《剎那間的光輝不代表永恆》Day 04
戒掉自卑的「比較」:充滿不安和自卑的掃羅
6 大衛打死了那非利士人,同眾人回來的時候,婦女們從以色列各城裏出來,歡歡喜喜,打鼓奏樂,唱歌跳舞,迎接掃羅王。7 眾婦女歡樂唱和,說:「掃羅殺死千千,大衛殺死萬萬。」8 掃羅非常憤怒,不喜歡這話。他說:「將萬萬歸給大衛,千千歸給我,只剩下王國沒有給他!」9 從這日起,掃羅就敵視大衛。10 次日,從神來的邪靈緊抓住掃羅,他就在家中胡言亂語。大衛照常彈琴,掃羅手裏拿著槍。11掃羅把槍一擲,心裏說:「我要將大衛刺透,釘在牆上。」大衛閃避了他兩次。 (撒母耳記上十八6-11.和修)
6 As they were coming home, when David returned from killing the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. 7 And the women sang to one another as they made merry, “Saul has killed his thousands and David his ten thousands.” 8 Saul was very angry, for this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands; what more can he have but the kingdom?” 9 So Saul eyed David from that day on. 10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand, 11 and Saul threw the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice. (1 Samuel 18:6-11)
分享:當神的靈離開了掃羅後,祂就轉向與大衛同在。自此掃羅就經常遭遇到邪靈擾亂。不過,他得到大衛為其彈琴趕走邪靈,因此掃羅甚喜愛他 (參撒母耳記上十六13-23)。及後,發生了大衛大戰歌利亞一役,這便造就了「掃羅殺死千千,大衛殺死萬萬」的說法。掃羅因著這「比較」產生了嫉妒,由本應的輔助者變成敵人,由喜愛變成憎恨,還生起了殺大衛的心。自卑令掃羅失去理智,奪走他的判斷力﹐不再擁有昔日自信的光采。
從經文描述,婦女本意是迎接掃羅王,為他慶賀。她們以千千和萬萬作為詩歌對仗表現法,意思指向「很多」,她們並無誰多誰少的含意。可惜唱者無心,聽者有意,造成掃羅對大衛的嫉妒,亦演變成怨恨。心中沒有神的人,必定缺乏安全感。對於失去平安的掃羅來說,他當下認為最能令他安心的就只剩「權位」。結果在不安和自卑感作祟下,就對他人諸多猜疑和妄下判斷,顛倒是非,把輔助自己的人看成了競爭性的敵人。
我們生活中是無法避免「比較」。當我們看見別人比自己優越,難免生出「嫉妒」,這亦是源於心裡的不安和自卑感。為要處理這種負面情緒,人往往選擇証明自己比對方優秀,甚至希望看到對方失敗來舒緩情緒。這刻,他們已被自卑感蠶食,令他們墮進更深的死胡同裡面。
作神的子民,「比較」從來不是用來分高低成敗,而是彼此成為屬靈成長的提醒,透過彼此學習和補足一同完成神託付的任務。 其實正向的「比較」裡可以有著平安,只要我們的「比較」不包含計較就是。回望在燃點的五年間,相信定必常遇到 「比較」;然而,每次的「比較」是造就你成長?還是拆毁你的一切呢?請記住,屬靈的比較並不是分高低,也不是令你轉移信靠對象來尋得安慰 ,而是令我們繼續成長的推動力。「豁達」一點,這樣才不會被「嫉妒」控制,令你失去理智,難阻神的事工,破壞教會合一。這刻讓我們同心一起燃點神的事工吧﹗
反思:你平日的「比較」,是否經常包含「計較」呢?
禱告:親愛的主耶穌,求祢賜我們一顆不計較的心,透過正向的比較,更造就眾人在事奉裡彼此配合,各按各職,一同建立基督的身體。奉主名求,阿們。
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