当被压太重时
我估计我们大部分人都没有经历过沉船、被鞭打至差点丧命、被一群刺客追杀、或躲在篮子里深夜由人从城墙吊下来逃命。然而，上列这些情况，保罗全都经历过，他实在时刻都受到沉重难当的压力。
我并不是说，我们的生活并没有压力。事实上，我们面对的压力可以把我们打垮，使我们做出一反常态的事，又使我们更容易落在试探中。或者，我们会突然对人说话很不客气，或在最需要忍耐时却发了脾气，或变得沮丧不堪。最后，压力会令我们的眼目离开神，单单专注在自己的问题上。
纵然面对重重压力，我们必须知道，如果我们不小心处理的话，它会伤害我们与别人的关系。这时候最重要的是，我们应该用当前的困难来学习倚靠神。那我们可以怎样做呢？
我们可以祷告说：“主啊，帮助我，我需要祢的智慧和力量！”当情况不受我们控制时，我们应当仍然信靠神，信得过祂最终在这些看似失败的情况中，为我们带来胜利。继续遵从神向你启示的旨意和祂清楚的命令，并且鼓起勇气来面对。
主啊，我们求的不是没有压力的生活，而是怎样在其中倚靠祢。求祢藉着住在我们心里的圣灵，赐给我们智慧和力量。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。
哥林多后书 1:8-11
8弟兄们，我们不要你们不晓得，我们从前在亚细亚遭遇苦难，被压太重，力不能胜，甚至连活命的指望都绝了；
9自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的神。
10他曾救我们脱离那极大的死亡，现在仍要救我们，并且我们指望他将来还要救我们。
11你们以祈祷帮助我们，好叫许多人为我们谢恩，就是为我们因许多人所得的恩。
Stress
"We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure. . . . But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God. . . ." - 2 Corinthians 1:8-9
I'm guessing that most of us have never been shipwrecked, or been whipped within an inch of our lives, or had a group of assassins after our blood, or been lowered over a city wall in a basket at night to escape our pursuers. But all of those things happened to Paul, and he was frequently under unbearable pressure.
This is not to say we don't live with stress, however. Stress has a way of bending us out of shape, making us act in uncharacteristic ways, and making us more vulnerable than usual to temptation. We find ourselves snapping at people, losing patience when we need it most, or becoming depressed. Ultimately stress can cause us to take our eyes off God and focus only on our problems.
When we're under pressure, it's important to realize that if we are not careful, it could have an adverse effect on our relationships with others. Most importantly, we should use those situations to learn to rely on God. How do we do that?
Pray, "Lord, help me. I need your wisdom and strength!" Continue to trust God when things are beyond your control. Believe that God can bring victory out of seeming defeat. Continue to obey God's revealed will, his clearly expressed commands. And be courageous.
Lord, we ask not for a stress-free life but that you will teach us to rely on you. Through your Spirit living in our hearts, give us wisdom and strength. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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