Spiritual Waimai 属灵外卖： Take-Out When You Can't Get Out

Sometimes our prayers can feel flat, lifeless and automatic. Other times they are a way to express our heart to God but we really aren’t sure if He will answer. Where is the power of prayer people talk about? 

有的时候，我们的祷告会让人觉得平淡、没有生气而且毫无意义。 也有时候，这些祷告却是我们向神顷心吐意的一种方式，但我们真的不确定衪是否会回应我们的祷告。 人们所说的那种祷告的大能到底在哪里？

Like a ship tossed on the waves of a stormy sea, this coronavirus is rocking the entire world. What anchors can we throw to bring peace, growth and trust in this uncertain time? 

犹如在波涛汹涌的大海中颠簸的一艘船，整个世界也被新冠肺炎摇撼。在这充满未知的时期，抛什么锚可以带来平安、信任和成长呢？

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have the rare gift of time. How will we use it to draw close to God? 

在新冠肺炎流行期间，我们拥有了一份难得的礼物——时间。我们该如何利用它更好地亲近神呢？

Are you able to trust God with the daily struggles of the coronavirus epidemic? Or are you trying to work things out on your own? If you love God, are you also willing to trust Him with the difficulties you are facing today? 

 面对新冠肺炎带来的种种挣扎 ，你能够信靠神吗？还是你在努力自己解决问题？如果你爱神，你愿意在你今天所面临的困难中信靠祂吗?

When you hear that there is a neighbor in quarantine, isolation or taken to the hospital, what is your first thought? Fear for yourself or compassion for your neighbor? 

如果听说有邻居需要隔离检验、居家隔离或者去住院，你的第一个想法是什么？为自己担心还是同情邻居？

COVID-19is giving us a unique opportunity to put our faith in action. Do we really believe that Jesus can meet all of our needs in this hard time?

The coronavirus is affecting all of us in different ways, and it has not been an easy time. We don’t know how long this will last, but we can trust that God is in control and that He will show mercy to us and to China through this storm. 

新冠肺炎方方面面影响我们的生活，这段时期可谓艰难。 我们不知道这种情况还会持续多久，但是我们相信，神掌控一切，在这场风暴中衪必向我们和中国施怜悯。

Daily we face dangers and potential attacks. Sickness, broken relationships, emotional pain, financial loss, insecurity, despair and more. Where can we run to be protected from these enemies that seem to be chasing us down? 

我们每天都面临着危险和潜在的攻击。疾病、破裂的关系、情感上的痛苦、经济上的损失、缺乏安全感、绝望等等。我们可以逃到哪里去躲避那些追捕我们的敌人呢?

Words like Isolation, quarantine, lockdown and confinement have become a part of our daily conversation these days in China. We know complying with these measures is good for our physical health. But how about our emotional health? 

Here is the story of a friend of mine in 14 day quarantine. What would you do if you were in his situation? 

Even in a hard time such as the coronavirus, we can find things to be thankful for and when we are thankful, it cheers us up. So time to cheer up! What are you thankful for today? 

即使正值新型冠状病毒肺炎爆发的困难时期，我们仍然可以有值得感恩的事情。心怀感恩之时，会令我们振奋起来。是时候振奋起来了！今天你有什么想要感恩的呢？