当我一个人在车里时，我经常与神交谈。这是我大声表达想法、和祂谈论生活的最佳时机。只有我在说的时候很容易。但当我静下心来聆听时，情况就不同了。我听到耶稣问我同样的问题：“你要我为你做什么？”
这似乎是一个简单明了、很容易回答的问题。但是，当我真正认识了耶稣，知道祂要我们如何生活之后，我意识到我需要仔细考虑这个问题。满足我心中的愿望固然很好，但我认识的那个尚未信主的人怎么办？或者那个正在受苦需要医治的人怎么办？类似的事情还有很多。而所有这些都是值得祈求的。
巴底买相信耶稣是弥赛亚，是大卫的子孙。他知道自己是在向救主呼喊，而且他确信自己的答案。在他痊愈后，他抛下一切跟随了耶稣。
写到这里，我意识到，我也需要如此完全地相信耶稣，以至于我能够看到祂是那个凡事都能做的人。有时，我对奇迹的渴望超过了对创造奇迹的那一位的渴望。
当耶稣问我们：“要我为你做什么？”但愿我们对祂的信靠能让我们的回答更加明确。然后，让我们像巴底买一样，大胆地提出请求。
主啊，求你怜悯我们，垂听我们的祷告。感谢你确实是我们的救主，是眷顾我们的主。阿们。
马可福音 10:46-52
46到了耶利哥，耶稣同门徒并许多人出耶利哥的时候，有一个讨饭的瞎子，是底买的儿子巴底买，坐在路旁。
47他听见是拿撒勒的耶稣，就喊着说：“大卫的子孙耶稣啊，可怜我吧！”
48有许多人责备他，不许他作声，他却越发大声喊着说：“大卫的子孙哪，可怜我吧！”
49耶稣就站住说：“叫过他来。”他们就叫那瞎子，对他说：“放心，起来，他叫你啦！”
50瞎子就丢下衣服，跳起来，走到耶稣那里。
51耶稣说：“要我为你做什么？”瞎子说：“拉波尼，我要能看见！”
52耶稣说：“你去吧！你的信救了你了。”瞎子立刻看见了，就在路上跟随耶稣。
"'What do you want me to do for you?' Jesus asked him. The blind man said, 'Rabbi, I want to see.'" - Mark 10:51
When I am in my car alone, I often have conversations with God. It's the perfect time to talk out loud and express what is going on in my thoughts and my life. This is really easy as long as I am doing the talking. But when I go silent and listen, it's a different story. I hear the same question that Jesus asked Bartimaeus: "What do you want me to do for you?"
It seems like a straightforward question that I can answer easily. But, knowing about Jesus and how he calls us to live, I realize that I need to think carefully. Fulfilling a desire that is on my mind would be great—but what about that person I know who has not yet come to faith in Christ? Or what about that person who is suffering and needs healing? My list can be rather lengthy. And all of the things on my list are worth asking for.
Bartimeus believed in Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David. He knew he was crying out to the Savior, and he was sure of his answer. And when he was healed, he left everything behind to follow Jesus.
As I write this, I realize that I too need to trust so fully in Jesus that I can see he is the one who is capable of doing anything. Sometimes I want the miracle more than I want the one performing it.
When Jesus asks us, "What do you want me to do for you?" may our trust in him clarify our answer. Then, like Bartimaeus, let us ask boldly.
Lord, have mercy on us. Hear our prayer. Thank you that you are indeed our Savior and Lord who cares for us. Amen.
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