July 31

"He guided them by the skillfulness of his hands."(Psa. 78:72.)

WHEN you are doubtful as to your course, submit your judgment¹ absolutely to the Spirit of God, and ask Him to shut against you every door but the right one...Meanwhile keep on as you are, and consider the absence of indication to be the indication of God's will that you are on His track...As you go down the long corridor, you will find that He has preceded you, and locked many doors which you would fain have entered; but be sure that beyond these there is one which He has left unlocked. Open it and enter, and you will find yourself face to face with a bend of the river of opportunity, broader and deeper than anything you had dared to imagine in your sunniest dreams. Launch forth² upon it; it conducts to the open sea.

God guides us, often by circumstances. At one moment the way may seem utterly³ blocked; and then shortly afterward⁴ some trivial incident occurs, which might not seem much to others, but which to the keen eye of faith speaks volumes. Sometimes these things are repeated in various ways, in answer to prayer. They are not haphazard⁵ results of chance, but the opening up of circumstances in the direction in which we would walk. And they begin to multiply as we advance toward our goal, just as the lights do as we near a populous⁶ town, when darting⁷ through the land by night express. --- F. B. Meyer.

If you go to Him to be guided, He will guide you; but He will not comfort your distrust or half-trust of Him by showing you the chart of all His purposed concerning you. He will show you only into a way where, if you go cheerfully and trustfully forward, He will show you on still farther. --- Horace Bushnell.

As moves my fragile bark across the storm-swept sea.Great waves beat o'er her side, as north wind blows;

Deep in the darkness hid lie threat'ning rocks and shoals;

But all of these, and more, my Pilot knows.

Sometimes when dark the night, and every light gone out,I wonder to what port my frail⁸ ship goes; Still though the night be long, and restless all my hours, My distant good, I'm sure, my Pilot knows.─Thomas Curtis Clark.

七月三十一日

「祂...用手中的巧妙，引导他们。」（诗篇七十八:72）

　　当你前面的道路不明显的时候，你就应当将你的判断力完全让位给圣灵，求祂为你封锁每一扇别的门户━只剩下那扇合宜的。同时，你应当继续站在你原来的地位上不动，如果你没有得到清楚的指示，就当把你所在的路径算为神的旨意....当你在长廊上行走的时候， 你就要看见神行在你的前面，封锁了许多你愿意进去的门户；但是你必须记得：在这些门户以外，还有一扇，是祂为你的缘故留着不锁的。打开来，走进去，在那里你要面对面看见一道充满机会的河流━比你在最欢乐的梦中所想象的更阔、更深；并且是直通大海的。

　　神常常藉环境引导我们。有时候，前面的道路似乎完全塞住了；但是隔不多久，一件平凡的事情发生了。这件事情，对于别人，也许算不了一回事；但是对于信心敏锐的眼睛，却能示意不少。有时候，这样的事情，竟会翻覆遇到好几次。这并不是偶然的事，乃是神在为我们敞开一条当走的路径来。我们越往前走，所得到的指导也越多；正如坐在一部飞快的夜快车上：火车越近城市，我们所看见的灯光也越多。── 梅尔

　　如果你到神那里去求祂引导，祂必引导你。但是祂决不会因为要安慰你对祂的不信或半信，便将那张图表━祂在你身上的旨意━拿出来给你看的。祂只指导你一条路，如果你高高兴兴，相相信信地往前行去，祂就要再指导你前面的路径。── 蒲秀纳尔）

1 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

4 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

5 haphazard   

adj.无计划的，随意的，杂乱无章的

参考例句：

• The town grew in a haphazard way.这城镇无计划地随意发展。
• He regrerted his haphazard remarks.他悔不该随口说出那些评论话。

6 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

7 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

8 frail   

adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的

参考例句：

• Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
• She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。