the sunshine, but the sun is still there-and our problems may keep us from feeling like Jesus is with us, but He really is there. Right?"
“所以,烏雲好像是我們的問題,”(瑪利說).”烏雲阻止我們看到陽光,但太陽仍在那裡-而我們的問題讓我們感覺耶穌好像不與我們同在,當發生一些令我們難過的事,我們可能覺得好像自己是孤單的,但事實上,祂就在那裡.對嗎?

"Yes," said Kate. "Nothing can separate us from God and His love; that's His promise in the Bible, and we should trust Him. The sun is always shining, and God's love is always 'shining,' too.“
“是啊,”(凱特說).”沒有什麼可以將我們和神及祂的愛隔離;那是祂在聖經中的承諾,而我們也應該相信祂.如同太陽總是照耀,上帝的愛也是如此.”

Mary grinned. "Okay. You're right!" she exclaimed. "So how about going for a walk? Come on. Don't let a little rain stop you on this beautiful, sunny day!“
瑪利咧嘴笑.“好.妳是對的!”(她大聲喊).”所以我們散步一下如何?走吧.不要讓一點小雨阻礙妳享受這美好,陽光的一天!”

HOW ABOUT YOU?
Are you trusting in Jesus as Savior? Have you invited Him to live in your heart-   to be a part of your life? If so, He's accepted that invitation. You may not always feel like He's there, but don't depend on your feelings.
那麼你呢？
你相信耶穌是救主嗎？你曾邀請祂住在你的心裡-成為你生命中的一部分嗎？假如是,祂已接受了邀請.你也許不會總是感覺祂在那裡,但不要依賴你的感覺.

HOW ABOUT YOU?
Trust the truth of God's Word, which says He will always be with His children. There is nothing that can separate you from His love.
相信上帝的話是信實的,也就是祂總是會與祂的兒女同在.沒有任何東西可以阻隔你和祂的愛

TODAY'S KEY VERSE:
He Himself (God) has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Hebrews 13:5
今天的重要經節:
神 祂自己說,“我決不離開你或離棄你.”
希伯來書 13:5