Inconvenient Faith (Part 4)
“For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.” Proverbs 24:16
As a leg amputee, falling has always been part of my life. When I wore a prosthetic leg, I fell miserably and awkwardly. Some falls were so bad they broke parts of the prosthetic—the socket, the straps, even internal components. My biggest nightmare came true: my prosthetic leg broke in the middle of the street. Once, I even broke my leg in China, and my mom had to carry the prosthetic all the way to Hong Kong for repairs.
Later in life, I transitioned to crutches. I still fell, but always to one side—my left knee. To this day, I carry scars there. But I noticed something unusual: I began falling less.
When I was a new believer or living in deliberate sin, I fell more often. Even though I was younger and lighter, I was less stable. But as my faith grew, and I intentionally worked to strengthen my both physical and spiritual core, I fell less.
Strengthening our spiritual core begins with truth. The belt of truth (Ephesians 6:14) holds everything together and gives us a steadfast spirit. Living by God’s Word even when it’s inconvenient or unpopular, stabilizes us. It’s tempting to follow the flesh or take shortcuts, but righteousness creates a firm foundation and God promises to lead us into a broad place and make our path smooth.
Reflection:
Are there areas in your life where you're feeling unsteady or slipping? How can you strengthen your spiritual core and walk more firmly with Him.
Prayer:
Abba Father, strengthen my core with Your Word. Help me walk in righteousness and truth, even, it’s hard. Gird me with Your belt of truth so that I may stand firm and not stumble. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
信仰不易行 第四部分
「義人雖然七次跌倒，仍必興起；惡人卻在禍患中跌倒。」箴言24:16
📖作為腿部截肢者，跌倒是我生命中的一部分。當我還戴著義肢時，我常常狼狽又笨拙地摔倒。有些跌倒甚至嚴重到連義肢的部件都被摔壞：腳套、綁帶，甚至內部結構也跌壞。
我最害怕的事，就是在街上義肢突然斷裂。有一次，我甚至在中國探親弄義肢跌壞，結果媽媽不得不趕回香港把義肢帶去修理。
後來，我改用拐杖行走。雖然仍然會跌倒，但通常是向左邊倒下，左膝成了我的主要著地點，直到今天，我的膝蓋上仍留有傷疤。但我也發現一件奇妙的事：我的跌倒次數大大減少了。
屬靈生命也是如此。當我還是剛信主的時候，或活在罪中時，我跌倒得更頻繁。即便當時我更年輕、身型更輕盈，卻是不穩。但隨著成長，當我有意識地去堅固自己的身體和屬靈的核心時，我跌倒的次數也隨之減少了。
堅固我們屬靈核心的起點是真理。正如《以弗所書》6:14所說的「以真理當作帶子束腰」，真理使我們一切緊密相連，也賜給我們堅定不移的靈。
即使堅守神的話語是不方便，但祂的話語能使我們站立得穩。誘惑常常讓人想隨從肉體、走捷徑，但義行卻為我們植根在根基，神也應許要引導我們進入寬廣之地，使我們的路徑平坦，不容易跌倒。
反思：
在你生命中，有哪些領域讓你覺得搖擺不定或容易跌倒呢？你可以怎樣堅固你的屬靈核心？
禱告：
阿爸父啊，求祢用祢的話語堅固我的內心，使我能行在公義與真理中，即使道路艱難。求祢以真理的帶子束我的腰，使我能堅定站立，不至跌倒。奉主耶穌基督的名禱告，阿們。
