Thy Will Be Done  愿你的旨意行在地上

By Michael Youssef, Ph.D. 

Every day, millions of people pray the Lord's Prayer without understanding what it means to pray, "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10, KJV). When you pray this to the Lord, you are saying, "You rule supreme over my life." As followers of Christ, we are pledging our allegiance to Him by saying, "King Jesus, may Your priorities be my preoccupation." 

每天，数以百万计的人祈祷主祷文，却不理解祈祷“愿你的国降临，愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上”的意思（马太福音 6:10，KJV）。当你这样向主祷告时，你就是在说：“你是我生命的至高主宰。”作为基督的追随者，我们宣誓效忠于他，说：“主耶稣，愿你的优先次序成为我的当务之急。”

You cannot say that you are a member of the Kingdom of God without Jesus being the King of your life—because the King and the Kingdom are inseparable. If you pray for the Kingdom to come and for God's will to be done, then you are saying, "King Jesus, take over."

如果耶稣不是你生命中的君王，你就不能说你是神国度的成员——因为君王和国度是不可分割的。如果你祈求国度降临，祈求神的旨意成就，那么你就是在说：“君王耶稣，接管一切。”

When most people pray, they focus on their plans, needs, and agendas. God cares about our lives and wants us to ask Him for our needs in prayer. However, if our perceived needs become the focus of our lives, they can become our god—and that's a problem. When our needs become the focus of our lives, it is not long before we cease to pray, "Thy will be done," and instead begin to pray for our own will to be done.    

大多数人祈祷时，他们会专注于他们的计划、需求和议程。上帝关心我们的生活，希望我们在祷告中向祂祈求我们的需要。然而，如果我们感知到的需求成为我们生活的焦点，它们就会成为我们的上帝——这就是一个问题。当我们的需要成为我们生活的焦点时，不久我们就会停止祷告“愿你的旨意成就”，而是开始祈求自己的旨意成就。

As we pray for our own will to be done, our focus moves away from loving God and others toward personal fulfillment and pleasure. Soon, our reasoning becomes darkened by our feelings rather than enlightened by God's Truth, and we are no longer able to perceive the Lord's will.    

当我们祈求自己的意志得以实现时，我们的注意力就会从爱上帝和爱人转移到个人的满足和快乐上。很快，我们的推理就被我们的感觉蒙蔽了，而不是被上帝的真理所照亮，我们再也无法理解主的旨意。

Prayer: Father, forgive me for allowing my needs and wants to become the focus of my life. May Your priorities become my priority. Rule over my life so that I can sincerely pray, "Thy will be done." I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen. 

祷告：天父，请原谅我让我的需要和想要成为我生活的重心。愿你的优先事项成为我的优先事项。掌管我的生命，这样我就可以真诚地祈祷：“愿你的旨意成就。”我奉耶稣的名祷告。阿门。

"So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:31-33). 

“所以不要担心，说，'我们应该吃什么？'或“我们应该喝什么？”或“我们应该穿什么？”因为外邦人追求这一切，你们的天父知道你们需要它们。你们要先求他的国和他的义，这些东西都要加给你们了”（马太福音 6:31-33）