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RICK WARREN

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Gii Thiu

TI C MT TRN TRN GIAN NY LM G?

"K no tin cy ni ca ci mnh s b xiu ng; Cn ngi cng bnh c xanh ti nh lcy."

(Chm Ngn 11:28)

"ng chc phc thay l k nh cy c Gi-h-va... N cng nh cy trng ni b sui, mr theo dng nc chy; ng khi tri nng, chng h s hi, m l c xanh ti. Gp nm hn

hn cng chng lo g, m c ra tri khng dt."(Gi-r-mi 17:7-8)

Mt Hnh Trnh C Mc ch - Tn Dng Ti a Cun Sch Ny

y khng ch n thun l mt cun sch; n l mt lot bi hc cho hnh trnh tm linh trong 40ngy nhm gip bn khm ph li p cho cu hi quan trng nht ca cuc sng: Ti c mt trn trngian lm g? n cui cuc hnh trnh ny, bn s bit c mc ch ca c Cha Tri cho cuci bn v s hiu c bc tranh ln - mi mng nh trong cuc i bn rp li vi nhau nh th no.Cch nhn ny s gip bn bt cng thng, n gin ho cc quyt nh ca bn, khin bn tho lnghn, v, iu quan trng nht l chun b bn cho ci i i.

Bn Mi Ngy TiNgy nay, thi gian sng trung bnh ca mt i ngi l 25,500 ngy. l khong thi gian bn s

sng nh mt ngi bnh thng. Bn c ngh rng bit ring 40 trong s tng y ngy tm hiu viu c Cha Tri mun bn lm trong nhng ngy cn li l iu khn ngoan khng?Kinh Thnh ni r rng c Cha Tri xem 40 ngy l mt khong thi gian rt c ngha trnphng din tm linh. Bt c khi no c Cha Tri mun chun b mt ai thc hin cc mcch ca Ngi, Ngi dnh ra 40 ngy:

Cuc i ca N- c thay i sau 40 ngy ma.

Mi-se c thay i sau 40 ngy trn Ni Si-nai.

Cc thm t thay i sau 40 ngy ti t Ha.

a-vt c thay i bi li thch thc 40 ngy ca G-li-t.

-li c thay i khi Cha cho ng 40 ngy mnh kho d ch n ung rt n s.

C thnh Ni-ni-ve c thay i khi Cha cho h 40 ngy thay i.

Cha Gi-su c ban thm sc lc nh 40 ngy trong ng vng.

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Cc mn c bin i trong khong thi gian 40 ngy vi Cha Gi-su sau khi Ngi phcsinh.

40 ngy ti s bin i cuc i bn.

Cun sch ny c chia ra lm 40 chng ngn. Ti ngh bn ch c mt chng mi ngy, cthi gian suy ngh v p dng cho cuc i bn. Kinh Thnh chp rng, "ng lm theo i ny, nhnghy bin ho bi s i mi ca tm thn mnh, th cho bit mun tt lnh, p lng v trn vnca c Cha Tri l th no" (R-ma 12:2).Mt l do khin hu ht cc cun sch khng thay i c chng ta l chng ta qu nn nng ctip chng k, chng ta khng dng li v dnh thi gian nghim tc suy ngh iu m chng ta vac. Chng ta vi v tm hiu l tht tip theo m khng suy gm v iu m chng ta c hc.ng ch c cun sch ny. Hy tng tc vi n. Hy gch di n. Hy vit nhng tng ca bnln l. Hy bin n thnh cun sch ca bn. Hy nhn cch ho n! Nhng cun sch gip ch cho tinhiu nht l nhng cun m ti p ng li, ch khng ch c m thi.

Ba iu Gip Bn cui mi chng c mt phn c gi l "Suy Ngh V Mc ch Ca Ti". s c:

Vn Suy Ngh. y l ct li nguyn tc ca vic sng theo ng mc ch m bn c thsuy gm xuyn sut c ngy. Phao-l ni vi Ti-m-th rng, "Hy hiu r iu ta ni cho con,v chnh Cha s ban cho con s khn ngoan trong mi vic" (I Ti-m-th 2:7).

Cu Gc. y l cu Kinh Thnh dy v l tht trong chng. Nu bn thc s mun ci thincuc i ca mnh, hc thuc lng Kinh Thnh c th l thi quen quan trng nht bn cn phitp. Bn c th ghi li cu Kinh Thnh ny trn nhng tm card nh v mang theo bn mnh,

hoc mua mt b Purpose Driven Life Scripture and Affirmation Pck. Mt Cu Hi Suy Gm. Nhng cu hi ny s gip bn suy ngh v vic p dng iu bn

c cho c nhn bn. Ti khuyn khch bn vit nhng cu tr li vo l ca cun sch, hocvo mt s ghi ch, hoc mua mt b The Purpose Driven Life Journal, mt cun sch bn kmdng ring cho vic ny. Vit nhng tng ca bn xung giy l cch tt nht lm rchng.

Ti ngh bn tm thm mt s ngi cng c vi mnh cun sch ny trong 40 ngy ti. Mt cuchnh trnh lun tr nn tt hn khi c chia s. C mt ngi bn ng hnh hoc mt nhm nh, bns c th tho lun iu m bn c c v chia s nhng tng mi cho nhau. iu ny gip bnpht trin mnh hn v su sc hn v phng din thuc linh. S pht trin thuc linh tht khng hc lp, mang tnh cht c nhn. S trng thnh lun thng qua cc mi quan h v cng ng.

Cch tt nht gii thch mc ch ca c Cha Tri cho i sng ca bn l cho Kinh Thnh tni v mnh, cho nn quyn sch ny trng dn rt nhiu phn on Kinh Thnh, hn mt ngn cukhc nhau. Ti dng nhiu bn dch cng c nhiu l do quan trng, s gii thch trong ph lc 3.

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Ti Cu Nguyn Cho BnKhi vit cun sch ny, ti thng cu nguyn rng bn s kinh nghim cm nhn tht c bit ca hyvng, sc lc, v nim vui n t vic khm ph l do c Cha Tri t bn trn hnh tinh ny.Hon ton khng c iu g ging nh iu . Ti tht thch th v ti bit rng mi iu tt p sxy n cho bn. Chng cng xy n cho ti, v ti khng cn nh c na k t khi khm ph mcch ca cuc i mnh.Bi ti bit c nhng ch li , nn ti mun thch thc bn dn thn vo cuc hnh trnh thuclinh ny trong 40 ngy ti, v khng b l bi c hng ngy no. Cuc i ca bn xng ng bnphi suy ngh v n. Hy sp xp mt thi im c th trn lch lm vic ca bn. Nu bn ng lmvic ny, chng ta hy k mt cam kt vi nhau. Vic k tn bn vo mt cam kt l vic c nghaln. Nu c mt ngi no khc cng c vi bn, cng hy bo ngi k tn lun. Chng ta btu nh!

CAM KT CA TIBi s gip ca c Cha Tri, ti xin cam kt trong 40 ngy ti y ca cuc i mnh, ti

s dnh thi gian khm ph mc ch ca c Cha Tri cho i sng ti.

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___________________________________________________________ ___Tn ngi bn

"Hai ngi hn mt, v h s c cng gi tt v cng vic mnh. Nu ngi ny sa ng, thngi kia s bn mnh ln; nhng khn thay cho k mt mnh m sa ng, khng c ai mnh ln! Cng vy, nu hai ngi ng chung th m; cn mt mnh th lm sao m c? Linu k mt mnh b ngi khc thng, th hai ngi c th chng c n; mt si dy nh ba

tao ly lm kh t."

(Truyn o 4:9-12)

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Ngy 1:

Ti C Mt Trn Trn Gian Ny Lm G?

V mun vt c dng nn trong Ngi, bt lun trn tri, di t, vt thy c, vt khngthy c, hoc ngi vua, hoc quyn cai tr, hoc chp chnh, hoc cm quyn, u l bi Ngi v

v Ngi m c dng nn c.(C-l-se 1:16)

Nu bn khng tha nhn c mt c Cha Tri, th vn mc ch s sng hon ton v ngha.

(Bertrand Russel - mt ngi v thn)Khng phi ni v bn.

Mc ch ca cuc i bn cn ln hn c s thnh t c nhn, s bnh an trong tm tr, hay thm chhnh phc ca bn. N quan trng hn c gia nh, ngh nghip, hay thm ch nhng gic m v thamvng r di nht. Nu bn mun bit v sao bn c mt trn hnh tinh ny, bn phi bt u vi cCha Tri. Bn c sinh ra bi v v mc ch ca Ngi.

Cuc tm kim mc ch ca cuc sng lm ri tr con ngi hng ngn nm qua. S d nh vy lv v c bn, chng ta la chn sai khi im-chnh chng ta. Chng ta t ra nhng cu hi t chomnh l trung tm chng hn nh Ti mun tr nn nh th no? Ti phi lm g cho cuc i mnh?

Cc mc tiu, tham vng, c m ca ti cho tng lai l g? Th nhng vic tp ch vo chnh chngta s chng bao gi gip chng ta thy c mc ch ca cuc i mnh. Kinh Thnh ni rng, "Trongtay Ngi cm hn ca mi vt sng, v hi th ca c loi ngi"(Gip 12:10).

Tri vi iu m nhiu cun sch ni ting, cc b phim cng nh nhng kha hi tho khc ni vibn, bn s khng bao gi c th khm ph c ngha cuc i mnh nu ch nhn vo chnh bnthn. C l bn cng th v vic ri. Bn khng t to ra chnh mnh, cho nn khng c cch chi bn c th ni r l do bn c to dng! Nu ti a cho bn mt pht minh no m bn chah nhn thy bao gi, th bn s khng bit c n dng lm g, v t pht minh cng khng thni vi bn c. Ch c ngi to ra n hoc ti liu hng dn s dng mi ni r mc ch ca phtminh .

Mt ln n ti b lc trn ni. Khi ti dng li v hi ng i v khu cm tri, ngi ta bo ti rng,"T ch ny anh khng i n c u. Anh phi i t pha bn kia ni mi ti c!" Cng vy,bn khng th hiu c mc ch ca cuc i mnh bng cch tp ch vo chnh bn thn. Bn phibt u vi c Cha Tri, ng to dng bn. Bn hin hu l do Cha mun bn hin hu. Bnc to dng bi v v c Cha Tri-v chng no bn cha hiu c iu , th cuc i skhng h c ngha. Chnh bi trong c Cha Tri m chng ta khm ph c ngun gc, bn cht, ngha, mc ch, tm quan trng, v s phn ca chnh mnh. Mi con ng khc u l ng ct.

Nhiu ngi c dng Cha hin thc ha bn thn nhng l s o ln bn cht v chc chn dn

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n tht bi. Bn c c Cha Tri to dng, ch khng phi ngc li, v mc ch cuc sng l c Cha Tri s dng bn cho cc mc ch ca Ngi, ch khng phi bn dng Ngi cho mcch c nhn mnh. Kinh Thnh chp rng, "V, chm v xc tht sanh ra s cht, cn chm v ThnhLinh sanh ra s sng v bnh an"(R-ma 8:6).

Ti c nhiu sch ni v nhng cch khm ph mc ch ca cuc i mnh. Tt c nhng cun

sch c th lit vo nhm sch "t n lc" v chng tip cn vn ny t quan im ci ti l trungtm. Nhng cun sch thuc li ny, k c cc sch C-c, thng nu ra nhng bc c th tin ontrc nhm tm kim mc ch ca cuc i bn: Hy xem xt cc c m. Hy lm r cc gi tr. Hyt ra vi mc tiu. Hy xc nh xem bn gii lnh vc no. Hy hng ln. Hy lm ngay! Phi klut. Hy tin rng bn c th t c cc mc tiu ca mnh. Hy thu ht nhng ngi khc. ng baogi u hng.

D nhin, nhng ngh ny thng dn n thnh cng ln. Bn thng thnh cng hay t c mctiu nu dn ht tm tr mnh vo . Nhng thnh cng v lm trn mc ch cuc i ca bn khngphi lc no cng ging nhau! Bn c th t c mi mc ch c nhn ca mnh, tr nn thnh cngvang di theo tiu chun ca th gian, v vncnh mt nhng mc ch m c Cha Tri to

dng bn. Bn cn nhiu hn l mt li khuyn t n lc. Kinh Thnh chp, "T n lc khng gip chc g. T hy sinh mi chnh l con ng, con ng ca ta, tm thy chnh cc ngi, con ngitht ca cc ngi"(Ma-thi- 16:25 bn Msg-ND).

y khng phi l mt cun sch t n lc. N khng ni v vic tm ng ngh, t c nhng cm hay k hoch cho cuc i bn. N cng khng ni v vic lm th no chen thm cc hot ngkhc vo mt lch lm vic qu ti. Thc ra, n s dy bn lm th no lm vic t hn trong cuci-bng cch tp trung vo nhng vn quan trng bc nht. N ni v vic tr thnh ng iu mc Cha Tri mun bn tr thnh khi Ngi to dng bn.

Vy th, lm sao bn c th khm ph c mc ch s to dng chnh mnh? Bn c hai la chn.La chn u tin ca bn lsuy on. y l iu m hu ht mi ngi chn. H phng on, c

tnh, a ra gi thuyt. Khi ngi ta ni, "Ti lun ngh rng cuc sng l...," th h c ni nh vy,"y l suy on ca ti."

Tri hng ngn nm, nhng trit gia sng chi tho lun v suy on v ngha ca cuc sng. Trithc l mt b mn quan trng v c hu ch, nhng khi ng chm n vn mc ch ca cucsng, th ngay c nhng trit gia khn ngoan nht cng ch c th suy on.

Tin s Hugh Moorhead, mt gio s trit hc ti trng i hc Northeastern Illinois, tng vit thcho 250 trit gia, khoa hc gia, nh vn v nh t tng ni ting nht th gii, v hi h, "Cuc sngc ngha g?" Sau ng cho xut bn nhng cu tr li ca h trong mt cun sch. Mt sngi a ra nhng phng on tt nht ca h, mt s khc tha nhn rng h va ba ra mt mcch ca cuc sng, v nhng ngi khc th thnh tht ni rng h khng bit. Trn thc t,phn ln nhng nh t tng ni ting yu cu gio s Moorhead tr li th v cho h bit ng khm ph c mc ch ca cuc sng cha!

Tht may mn l ngoi s suy on v ngha v mc ch ca cuc sng cn c mt iu khc na. chnh ls mc khi. Chng ta c th chy n vi nhng iu c Cha Tri by t v s sngtrong Li Ngi. Cch d nht khm ph mc ch ca mt pht minh l n hi ngi sng to ran. Vic khm ph mc ch cuc sng ca bn cng vy: Hy hi c Cha Tri.

c Cha Tri khng h chng ta trong bng ti ca nghi ng v phng on. Ngi by t r

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rng nm mc ch cho cuc i chng ta thng qua Kinh Thnh. chnh l Sch Cm Nang, giithch l do ti sao chng ta sng, cuc sng phi nh th no, phi trnh iu g, v phi mong i iug tng lai. N gii thch iu m khng c mt cun sch t n lc hay trit l no c th gii thchc. Kinh Thnh chp, "S khn ngoan ca c Cha Tri... th hin trong cc mc ch ca Ngi... khng phi l s ip mi nht, bn l iu c t rt lu-iu c Cha Tri chn khinchng ta nn trn vn"(I C-rinh-t 2:7 bn Msg-ND).

c Cha Tri khng ch l khi im ca cuc i bn; Ngi cn l ci ngun ca n. khm phmc ch trong cuc i mnh, bn phi tm n Li ca c Cha Tri, ch khng phi s khnngoan ca i ny. Bn phi xy dng cuc i mnh trn nhng l tht i i, ch khng phi tritl, ng c thnh cng hay nhng cu chuyn cm ng. Kinh Thnh ni rng, "Chnh trong ngChrist m chng ta tm ra c chnh mnh v c mc ch cuc sng ca chng ta. T rt lu trckhi chng ta ln u tin nghe c ting gi ca ng Christ v hy vng, th Ngi mt nchng ta, chun b chng ta cho mt i sng vinh hin, mt phn trong ton b mc ch m Ngiang thc hin trong i sng mi con ngi"(-ph-s 1:11 bn Msg-ND). Cu Kinh Thnh ny gicho chng ta ba tng trong vic tm kim mc ch ca mnh.

1. Bn khm ph c ngun gc v mc ch ca mnh thng qua mi tng giao vi c Cha Gi-su Christ. Nu bn khng c mi tng giao , ti s hng dn bn cch bt u mi tng giao .

2. c Cha Tri suy ngh v bn t rt lu trc khi bn ngh n Ngi. Mc ch Ngi dnh chocuc i bn c t rt lu trc khi bn hoi thai. Ngi c mt k hoch trc khi bn hin hu, mbn khng h bit! Bn c th la chn ngh nghip, ngi bn i, cc thi quen, v nhiu iu khctrong cuc i mnh, nhng bn khng th la chn mc ch ca mnh.

3. Mc ch ca cuc i bn ph hp vi mt mc ch hon v ln hn m c Cha Tri vch racho ci i i. l tt c nhng g sch ny s ni ti.

Andrei Bitov, mt tiu thuyt gia ngi Nga, ln ln di mt ch Cng Sn v thn. Nhng c

Cha Tri khin ng ch vo mt ngy m m, th lng n. ng hi tng, "Vo nm ti haimi by tui, lc ang i xe in ngm ti Leningrad (by gi l St. Petersburg), lng ti trn ngpni tht vng n dng nh cuc sng s chm dt ngay lp tc vy, tng lai khng cn na,khng cn mt ngha no c. Thnh lnh, sau tt c nhng xc cm , mt tng xut hin:Khngc c Cha Tri, cuc sng chng c ngha g. Lp li tng trong s kinh ngc ln lao, tihnh dung mnh ang chy ln trn thang cun ca ga tu in ngm v bc vo nh sng ca cCha Tri".

C th bn tng cm nhn rng mnh ang trong bng ti v khng thy c mc ch ca cuci bn.Xin chc mng, bn sp bc ra nh sng ri y!

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Ngy 2:

Bn Khng Phi L Mt S Tnh C

c Gi-h-va, l ng lm nn ngi, gy nn ngi t trong lng m.(-sai 44:2a)

c Cha Tri khng chi xc xc.(Albert Einstein)

Bn khng phi l mt s tnh c.

Vic bn ra i khng phi l mt nhm ln hay ri ro, v cuc i ca bn cng khng phi l mt smay mn v bn cht. Cha m ca bn c th khng tnh trc v s ra i ca bn, nhng cCha Tri th c y. Ngi khng h ngc nhin khi bn ra i. Trn thc t, Ngi trng i iu .

T rt lu trc khi bn hoi thai trong bng m mnh, th bn c hoi thai trong tm tr ca cCha Tri ri. Khng phi l nh mnh, khng phi s tnh c, khng phi may mn, khng phi ngunhin m bn ang th ngay trong lc ny y. Bn hin sng v c Cha Tri mun to dng bn!Kinh Thnh chp rng, "c Gi-h-va s lm xong vic thuc v ti"(Thi Thin 138:8a).

c Cha Tri v nn tng chi tit nh trn thn th ca bn. Ngi cng rt thn trng khi lachn chng tc, mu da, mu tc v mi c tnh khc ca bn. Ngi to dng thn th bn cch thtc bit theo iu Ngi mun. Ngi cng quyt nh nhng ti nng bm sinh m bn c cng nh

nhng nt c trng trong c tnh ca bn. Kinh Thnh chp, "Ngi bit r ti bn trong ln bn ngoi,Ngi bit tng ci xng trong thn th ti; Ngi bit chnh xc ti c dng nn th no, c nhonn ra sao t ch khng c g"(Thi Thin 139:15 bn Msg-ND).

Bi v c Cha Tri to dng bn vi mt mc ch, nn Ngi cng quyt nh khi no bn s ra iv bn s sng bao lu. Ngi c k hoch trc cho nhng ngy thng trong cuc i bn, la chnchnh xc thi im bn ra i v cht i. Kinh Thnh chp, "Mt Cha thy th cht v hnh cati; s cc ngy nh cho ti, bin vo s Cha trc khi cha c mt ngy trong cc ngy y"(ThiThin 139:16).

c Cha Tri cng hoch nh vic bn s sinh ra u v s sng u v mc ch ca Ngi.Chng tc hay quc tch ca bn cng khng phi l iu tnh c. c Cha Tri khng cho mt chi

tit no ri vo ngu nhin c. Ngi hoch nh mi iu v mc ch ca chnhNgi. Kinh Thnhchp, "Ngi lm cho mun dn sanh ra bi ch mt ngi, v khin khp trn mt t, nh trcth gi i ngi ta cng gii hn ch "(Cng V 17:26). Khng c iu g trong cuc i bn l tytin. Tt c u c mc ch.

ng ngc nhin hn c l vic c Cha Tri quyt nh bn s c sinh ra nh th no. Bt lunbn ra i trong hon cnh no, hoc cha m ca bn l ai, th c Cha Tri vn c mt k hoch khito dng bn. Bt lun cha m ca bn l ngi tt, xu, hay bnh thng. c Cha Tri bit r haingi c ngcu to di truyn cn thit to nn "bn" theo mun ca Ngi. H c chui DNA

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m c Cha Tri mun dng to nn bn. D c nhng ngi cha, ngi m khng hp php,nhng khng h c nhng a con khng hp php. Nhiu a tr ra i ngoi d nh ca cha mchng, nhng iu khng c ngha l c Cha Tri khng c k hoch cho chng. Mc ch cac Cha Tri c th c thnh tu bt chp sai lm v thm ch ti li ca con ngi.

c Cha Tri khng bao gi lm mt chuyn g cch tnh c, v Ngi khng h nhm ln. Ngi c

mt l do cho mi iu m Ngi to nn. Tng cnh cy, mi con vt u c c Cha Tri hochnh, v mi con ngi cho i cng vi mt mc ch ca c Cha Tri. ng c khin c ChaTri to dng nn bn chnh l tnh yu thng ca Ngi. Kinh Thnh chp, "T rt lu trc khi sngth, Ngi ngh n chng ta, xem chng ta l tm im ca tnh yu Ngi"(-ph-s 1:4 bnMsg-ND).

c Cha Tri ngh n bn thm ch trc khi Ngi to dng th gii. Trn thc t, chnh l ldo ti sao Ngi to dng nn n! c Cha Tri thit k mi trng hnh tinh ny chng ta c thsng ti y. Chng ta l tm im tnh yu thng ca Ngi, v l iu qu gi nht trong ton b sto dng ca Ngi. Kinh Thnh chp rng, "y chnh Ngi theo mun mnh, dng li chn thtsanh chng ta, hu cho chng ta c nn nh tri u ma ca nhng vt Ngi dng nn"(Gia-c

1:18). c Cha Tri yu bn v nh gi cao bn nh th !c Cha Tri khng h ty tin; Ngi lp k hoch vi s chnh xc tuyt i. Cc nh vt l, sinhhc v cc khoa hc gia khc cng nghin cu nhiu v v tr bao nhiu, th chng ta cng hiu r hnn thch hp mt cch k diu cho s hin hu ca chng ta nh th no, c to dng vi nhng cim chnh xc c th gip con ngi sng c.

Tin s Michael Denton, chuyn vin nghin cu cao cp v di truyn phn t ngi ti i hc Otago,Tn Ty Lan, kt lun, "Mi bng chng hin c trong cc ngnh khoa hc sinh vt u ng h iuny... v tr c thit k c bit, tht thch hp cho s sng v con ngi nh th y l mc chcn bn ca n, mt thc ti m mi phng din u c ngha ca n da trn tm im ny." KinhThnh cng ni iu t nhiu ngn nm trc: "V c Gi-h-va, l ng dng nn cc

tng tri, tc l c Cha Tri to thnh t v lm ra n, lp n cho bn vng, chng phidng nn l trng khng, bn lm nn dn "(-sai 45:18).

Ti sao c Cha Tri li lm mi iu ny? Ti sao Ngi phi lm mi vic phc tp l to dng mtv tr cho chng ta? Bi v Ngi l c Cha Tri ca tnh yu thng. Loi tnh yu ny tht khngth o lng, nhng v c bn rt ng tin cy. Bn c to dng nh mt vt t bit ca tnh yuthng c Cha Tri! c Cha Tri to dng bn Ngi c th yu thng bn. y l mt l thtm cuc i bn nn tin vo.

Kinh Thnh ni vi chng ta, "c Cha Tri l s yu thng"(I Ging 4:8). Kinh Thnh khng nirng c Cha Tri c tnh yu thng. Ngi chnh l tnh yu thng! Tnh yu thng chnh l bncht ca c Cha Tri. C tnh yu thng trn vn trong mi quan h ca Ba Ngi, cho nn cCha Tri khng cn to dng nn bn. Ngi khng h c n. Nhng Ngi to dng bn bn c thby t tnh yu thng ca Ngi. Cha phn, "Hy nghe ta, ta gnh vc cc ngi t lc mi sanh,bng m cc ngi t trong lng m. Cho n chng cc ngi gi c, u ru tc bc, ta cng sbng m cc ngi. Ta lm ra, th s cn gnh vc cc ngi na. Ta s bng m v gii cu ccngi"(-sai 46:3-4).

Nu khng c c Cha Tri, tt c chng ta ch l "s tnh c," kt qu ca s ngu nhin trong vtr. Bn c th ngng c cun sch ny, v cuc sng khng c mc ch, ngha, hay tm quan trng

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g c. S khng c chuyn ng hay sai, v khng h c hy vng sau nhng nm ngn ngi bn sngtrn t ny.

Nhng c mt c Cha Tri, ng to dng bn vi mt l do, v cuc i bn c mt nghaln! Chng ta ch c thkhm ph c ngha v mc ch khi chng ta xem Cha l trng tmca cuc i mnh. S ip trong R-ma 12:3 ni nh vy, "Cch chnh xc duy nht hiu chnh

chng ta l nh vo bn cht ca c Cha Tri v nhng g Ngi lm cho chng ta"(bn Msg-ND).

Bi th sau y ca Russel Kelfer tm tt iu :

Bn ra i vi mt duyn cL mt phn trong k hoch kh hiuL to vt qu gi v c nhtc gi l ngi nam hay ngi n ca c Cha Tri

C v nh bn ang tm mc chCha chng ta khng h nhm ln

Ngi hoi thai bn trong lng mBn chnh l iu m Ngi mun dng nn.

Chnh Ngi chn cha m ca bnV bt lun bn cm thy th noTh h cng c c Cha Tri to dng vi mt k hoch r rng,V h c du n ca Ch.

Khng, tn thng m bn phi i din khng phi d dng gV Cha cng khc khi n lm bn auNhng n xy ra khin lng bn

Tr nn ging Ngi cng hn.Bn ra i vi mt duyn cc dng nn bi quyn nng k diuBn l chnh bn, c yu thngV c mt c Cha Tri!

Suy Ngh V Mc ch Ca Ti

Vn Suy Ngh: Ti khng phi l mt s tnh c.Cu Gc: c Gi-h-va, l ng lm nn ngi, gy nn ngi t trong lng m. (-sai 44:2)Cu Hi Suy Gm: Khi bit rng c Cha Tri to dng ti vi mt mc ch, th ti cnphi chp nhn nhng lnh vc no trong nhn cch, nn tng, v din mo ca mnh?

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Ngy 3:

iu G Lo Li Cuc i Bn?

Ta cng thy mi cng lao v mi ngh kho l iu gy cho ngi ny k khc ganh ght nhau!(Truyn o 4:4)

Ngi no khng c mc ch cng ging nh con thuyn khng bnh li-mt k b v, chng lg c, chng l ai c.

(Thomas Carlyle)

Cuc i ca mi con ngi u c lo li bi mt iu g .

Hu ht cc t in u nh ngha lo li l "hng dn, iu khin hoc nh hng." Khi bn li xe,ng inh hoc nh qu bng golf, bn ang hng dn, iu khin v nh hng ngay trong thiim . ng c lo li cuc i bn l g?

Ngay trong lc ny y, bn c th ang b lo li bi mt nan , mt p lc, hoc mt k hn no .Bn c th ang b lo li bi mt k c au kh, mt ni s kinh hong, hoc mt nim tin v thcno . C hng trm hon cnh, gi tr v nhng tnh cm c th lo li cuc i bn. Sau y l nmiu ph bin nht trong s :

Nhiu ngi b lo li bi mc cm ti li.H sng c i loanh quanh vi nhng nui tic hoc cgng che y s xu h ca mnh. Nhng ngi b mc cm ti li lo li lun b k c iu khin. H

cho qu kh ca mnh iu khin tng lai h. H thng t trng pht mnh mt cch v thckhi ngm ph hng thnh cng ca chnh mnh. Khi Ca-in phm ti, mc cm ti li ca ng li kong ra khi s hin din ca c Cha Tri, v Cha phn, "Ngi s lu lc v trn trnh, trn mtt"(Sng-th k 4:12). l iu m t hu ht mi ngi thi nay-lang thang trong cuc sng mkhng c mc ch g.

Chng ta l nhng sn phm ca qu kh ca chnh mnh, nhng chng ta khng cn phi lm t nhncho n. Mc ch ca c Cha Tri khng h b gii hn bi qu kh ca bn. Ngi bin mt kst nhn tn Mi-se thnh mt nh lnh o, v mt k hn nht tn Gh--n thnh mt anh hng canm, v Ngi cng c th lm nhng iu tht k diu trn phn cn li ca cuc i bn na. cCha Tri l ng chuyn ban cho con ngi nhng khi u mi. Kinh Thnh chp, "Phc thay chongi no c tha s vi phm mnh! c kha lp ti li mnh!"(Thi Thin 32:1).

Nhiu ngi b lo li bi lng on gin.H c bm ly nhng au kh ca mnh m khng bao givt qua chng. Thay v thot khi ni au ca h bng s tha th, h nhc li n ht ln ny n lnkhc trong tr mnh. Mt s ngi b lo li bi lng on gin thng "cm lng"v nn cn ginca h trong khi c mt s ngi "ni in"v tun n ln nhng ngi khc. C hai phn ngny u khng lnh mnh v khng ch li g. Lng on gin lun khin bn au n nhiu hn lngi m bn on gin. Trong khi ngi c li vi bn c l qun chuyn v tip tc sng, thbn c m ly ni au ca mnh, ghi nh mi qu kh.

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Hy nghe iu ny: Nhng ngi lm bn au kh trong qu kh khng th tip tc lm bn aukh na tr khi bn c tip tc bm ly ni au bng lng on gin. Qu kh ca bn l qu kh!Khng mt iu g c th thay i c. Bn ang t lm mnh au kh bng s cay ng m thi. Vli ch ca chnh bn, hy hc iu g t n, v ri b n i. Kinh Thnh chp rng, "V ni suthm git ngi ngu mui, s k lm cht k n s"(Gip 5:2).

Nhiu ngi b lo li bi s s hi. Nhng s hi ny c th l kt qu ca mt kinh nghim aubun, nhng mong mun phi thc t, ln ln trong mt gia nh kht khe, hoc khuyt tt v gen. Dvi bt c l do no, th nhng ngi b s s hi lo li thng b l nhng c hi ln v h lun srng mnh s tht bi. Thay vo , h la chn nhng g c v an ton, trnh mo him v lun cgng duy tr nguyn trng.

Ni s hi l mt nh t t to khin bn khng th tr thnh iu m c Cha Tri mun bn trthnh. Bnphi chng li n bng nhng v kh ca c tin v tnh yu thng. Kinh Thnh chp,"Quyt chng c iu s hi trong s yu thng, nhng s yu thng trn vn th ct b s s hi; vs s hi c hnh pht, v k s hi th khng c trn vn trong s yu thng"(I Ging 4:18).

Nhiu ngi b lo li bi ch ngha vt cht. Khao kht vt cht tr thnh mc tiu chnh cacuc i h. S thc y con ngi ta lun mun c nhiu hn t nn tng trn nhng quan nim sailm rng c nhiu hn th s hnh phc hn, quan trng hn, v an ton hn, nhng c ba iu ukhng ng s tht. Ca ci ch mang li hnh phc ngn ngi. Bi v vt cht th khng thay i vcui cng chng ta tr nn nhm chn vi n v th l mun c nhng ci mi hn, ln hn, tt hn.

Vic ti c nhiu hn tc l ti s tr nn quan trng hn cng ch l chuyn hoang ng. Gi tr cabn thn v gi tr thc khng ging nhau. Gi tr ca bn khng th quyt nh bng nhng ca cibn c, v Cha phn rng nhng thc gi tr nht trong cuc i l khng c g c!

Mt quan nim sai lm ph bin nht v tin bc l c nhiu tin hn th s c an ton hn.Khng. S giu c c th mt i trong pht chc bi tc ng ca nhiu yu t khc nhau ngoi tm

kim sot. S an ninh tht ch c th c tm thy ni nhng g khng th ly khi bn c- chnhl mi tng giao ca bn vi c Cha Tri.

Nhiu ngi b lo li bi nhu cu c chp nhn. H cho nhng mong mun ca cha m, ngibn i, con ci, thy gio hay bn b iu khin cuc i h. Nhiu ngi trng thnh vn ang cgng tm s chp nhn ni nhng ngi cha ngi m khng th no lm cho hi lng c. Nhngngi khc th b lo li bi p lc ca nhng ngi ng trang la vi mnh, lun lun lo lng v iungi khc c th ngh v mnh. Tht khng may l h ai chy theo m ng th thng lc mt trong. Ti khng bit mi cha kha dn n thnh cng, nhng mt trong nhng cha kha dn n thtbi chnh l c gng lm va lng mi ngi. cho mnh b iu khin bi nhng quan im cangi khc l con ng chc chn a bn n ch nh mt nhng mc ch ca c Cha Tri chocuc i bn. Cha Gi-su phn, "Chng ai c lm ti hai ch"(Ma-thi- 6:24).

C nhiu ng c khc lo li cuc i ca bn, nhng tt c u dn n cng mt ng ct: tim nngb lng ph, cng thng khng cn thit v mt i sng khng y trn.

Cuc hnh trnh 40 ngy ny s ch cho bn cch sng mt i sng theo ng mc ch-mt isng c hng dn, iu khin v lo li bi nhng mc ch ca c Cha Tri. Khng c iu gquan trng hn l nhn bit nhng mc ch ca c Cha Tri cho cuc i bn, v khng iu g cth b p cho c nu bn khng bit n chng-khng phi thnh cng, giu c, danh ting haykhoi lc. Khng c mc ch, cuc i l mt hnh trnh v ngha, mt hot ng v nh hng, v

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mt lot nhng bin c v l. Khng c mt mc ch, cuc sng tht tm thng, nh nht v vdng.

Nhng ch Li Ca i Sng Theo ng Mc ch

C nm li ch ln ca mt i sng theo ng mc ch:

Bit r mc ch khin cuc i bn c ngha.Chng ta c to dng vi mt ngha. l l doti sao nhiu ngi th nhiu phng php khng ng tin cy, chng hn nh chim tinh hay tmlinh hc, khm ph n. Khi cuc sng c ngha, bn c th chu ng hu nh mi s; nu khngc ngha, th khng th chu ng bt c vic g.

Mt thanh nin tui hai mi vit nh th ny, "Ti cm thy tht bi v ti ang chin u tr thnh mt ci g , m thm ch ti cng chng bit n l ci g. Tt c nhng g ti bit v vicphi lm nh th no l c tip tc sng. Mt ngy no , nu ti khm ph c mc ch ca ti, thti mi bt u cm nhn rng mnh tht sng."

Khng c c Cha Tri, cuc sng khng c mc ch, v nu khng c mc ch, th cuc sng tht

v ngha. M nu v ngha th s sng khng c cht quan trng v hy vng no. Trong Kinh Thnh,nhiu ngi t r tnh trng tuyt vng ny. -sai ni, "Ta lm vic lung cng, hao sc vch v khng kt qu. Song l ngay thng ca ta ni c Gi-h-va, s ban thng cho ta ni cCha Tri ta"(-sai 49:4). Gip ni, "Cc ngy ti qua mau hn thoi dt ci, tiu i, chng c trngcy g"(Gip 7:6) v "Ti chn s sng. Ti s chng sng hoi. Xin Cha ti mt mnh; vcc ngy ti ch l h khng"(Gip 7:16). Thm kch ln nht khng phi l s cht, bn l sng mkhng c mc ch.

Hy vng l iu cn thit cho cuc i bn cng nh khng kh v nc. Bn cn c hy vng vtqua. Tin s Bernie Siegel khm ph rng ng c th tin on bnh nhn ung th no ca mnh sthuyn gim bnh tnh ch vi mt cu hi, "ng c mun sng n mt trm tui khng?" Nhng ai

cm nhn su sc mc ch ca cuc i s tr li c v h l phn ln nhng ngi sng st. Hy vngbt ngun t mt mc ch.

Nu bn cm thy v vng, hy ch ! Nhng thay i l lng s din ra trong cuc i bn khi bnbt u sng vi mt mc ch. Cha phn, "V ta bit tng ta ngh i cng cc ngi, l tngbnh an, khng phi tai ha, cho cc ngi c s trng cy trong lc cui cng ca mnh"(Gi-r-mi 19:11). C th bn cm thy rng mnh ang i din vi mt hon cnh khng th vt qua,nhng Kinh Thnh ni nh vy, "V, c Cha Tri, bi quyn lc cm ng trong chng ta, c thlm tri hn v cng mi vic chng ta cu xin hoc suy tng"(-ph-s 3:20).

Bit r mc ch khin cuc sng ca bn n gin hn. N xc nh iu bn s lm v iu bnkhng lm. Mc ch ca bn tr thnh mt tiu chun bn nh gi nhng vic lm no l quan

trng v nhng vic no l khng quan trng. Bn ch cn hi cch n s, "Vic lm ny c gip tilm thnh nhng mc ch ca c Cha Tri cho cuc i ti hay khng?

Khng c mt mc ch r rng, bn s khng c nn tng da vo m quyt nh, phn phithi gian, v s dng cc ti nguyn ca mnh. Bn s c khuynh hng quyt nh theo hon cnh, plc, v tm trng ca bn ngay thi im . Nhng ngi khng bit r mc ch ca mnh lun clm qu nhiu vic-v iu dn n s cng thng, mt mi cng nh xung t.

Bn khng th lm ht mi iu m nhng ngi khc mun bn lm. Bn c va thi gian lm

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theo mun ca c Cha Tri. Nu bn khng th lm trn mi iu , th c ngha l bn ang clm nhiu hn iu Cha mun bn lm (hay c l bn ang xem truyn hnh qu nhiu). i sngtheo ng mc ch dn ti mt li sng n gin v mt lch lm vic lnh mnh. Kinh Thnh chp,"Mt i sng khoe khoang, ph trng l mt i sng trng rng; mt i sng n s v ngaythng l mt i sng y trn"(Chm Ngn 13:7 bn Msg-ND). N cng dn n s bnh an trongtm tr: "Ngi no tr mnh nng da ni Ngi, th Ngi s gn gi ngi trong s bnh yn trnvn, v ngi nh cy Ngi"(-sai 26:3).

Bit r mc ch gip bn tp trung cuc i ca mnh. N gip tp trung n lc v sc lc ca bnvo nhng iu quan trng. Bn s kt qu khi bit la chn.

Bn cht ca con ngi l hay b xao lng bi nhng vn nh. Chng ta theo ui nhng iu tmthng trong cuc i mnh. Henry David Thoreau nhn nh rng con ngi c cuc sng "tuyt vngm thm,"nhng ngy nay n c din t cch r rng hn ls xao lng vu v. Nhiu ngi gingnh nhng con quay hi chuyn, c quay trn mt cch in cung m chng i n u c.

Khng c mt mc ch r rng, bn s lin tc thay i nh hng, ngh nghip, cc mi quan h,Hi Thnh hay nhng vic bn ngoi khc-vi hy vng rng mi thay i s gii quyt s bi ri hockha lp khong trng vng trong lng bn. Bn ngh rng, C l ln ny mi chuyn s thay i,nhng n khng th gii quyt c nan tht ca bn-s thiu tp trung v khng c mc ch. KinhThnh chp, "Vy ch nn nh k di dt, nhng phi hiu r mun ca Cha l th no"(-ph-s5:17).

Sc mnh ca s tp trung c th thy trong nh sng. nh sng khuych tn c rt t tc ng haynng lng, nhng bn c th tp trung nng lng nh sng khi hi t n li. Vi mt thu knh hi t,cc tia nng mt tri s tp trung li v t chy c hoc giy. Khi nh sng c tp trung nhiu hnna chng hn nh mt tia lazer, n c th ct t thp.

Khng c iu g mnh m cho bng mt i sng tp trung, mt i sng c mc ch. Nhng ngi

nam v n c nh hng ln trong lch s l nhng ngi c i sng tp trung nht. Chng hnnh s Phao-l, ngi loan truyn C-c gio trn khp ch La-m. B mt ca ng chnh lmt i sng tp trung. ng ni, "Ti c lm mt iu: qun lng s ng sau, m bn theo s ng trc, ti nhm mc ch m chy"(Phi-lp 3:13).

Nu mun cuc i mnh c kt qu, bn hy tp trungn li! Hy thi nhn nhy. Hy thi c gnglm mi vic. Hy lm t vic hn. Hy b bt i thm ch c nhng vic tt, v ch lm nhng iu gquan trng nht m thi. ng bao gi nhm ln gia hot ng v hiu sut. Bn c th bn rn mkhng c mt mc ch no, nhng vn y l g? Phao-l ni, "Chng ta hy tp trung vo mctiu , hi nhng ai mun nhn lnh mi iu m Cha chun b cho chng ta"(Phi-lp 3:15 bnMsg-ND).

Bit r mc ch thc y cuc i ca bn. Mc ch lun to nn nhit huyt. Khng c g tipthm ngh lc nhiu cho bng mt mc ch r rng. Tri li, nhit huyt mt i khi bn thiu mt mcch. Mt vic n gin nh l ra khi ging li tr thnh vn ln. Thng th nhng vic vngha, ch khng phi c qu nhiu cng vic, khin chng ta kit sc, v mt i nim vui.

George Bernard Shaw vit, "y chnh l nim vui tht ca cuc sng: ht lng sng v mc ch mbn xc nh cho mnh; lm mt ngun lc v bn cht thay v tr thnh mt cn bnh ch k, aubun, than th v phn nn rng th gii khng ht lng lm cho bn vui."

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Bit r mc ch chun b bn cho ci i i.Nhiu ngi sng c i c gng to nn mt di snbn lu trn trn gian ny. H mun c ngi ta nh n khi qua i. Tuy nhin, iu quan trngthc s khng phi l nhng g ngi khc ni v cuc i ca bn, bn l nhng gc Cha Trini. iu con ngi khng nhn thy l tt c nhng thnh tu cui cng cng s qua i: nhng k lcb ph, danh ting phai m, v nhng cng hin b qun lng. Khi cn hc i hc, mc tiu ca JamesDobson l tr thnh v ch qun vt ca trng. ng cm thy t ho khi chic cp ca ng c tcch trang trng trong t trng by ca trng. Nhiu nm sao , mt ngi gi cho ng chic cp. H tm c n trong thng rc khi m trng khi cng xy li! Jim ni, "Nu c thi gian,mi chic cp ca bn ri s b ai nm b vo thng rc!"

Sng to nn mt di sn trn tc tht l mt mc tiu thin cn. Mt con ngi khn ngoan hn sdng thi gian xy dng mt di sn i i. Bn c mt trn trn gian ny khng phi chongi ta ghi nh mnh. Bn c mt y chun b cho ci i i.

Mt ngy n bn s ng trc mt c Cha Tri, v Ngi s xem xt li ton b cuc i bn, mtk thi cui cng, trc khi bn bc vo ci i i. Kinh Thnh chp, "V chng ta ht thy s nghu trc ta n c Cha Tri"(R-ma 14:10). Tht may mn l c Cha Tri mun chng ta vt

qua c k thi ny, cho nn Ngi cho chng ta bit trc cc cu hi. Nh Kinh Thnh, chng ta cth phng on rng c Cha Tri s hi chng ta hai cu hi quan trng:

Th nht, "Ngi c mi quan h nh th no vi Con ta, Gi-su Christ?"c Cha Tri s khng hiv nn tng tn gio hay cc quan im gio l ca bn. Vn quan trng duy nht l bn c tipnhn iu Cha Gi-su lm cho bn v bn c hc bit yu thng, trng cy Ngi hay khng. ChaGi-su phn, "Ta l ng i, l tht, v s sng; chng bi ta th khng ai c n cng Cha"(Ging 14:6).

Th hai, "Ngi lm g vi iu m ta ban cho ngi?"Bn lm g vi cuc i mnh-tt cnhng n t, ti nng, c hi, sc lc, cc mi quan h v nhng ti nguyn m Cha ban cho bn?Bn c dng chng cho ring mnh, hay bn dng chng cho nhng mc ch m c Cha Tri

to dng bn?

Chun b chnh bn cho hai cu hi l mc ch ca cun sch ny. Cu hi th nht s quyt nhbn s sng i i u. Cu hi th hai s quyt nh bn lm g trong ci i i. n cui cunsch ny, bn s sn sng tr li hai cu hi ny.


Vn Suy Ngh:Sng c mc ch l con ng dn n s bnh an.Cu Gc: Ngi no tr mnh nng da ni Ngi, th Ngi s gn gi ngi trong s bnhyn trn vn, v ngi nh cy Ngi." (-sai 26:3)Cu Hi Suy Gm: Gia nh v bn b ca ti s ni g v ng c lo li cuc i ti? Timun tr nn nh th no?

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Ngy 4:

c To Dng Cho Ci i i

Phm vt c Cha Tri lm nn u l tt lnh trong th n. Li, Ngi khin cho s i i ni lng loi ngi; du vy, cng vic c Cha Tri lm t ban u n cui cng, ngi khng

th hiu c.(Truyn o 3:11)

Chc chn c Cha Tri khng to nn mt ng vt ging nh con ngi ri ch sng c mt

ngy! Khng, khng, con ngi c to dng sng i i.(Abraham Lincoln)

Cuc i ny khng phi l tt c.

Cuc i trn trn th chng qua ch l mt cuc th o trc khi sn phm tht ra i. Bn s c nhiuthi gian hn by gi sau khi bc qua pha bn kia ca s cht-ci i i. a cu ch l hu trng,l nh tr, l s nm th cuc i bn trong ci i i. N l s tp luyn trc khi tr chi tht btu; l s khi ng trc khi bt u cuc ua. i sng ny l s chun b cho i sau.

Nhiu nht th bn s sng c khong mt trm nm trn trn gian, nhng trong ci i i th bns sng mi mi. Thi gian ca bn trn t ny, nh ngi Thomas Browne ni, "ch l mt ci ngoc

n nh b trong ci i i."Bn c to dng tn ti i i.Kinh Thnh chp rng "Ngi khin cho s i i ni lng loi ngi"(Truyn o 3:11). Bn nngbm sinh ca bn lun hng n s bt dit. l do c Cha Tri to dng bn, theo hnh nhNgi, sng trong ci i i. Du rng chng ta bit l mi ngi cui cng s phi cht mt ln, ths cht lun c v khng t nhin v khng cng bng. L do chng ta cm thy rng mnh phi sngi i l v c Cha Tri t khao kht trong chnh tm hn ca chng ta!

Mt ngy no tim bn s ngng p. s l du chm ht cho th xc cng nh thi gian ca bntrn trn gian, nhng cha phi l du chm ht cho bn. Thn th trn tc ch l s hin din tmthi ca tm linh bn. Kinh Thnh gi thn th trn tc ca bn l "nh tm," nhng khi cp nthn th tng lai ca bn trn thin ng, Kinh Thnh gi l "nh i i." Kinh Thnh chp, "V,

chng ta bit rng nu nh tm ca chng ta di t nt, th chng ta li c nh i i ti trntri, bi c Cha Tri, khng phi bi tay ngi lm ra"(II C-rinh-t 5:1).

Cuc i trn t ny em n nhiu la chn, nhng ci i i ch c hai la chn: thin ng haya ngc. Mi tng giao gia bn vi c Cha Tri trn trn gian s quyt nh mi tng giao giabn vi Ngi trong ci i i. Nu bn hc bit yu thng v trng cy Con ca c Cha Tri,Cha Gi-su, th bn s c mi n sng vi Ngi trn ci i i. Tri li, nu bn t khc tnhyu thng, s tha th v s cu ri ca Ngi, bn s phi mi mi xa cch c Cha Tri trong cii i.

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C. S. Lewis ni, "C hai loi ngi: nhng ngi ni vi c Cha Tri rng Cha c nn'vnhng ngi m Cha ni vi h rng, Thi c ri, c lm theo ngi.'" Tht ng bun l nhiungi s phi sng trong ci i i m khng c c Cha Tri v h chn sng xa cch Ngi trntrn gian ny.

Khi bn hiu r cuc sng khng ch c y v by gi, v bn nhn ra rng cuc sng ny ch l s

chun b cho ci i i, bn s bt u sng khc i. Bn s bt usng trong nh sng ca ci ii, v iu s thay i cch bn quan h, thc hin nhim v v i din vi hon cnh. Thnh lnhnhiu hot ng, mc tiu, v thm ch nhng nan trc c v ht sc quan trng li tr nn tmthng, nh nht, v khng ng bn ch n. Bn cng sng gn Cha bao nhiu, th mi s khccng tr nn nh b by nhiu.

Khi bn sng trong nh sng ca ci i i, nhng gi tr ca bn thay i. Bn dng thi gian v tinbc cch khn ngoan hn. Bn s ch nhiu hn n cc mi quan h v nhn cch thay v s niting hay giu c hoc nhng thnh cng hay thm ch cc cuc vui. Nhng u tin ca bn s csp t li. Theo ui cc tro lu, thi gian, v nhng gi tr ph bin khng cn l iu quan trngna. Phao-l ni, "Nhng v c ng Christ, ti coi s li cho ti nh l s l vy"(Phi-lp 3:7).

Nu thi gian trn trn th ca bn l tt c nhng g bn c cho cuc i mnh, ti ngh bn hy btu tn dng n ngay tc th. Bn c th qun i chuyn lm lnh v sng o c, bn cng khngcn phi lo v nhng hu qu hnh ng ca mnh. Bn c th nung chiu bn thn vi ci ti lmtrung tm v nhng hnh ng ca bn khng li hu qu lu di. Nhng-v iu ny khin cho mis khc hn-s cht khng phi l im dng cui cng ca bn! S cht khng phi l kt thc cabn, m l s chuyn tip sang ci i i, cho nn s c nhng hu qu i i ng vi mi vicbn lm trn tri t ny. Mi hnh ng trong cuc i chng ta s nh vo mt s dy n no m n s rung ln trong ci i i.

iu nguy hi nht ca li sng ng i chnh l cch suy ngh ngn hn. tn dng ht mc cuci mnh, bn phi gi mt khi tng v ci i i lun in trong tr bn v gi tr ca n trong lng

bn. Cuc sng y v by gi khng phi l tt c! Ngy hm nay ch l phn ni ca tng bng.Ci i i l ton b phn cn li bn khng nhn thy c bn di b mt.

Sng trong ci i i vi c Cha Tri s nh th no? Thng thn m ni, kh nng ca b nochng ta khng th nm bt ht s k diu v v i ca thin ng. iu cng ging nh l cgng m t Internet cho mt con kin. Hon ton v ch. Ngn ng con ngi khng th no truyn tv kinh nghim ca ci i i. Kinh Thnh chp, "y l s mt cha thy, tai cha nghe, v lngngi cha ngh n, nhng c Cha Tri sm sn iu y cho nhng ngi yu mn Ngi"(I C-rinh-t 2:9).

Tuy nhin, c Cha Tri m t cho chng ta mt ci nhn thong qua v ci i i trong LiNgi. Chng ta bit rng ngay by gi y c Cha Tri ang chun b mt cn nh i i chochng ta. Trn thin ng chng ta s c on t vi nhng ngi chng ta yu mn, l nhng ngitn hu khc c gii phng khi mi ni au v su kh, c thng v s trung tn ca chng tatrn t, v c ch nh lm nhng vic m chng ta s vui lng lm. Chng ta s khngnm loanhquanh trn cc m my vi nh ho quang v chi n hc! Chng ta s tn hng mi tng giaokhng bao gi v vi c Cha Tri, v Ngi s vui hng ci i i bt tn vi chng ta. Mtngy no Cha Gi-su s phn, "Hi cc ngi c Cha ta ban phc, hy n m nhn ly ncthin ng sm sn cho cc ngi t khi dng nn tri t"(Ma-thi- 25:34).

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C. S. Lewis nu ln mt quan nim v ci i i trong trang cui ca cun The Chronicles ofNarnia, lot tiu thuyt thiu nhi by cun ca ng, nh sau: "i vi chng ta, y l im kt thcca mi cu chuyn... Nhng i vi h mi ch l s bt u ca cu chuyn tht. C cuc i cah trn th gian ny... ch l trang ba: by gi, cui cng th h cng bt u Chng Mt ca CuChuyn Ln, cu chuyn m cha ai trn trn gian ny tng c, cu chuyn ko di mi mi, v michng sau li tt p hn chng trc."

c Cha Tri c mt mc ch cho cuc i bn trn trn gian, nhng mi s khng chm dt ti .K hoch ca Ngi cn lu di hn c vi thp k t i m bn s sng trn hnh tinh ny. khng chl "c hi ca c mt i"; c Cha Tri ban cho bn mt c hi vt qua cuc i ca bn na.Kinh Thnh chp, "Mu ca c Gi-h-va c vng lp i i, tng ca lng Ngi cn i nysang i kia"(Thi Thin 33:11).

Thi im duy nht m hu ht mi ngi ngh v ci i i chnh l trong cc m tang, v thngth l nhng suy ngh nng cn, a cm, do thiu hiu bit. C th bn cm thy khng lnh mnhkhi suy ngh v s cht, nhng s tht l sng m ph nhn s cht cng nh khng chp nhn iu sphi xy ra mi chnh l iu khng lnh mnh (Truyn o 7:2). Ch c mt k di dt mi sng c

mt i m khng chu chun b cho iu m tt c chng ta u bit rng cui cng s xy n. Bnphi suy nghnhiu hn v ci i i, ch khng nn th i vi n.

Cng ging nh chn thng bn trong bng m mnh, khng phi l mt s chm dt, m l schun b cho cuc sng, cho nn, cuc i ny l s chun b cho i sau. Nu bn c mt mi tnggiao vi c Cha Tri thng qua Cha Gi-su, bn khng cn phi s s cht. N l cnh ca dn voci i i. N l gi khc cui cng bn cn trn mt t, nhng n khng phi l thi im cui cngca bn. Thay v l im kt thc cuc sng, n s l sinh nht ca bn vo ci i i. Kinh Thnhchp, "V di i ny, chng ta khng c thnh cn lun mi, nhng chng ta tm thnh hu n"(H-b-r 13:14).

Khi so vi ci i i, thi gian ca chng ta trn tri t ch l mt ci nhy mt, nhng nhng hu

qu ca n th cn li i i. Nhng vic lm ca i ny l s phn ca i sau. Chng ta cn phi"nhn bit rng tng giy pht chng ta cn trong thn th hay cht ny l lc chng ta cn xa nhi i ca chng ta trn thin ng vi Cha Gi-su"(II C-rinh-t 5:6 bn LB-ND). Nhiu nmtrc y c mt cu khu hiu kh ph bin khch l ngi ta sng mi ngy nh l "ngy u tinca cuc i bn." Tht ra, sng mi ngy nh th l ngy cui cng ca cuc i th mi l khnngoan hn. Matthew Henry ni, "Cng vic mi ngy ca chng ta l chun b cho ngy cui cngca chng ta."


Vn Suy Ngh:Cuc i khng ch c y v by gi.Cu Gc:"V th gian vi s tham dc n u qua i, song ai lm theo mun c Cha Trith cn li i i." I Ging 2:17Cu Hi Suy Gm:V mi vic u li nhng hu qu i i, nn trong ngy hm nay, iug ti nn bt u lm v iu g ti nn dng li?

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Ngy 5:

Nhn Cuc i T

Ci Nhn Ca c Cha Tri

S sng ca anh em l chi?(Gia-c 4:14)

Chng ta khng nhn s vt theo bn cht ca chng, chng ta nhn chng theo bn cht cachng ta.

(Anais Nin)Cch bn nhn cuc i mnh s nh hnh cuc i ca bn.

Cch bn nh ngha cuc i s quyt nh s phn ca bn. Cch nhn ca bn s tc ng n cchbn u t thi gian, s dng tin bc, ti nng, v nh gi cc mi quan h ca mnh.

Mt trong nhng cch tt nht hiu ngi khc l hi h, "Bn thy cuc sng ca mnh th no?"Bn s khm ph rng mi ngi s c mt cu tr li khc nhau cho cu hi . Ti tng nghengi ta ni rng cuc i l mt rp xic, mt bi mn, mt tu ln cao tc, mt cu , mt bn giaohng, mt cuc hnh trnh v mt bi khiu v. Nhiu ngi ni rng, "Cuc i l mt vng quaynga g: i lc bn ln cao, c khi li xung thp, v i lc th ch i vng vng" hoc l "cuc i

l mt chic xe p c mi s, m a s chng ta khng bao gi dng n" hoc "cuc i l mtcanh bc: Bn phi chi vi s l bi mnh nhn."

Nu ti hi bn bn hnh dung cuc i nh th no, bn s ngh n hnh nh g? Hnh nh chnh lquan nim v cuc i ca bn. l quan im v cuc sng m bn c, d thc hay khng thc,trong tm tr mnh. l cch bn m t cuc sng v cng l iu m bn mong i t n. Ngi tathng th hin nhng quan nim v cuc i h qua qun o, n trang, xe c, kiu tc, nhng hnhdn, thm ch cc hnh xm.

Quan nim ca bn s nh hng n cuc i bn nhiu hn c iu bn c th nhn thy c. Nquyt nh nhng mong mun, nhng gi tr, cc mi quan h, nhng mc tiu v cc u tin ca bn.Chng hn, nu bn ngh cuc i l mt ba tic, gi tr ch yu trong i sng bn s l vui chi tha

thch. Nu bn nhn i nh mt cuc ua, bn s cao tc v c l phn ln thi gian s rt viv. Nu bn nhn cuc i nh mt cuc chy ng trng, bn s caos chu ng. Nu bn xemcuc i l mt trn chin hay mt tr chi, chin thngs rt quan trng i vi bn.

Quan im ca bn v cuc i l g? C th bn ang xy dng cuc i mnh trn mt quan nim sailm. lm thnh nhng mc ch c Cha Tri nh cho bn, bn cn phi thch thc np nghthng thng v thay th n bng nhng quan nim trong Kinh Thnh lin quan n cuc sng. KinhThnh chp, "ng lm theo i ny, nhng hy bin ha bi s i mi ca tm thn mnh, thcho bit mun tt lnh, p lng v trn vn ca c Cha Tri l th no"(R-ma 12:2).

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Kinh Thnh nu ln ba quan nim dy chng ta v cch c Cha Tri nhn cuc sng: Cuc sng lmt th thch, cuc sng ls tn nhim, v cuc sng l mtphn vic tm b. Nhng tng nychnh l nn tng cho i sng theo ng mc ch. Chng ta s tm hiu hai quan nim u tin trongchng ny v quan nim th ba trong chng k tip.

Cuc sng trn trn gian l mt th thch.y l mt quan nim v cuc i c thy trong cc cu

chuyn xuyn sut Kinh Thnh. c Cha Tri lin tc th thch nhn cch, c tin, s vng phc,tnh yu thng, s lim chnh, v trung thnh ca con ngi. Nhng t nh th thch, cm d, snglc, v thxut hin hn 200 ln trong Kinh Thnh. c Cha Tri th thch p-ra-ham khi bo ngdng a con trai mnh l Y-sc. c Cha Tri th thch Gia-cp khi ng phi lm thm nhiu nmna ci Ra-chn lm v.

A-am v -va tht bi trc th thch ca h ti vn -en, v a-vt vi ln tht bi trc ththch ca c Cha Tri. Nhng Kinh Thnh cng nu cho chng ta nhiu tm gng v nhng conngi vt qua cc th thch ln, chng hn nh Gi-sp, Ru-t, -x-t, v a-ni-n.

Nhn cch va c pht trin, va c th hin qua nhng th thch, v trn c cuc i l mt ththch. Bn lun lun trong s th thch. c Cha Tri khng ngng nhn xem phn ng ca bntrc ngi khc, cc nan , thnh cng, xung t, bnh tt, chn nn, v thm ch thi tit! Ngi cngxem xt nhng c ch n gin nht chng hn nh khi bn m ca cho ngi khc, khi bn nht mtmu rc ln, hoc khi bn t ra lch s trc c th k hoc ngi hu bn.

Chng ta khng bit tt c nhng th thch m c Cha Tri s em n cho bn, nhng chng ta cth on trc mt s trong s chng, da trn Kinh Thnh. Bn s gp th thch trc nhng thay iln, nhng li ha chm thc hin, nhng vn nan gii, nhng li cu nguyn cha c nhm, sch trch khng ng, v thm ch c nhng thm ha v ngha. Trong c cuc i mnh, ti thyrng c Cha Tri th thch c tin ca ti bng cc nan , th thch nim hy vngca ti bngcch ti qun l ti sn ca mnh, v th thch tnh yu thngca ti thng qua nhng ngi khc.

Mt th thch rt quan trng l cch bn phn ng khi bn khng th cm nhn s hin din cac Cha Tri trong cuc i mnh. i lc Cha c tnh rt lui, v chng ta khng cm nhn c sgn gi ca Ngi. Mt v vua tn l -x-chia kinh nghim th thch ny. Kinh Thnh chp, "cCha Tri tm la b ngi ng th ngi, cho bit mi iu trong lng ngi"(II S-k 32:31).-x-chia c mt mi tng giao mt thit vi c Cha Tri, nhng n mt thi im quan trngtrong cuc i ng, c Cha Tri ng mt mnh nhm th thch nhn cch ca ng, by tmt ch yu ui v chun b ng cho trch nhim ln lao hn.

Khi bn hiu rng cuc i l mt th thch, bn nhn ra rng khng c iu g l v ngha trong cuci bn. Thm ch mt bin c nh nht cng c ngha i vi s pht trin nhn cch ca bn. Mingy l mt ngy quan trng, v mi giy l mt c hi tng trng, lm su sc hn nhn cch cabn, by t tnh yu thng, hay l thuc vo c Cha Tri. Mt s th thch c v nh qu scchu ng, trong khi c nhng th thch khc th bn hu nh khng ch . Nhng tt c nhng iu u c lin h n ci i i.

Tin ng mng l c Cha Tri mun bn vt qua c nhng th thch trong cuc sng, v Ngikhng bao gi cho chng tr nn nhiu hn n m Ngi bn cho bn i u vi chng. KinhThnh chp, "Nhng s cm d n cho anh em, chng c s no qu sc loi ngi. c Cha Tril thnh tn, Ngi chng h cho anh em b cm d qu sc mnh u; nhng trong s cm d, Ngicng m ng cho ra khi, anh em c th chu c"(I C-rinh-t 10:13).

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Mi khi bn vt qua th thch, c Cha Tri lu v c k hoch ban thng cho bn trong ci ii. Kinh Thnh chp, "Phc cho ngi b cm d; v lc chu ni s th thch ri, th s lnhmo triu thin ca s sng m c Cha Tri ha cho k knh mn Ngi"(Gia-c 1:12).

Cuc sng trn trn gian l s tn nhim. y l quan nim th hai ca Kinh Thnh v cuc sng.Thi gian ca chng ta trn trn gian ny cng vi sc lc, s khn ngoan, cc c hi, cc mi quan

h, v cc ti nguyn u l nhng mn qu t c Cha Tri m Ngi tin cy ph thc cho chngta chm lo, qun l. Chng ta l nhng ngi qun gia ca bt c iu g c Cha Tri ban cho chngta. nim v cng vic qun gia khi s bi nhn thc rng c Cha Tri l Ch ca mi s v mingi trn trn gian. Kinh Thnh chp, "t v mun vt trn t, Th gian v nhng k trong ,u thuc v c Gi-h-va"(Thi Thin 24:1).

Chng ta chng h thc ss hu bt c iu g trong khong thi gian ngn ngi chng ta sng trntrn gian ny. c Cha Tri ch cho chng ta mn trong lc chng ta cn y. l ti sn cac Cha Tri trc khi chng ta n, v c Cha Tri s cho ngi khc mn sau khi bn cht.Bn ch c tn hng n mt lc m thi.

Khi c Cha Tri to dng A-am v -va, Ngi tin cy v giao ph s sng to ca Ngi cho h vch nh h lm nhng ngi qun l ti sn ca Ngi. Kinh Thnh chp, "c Cha Tri ban phccho loi ngi v phn rng: Hy sanh sn, thm nhiu, lm cho y dy t; hy lm cho t phctng, hy qun tr loi c di bin, loi chim trn tri cng cc vt sng hnh ng trn mt t'"(Sng-th k 1:28).

Cng vic u tin c Cha Tri giao ph cho con ngi l qun tr v chm lo "" ca c ChaTri trn t. V tr ny cha bao gi b ly li. N l mt phn trong mc ch ca chng ta ngy nay.Mi th chng ta tn hng phi c xem nh ls tn nhim m c Cha Tri trao vo taychng ta. Kinh Thnh chp, "Bi v, ai phn bit ngi vi ngi khc? Ngi h c iu chi mchng nhn lnh sao? Nu ngi nhn lnh, th sao cn khoe mnh nh chng tng nhn lnh?"(I C-rinh-t 4:7).

Nhiu nm trc y, mt i v chng n cho ti v nh ti dng cn nh xinh p hng rabin ca h ti Hawaii ngh h. l mt c hi m chng ti khng th no t lo cho mnh c,v chng ti tn hng dp tin . H ni vi chng ti rng, "Hy xem nh y l nh ca ng bnh!" v tt nhin chng ti lm nh th! Chng ti bi trong h bi, n thc n trong t lnh, dngkhn tm v bt a, v thm ch nhy ln ging a vi nhau! Nhng chng ti bit r rng ykhng phi l ca chng ti, nn chng ti c bit khi s dng mi th. Chng ti tn hngnhng tin nghi trong cn nh m khng h s hu n.

Vn ha ca chng ti thng ni rng, "Ca tri cho, ai lo m gi!" Nhng cc C-c nhn th sngtheo mt tiu chun cao hn: "V Cha s hu n, nn ti phi ht sc cn thn khi dng." Kinh Thnhchp, "Ci iu ngi ta trng mong ni ngi qun tr l phi trung thnh"(I C-rinh-t 4:2). ChaGi-su thng cp n cuc sng nh l mt s tin cy v k nhiu cu chuyn minh ha trchnhim ca chng ta i vi c Cha Tri. Trong cu chuyn v cc ta-lng (Ma-thi- 25:14-29), mtthng nhn giao ph ti sn ca mnh cho nhng ngi hu khi ng i xa. Lc ng tr v, ng xemxt, nh gi trch nhim ca mi ngi v ban thng ty theo . Ngi ch ni, "Hi y t ngaylnh trung tn kia, c lm; ngi trung tn trong vic nh, ta s lp ngi coi sc nhiu; hy nhng s vui mng ca cha ngi"(Ma-thi- 25:21).

n cui cuc i bn trn trn gian ny, bn s c thm nh v ban thng ty theo vic bn qun

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l nhng g Cha ban cho mnh tt hay khng. iu c ngha l mi iubn lm, mi cng vic ltvt n gin hng ngy, u c nh hng n i i. Nu bn xem mi s nh ls tin cy, cCha Tri ha c ba phn thng cho bn trong ci i i. Trc ht, bn s c c Cha Trixcnhn: Ngi s phn, "c lm! Lm rt tt!" K n, bn s c btv lnh trch nhim ln hntrong ci i i: "Ta s lp ngi coi sc nhiu iu." Sau bn s c cao vi li mi gi:"Hy n hng s vui mng ca Cha ngi."

Nhiu ngi khng nhn ra rng tin bc va l mt th thch va ls tn nhim t ni c ChaTri. c Cha Tri dng ti chnh dy chng ta trng cy ni Ngi, v i vi nhiu ngi, tinbc l th thch ln hn ht. c Cha Tri nhn xem cch chng ta s dng tin bc th thch xemchng ta ng tin cy n mc no. Kinh Thnh chp, "Vy nu cc ngi khng trung tn v ca cii ny, c ai em ca ci tht trn thin ng giao cho cc ngi?"(Lu-ca 16:11 bn NLT-ND).

y l mt l tht rt quan trng. c Cha Tri phn rng c mi lin h trc tip gia cch ti sdng tin bc v cht lng i sng thuc linh ca ti! Cch ti qun l tin bc ca mnh ("ca cii ny") quyt nh vic c Cha Tri c th ban cho ti bao nhiu phc hnh thuc linh ("ca citht"). Ti mun hi bn iu ny: Cch bn qun l tin bc c ang ngn tr c Cha Tri lm

thm nhiu iu khc trong cuc i bn khng? Bn c ng tin cy nhn lnh nhng ca ci thuclinh khng?

Cha Gi-su phn, "Song y t khng bit ch, m lm vic ng pht, th b n t. V ai c bancho nhiu, th s b i li nhiu; v ai c giao cho nhiu, th s b i li nhiu hn"(Lu-ca12:48). Cuc sng l mt th thch v l s tn nhim, v Cha ban cho bn nhiu bao nhiu, th trchnhim m Ngi mong mun ni bn cng ln by nhiu.


Vn Suy Ngh: Cuc sng l mt th thch v l s tn nhimCu Gc:"Ai trung tn trong vic rt nh, cng trung tn trong vic ln; ai bt ngha trong vicrt nh, cng bt ngha trong vic ln." Lu-ca 16:10Cu Hi Suy Gm:iu g xy n cho ti trong thi gian gn y m by gi ti mi nhn rarng l mt th thch n t c Cha Tri? Nhng iu ln hn m c Cha Tri phthc cho ti l g?

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Ngy 6:

Cuc Sng Ch L Tm B

Hi c Gi-h-va, xin cho ti bit cui cng ti, V s cc ngy ti l th no; xin cho ti bitmnh mng mnh l bao.

(Thi Thin 39:4)

Ti l ngi khch l trn t.(Thi Thin 119:19)

Cuc sng ch l tm b.

Kinh Thnh c rt nhiu hnh nh n d dy v bn cht ngn ngi, tm b, chng qua ca cuc sngtrn trn gian. Cuc sng c m t nh mt ln sng, mt ngi chy nhanh, mt hi thv mtln khi. Kinh Thnh chp, "V chng ta mi c hm qua, v chng bit g; bi cc ngy chng ta trnt khc no mt ci bng"(Gip 8:9).

tn dng ti a cuc i mnh, bn khng c qun hai s tht ny: Th nht, nu em so snh vici i i, cuc sng l cc k ngn ngi. Th hai, trn gian ch l ni c tr tm thi m thi. Bn skhng y lu, cho nn ng qu gn b vi n. Hy xin Cha gip bn thy cuc sng trn trn gianny ging nh iu m Ngi nhn thy. a-vt cu nguyn nh vy, "Hi c Gi-h-va, xin cho tibit cui cng ti, V s cc ngy ti l th no; xin cho ti bit mnh mng mnh l bao"(Thi Thin39:4).

Kinh Thnh thng hay so snh cuc sng trn trn gian vi vic sng tm nc ngoi. y khngphi l cn nh vnh vin hay ch n cui cng ca bn. Bn ch i ngang qua, ch gh thm tri tm thi. Kinh Thnh dng nhng khi nim nh ngi khch l, k i ng, ngi ngoi quc, ngil, ngi khch, ngi hnh hng m t ngn gn cuc sng ca chng ta trn trn. a-vt ni,"Ti l ngi khch l trn t"(Thi Thin 119:19), v Phi-e-r gii thch, "Nu anh em xng ngkhng ty v anh em, xt on tng ngi theo vic h lm, bng Cha, th hy ly lng knh s m n trong thi k tr i ny"(I Phi-e-r 1:17).

Ti California, ni ti sng, nhiu ngi t cc ni khc trn th gii dn v y lm vic, nhngh vn gi quc tch ca qu hng mnh. H bt buc phi c th lu tr di hn (gi l "Th Xanh")mi c php lm vic y d khng phi l cng dn. Cc C-c nhn cng phi c nhng thxanh thuc linh nhc nh chng ta v quc tch trn thin ng. c Cha Tri phn rng cc conci Ngi phi suy ngh v cuc i khc hn cch m nhng ngi khng tin ngh. "S cui cng cah l h mt; h ly bng mnh lm cha mnh, v ly s xu h ca mnh lm vinh hin, ch t tngv cc vic th gian m thi. Nhng chng ta l cng dn trn tri; y l t ni m chng ta trngi Cu Cha mnh l c Cha Jsus Christ"(Phi-lp 3:19-20). Nhng tn nhn tht lun thc rngcuc sng vi nm trn trn hnh tinh ny khng phi l tt c.

Ngun gc ca bn trong ci i i, v qu hng ca bn l thin ng. Khi bn nm bt c l

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tht ny, bn s khng cn lo lng v chuyn "c mi th" trn trn gian ny. Cha rt thng thnni v mi him ha ca li sng cho y v by gicng nh vic chp nhn nhng gi tr, nhngu tin v nhng li sng ca th gian chung quanh chng ta. Khi chng ta a gin vi nhng cm dca th gian ny, c Cha Tri gi l ti ngoi tnh thuc linh. Kinh Thnh chp, "Hi bn t dmkia, anh em h chng bit lm bn vi th gian tc l th nghch vi c Cha Tri sao? Cho nn, aimun lm bn vi th gian, th ngi y tr nn k nghch th cng c Cha Tri vy"(Gia-c 4:4).

Hy tng tng nu bn c c lm i s cho t nc ca mnh trn mt quc gia th nghch. Cl bn s phi hc mt ngn ng mi v chp nhn mt s phong tc cng nh nhng khc bit v vnha tr nn lch s v hon thnh c nhim v ca mnh. L mt i s, bn s khng th c lpmnh khi k th. lm trn nhim v, bn phi lin lc v quan h vi h.

Nhng gi s bn tr nn tht quen thuc vi t nc xa l ny v bn cm thy yu mn n, yuthch n hn l qu hng ca mnh. Lng trung thnh v cam kt ca bn s thay i. Vai tr mtngi i s s b tha hip. Thay v i din cho qu hng ca mnh, bn bt u hnh ng nh kth. Bn l k phn bi.

Kinh Thnh chp, "Vy chng ti lm chc khm sai ca ng Christ"(II C-rinh-t 5:20). ng bunl nhiu C-c nhn phn bi Vua ca h v vng quc ca Ngi. H di dt kt lun rng vh sng trn tri t, nn y l nh ca h. Khng. Kinh Thnh ni rt r rng: "Hi k rt yu du,anh em nh ngi tr, k i ng, ti khuyn phi king nhng iu xc tht a thch, l iu chngtr vi linh hn"(I Phi-e-r 2:11). c Cha Tri cnh bo chng ta ng mnh qu gn gi vinhng iu chung quanh chng ta v chng thy u tm b. Kinh Thnh bo vi chng ta rng, "Bichng ta chng chm s thy c, nhng chm s khng thy c; v nhng s thy c ch l tmthi, m s khng thy c l i i khng cng vy"(II C-rinh-t 4:18).

Vic tri t khng phi l qu hng ca chng ta l gii v sao, l nhng ngi theo Cha Gi-su,chng ta gp phi nhiu kh khn, au bun v b rung b trong th gian ny (Ging 16:33; 16:20;15:18-19). N cng gii thch l do ti sao mt s li ha ca c Cha Tri c v nh cha c thc

hin, mt s li cu xin cha c nhm, v mt s hon cnh t ra bt cng. y cha phi l kt thcca cu chuyn.

gi mnh khi qu mc gn b vi th gian, c Cha Tri cho php chng ta cm nhn c khnhiu bt mn v khng tha lng trong cuc sng-nhng khao kht s khng bao gic thnh tutrong ci i ny. Chng ta khng hon ton hnh phc y v chng ta khng c nh l s y!y khng phi l cn nh cui cng ca chng ta; chng ta c to dng cho mt iu g tt hnnhiu.

Con c chng bao gi vui th khi sng trn t, v n c to dng sng di nc. Mt con chimng khng bao gi c th tha lng nu n khng c php bay. Bn s khng bao gi cm thy thalng hon ton trn trn gian ny, v bn c to dng khng ch cho trn gian. Bn s c nhng giypht hnh phc y, nhng khng g c th snh vi iu m c Cha Tri hoch nh cho bn.

Nhn thc rng cuc i trn trn gian ch l tm b s gip thay i hon ton nhng gi tr ca bn.Nhng gi tr i i, ch khng phi tm b, s tr thnh nhng yu t gip bn quyt nh. C. S.Lewis nhn xt, "Tt c nhng g khng thuc v ci i i th i i v dng." Kinh Thnh chp,"Bi chng ta chng chm s thy c, nhng chm s khng thy c; v nhng s thy c chl tm thi, m s khng thy c l i i khng cng vy"(II C-rinh-t 4:18).

Tht l mt sai lm cht ngi khi cho rng mc ch ca c Cha Tri cho cuc i bn l s thnh

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vng v vt cht, hoc s thnh cng, theo nh iu th gian tin. i sng d dt khng c lin quang n s d dt v vt cht, v s trung tn vi c Cha Tri khng bo m s thnh cng trongcng vic hay thm ch chc v. ng bao gi tp ch vo nhng vng min tm thi (I Phi-e-r2:11).

Phao-l l ngi trung tn, nhng ng cht trong t. Ging Bp-tt l ngi trung tn, nhng ng b cht

u. Hng triu con ngi trung tn khc tun o, mt tt c, hoc khi cht i chng cn li g.Nhng chm dt cuc sng khng phi l chm dt tt c!

Trong con mt ca c Cha Tri, nhng ngi anh hng c tin v i nht khng phi l nhngngi c c s thnh vng, thnh cng, v quyn lc trong cuc i ny, bn l nhng ngi xemcuc i l mt phn vic ngn ngi v phc v cch trung tn, mong i phn thng c ha trcca h trong ci i i. Kinh Thnh chp v bng vng danh d ca c Cha Tri nh sau: "Htthy nhng ngi u cht trong c tin, cha nhn lnh nhng iu ha cho mnh; chn trng thyv cho mng nhng iu t ng xa, xng mnh l k khch v b hnh trn t... Nhng h hammn mt qu hng tt hn, tc l qu hng trn tri; nn c Cha Tri khng h thn m xngmnh l c Cha Tri ca h, v Ngi sm sn cho h mt thnh"(H-b-r 11:13, 16). Thi gian

bn sng trn trn gian ny khng phi l ton b cu chuyn v cuc i bn. Bn phi ch n thinng mi xem c nhng chng cn li. Cn phi c c tin sng trn t nh mt ngi khchngoi quc.

C mt cu chuyn xa k v mt gio s v hu v tr v qu hng, nc M, trn cng mtchic tu m tng thng M ang i. Nhng m ng h reo, mt ton qun bo v, mt tm thm ,cc bng rn, v cc hng thng tn cho n v tng thng tr v, nhng v gio s th ri tu mkhng ai ch n. Cm thy t ti v on gin, ng bt u than phin vi Cha. V ri Cha nhnhng nhc nh ng, "Nhng con ca ta, con cha v nh m."

Bn s khng thin ng trc khi bn tht ln, "Ti sao ti li qu ch trng vo nhng iu tm b ch? Ti ngh g? Ti sao ti li lng ph qu nhiu thi gian, tin bc v tm tr cho nhng th

khng bn lu?

Khi cuc sng tr nn kh khn, khi bn chm ngp trong ni nghi ng, hay khi bn t hi khng bitsng cho ng Christ c xng ng mnh n lc hay khng, hy nh rng bn cha v nh. Khi cicht n, khng phi l lc bn ri nh ra i- l lc bn s i v nh.


Vn Suy Ngh: Th gian ny khng phi nh ti.Cu Gc:"Chng ta chng chm s thy c, nhng chm s khng thy c; v nhng sthy c ch l tm thi, m s khng thy c l i i khng cng vy." II C-rinh-t 4:18Cu Hi Suy Gm: Cuc sng trn trn gian ch l tm b, vy ti nn thay i cch sng camnh ngay hm nay nh th no?

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Nguyn Nhn Ca Mi S

V mun vt u l t Ngi, bi Ngi v hng v Ngi. Vinh hin cho Ngi i i, v cng!(R-ma 11:36)

c Gi-h-va dng nn mun vt dng cho Ngi; n i k c cng vy, dnh cho ngytai ha.

(Chm Ngn 16:4)

Mi s u v Ngi.

Mc ch cui cng ca v tr l by t vinh hin ca c Cha Tri. l l do mi vt hin hu,bao gm c bn. c Cha Tri to dng mi sv s vinh hin ca Ngi. Khng c s vinh hinca c Cha Tri, th khng c g c.

S vinh hin ca c Cha Tri l g? chnh l c Cha Tri. l ngha bn cht ca Ngi,trng lng tm quan trng ca Ngi, s huy hong, trng l ca Ngi, s by t quyn nng Ngi, vs hin din ca Ngi. S vinh hin ca c Cha Tri l mt cch ni v lng nhn t cng nh miphm cht i i khc ca Ngi.

S vinh hin ca c Cha Tri u? Hy nhn xung quanh. Mi sc c Cha Tri to nn uphn nh s vinh hin ca Ngi theo mt cch no . Chng ta nhn thy n khp mi ni, t nhngdng sng nh nht cho n dy Ngn H v i, t nhng bui hong hn v cc ngi sao cho nnhng cn bo v cc ma. S sng to by t vinh hin ca ng Sng To. Qua thin nhin, chng tabit c rng c Cha Tri l ng quyn nng, rng Ngi thch s a dng, yu v p, c t chc,khn ngoan v sng to. Kinh Thnh chp, "Cc tng tri rao truyn s vinh hin ca c Cha Tri,bu tri gii t cng vic tay Ngi lm"(Thi Thin 19:1).

Xuyn sut lch s, c Cha Tri by t s vinh hin ca Ngi cho con ngi bng nhiu cchkhc nhau. Ngi by t n ln u tin ti vn -en, k by t vi Mi-se, ri trong n tm vn th, sau l qua Cha Gi-su, v by gi l qua Hi Thnh.[i] N c m t nh ngn la haythiu t, mt m my, sm chp, v nh sng chi la.[ii] Trn thin ng, s vinh hin ca c

Cha Tri chiu sng rng khp. Kinh Thnh chp, "Thnh cng khng cn mt tri, mt trng soisng; v vinh hin ca c Cha Tri chi li cho, v Chin Con l ngn n ca thnh"(Khi Huyn21:23).

S vinh hin ca c Cha Tri c by t r nht trong c Cha Gi-su Christ. Ngi, nh Sngca th gian, by t bn cht ca c Cha Tri. Nh c Cha Gi-su, chng ta khng cn trongbng ti v khng bit c Cha Tri l ng thc s nh th no. Kinh Thnh chp, "Con l s chisng ca s vinh hin c Cha Tri v hnh bng ca bn th Ngi"(H-b-r 1:3); cng hy xemtrong II C-rinh-t 4:6). Cha Gi-su n trn gian chng ta c th hiu cch trn vn v s vinh

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hin ca c Cha Tri. Kinh Thnh chp, "Ngi Li tr nn xc tht, gia chng ta, y n v ltht; chng ta ngm xem s vinh hin ca Ngi, tht nh vinh hin ca Con mt n t ni Cha"(Ging 1:14).

S vinh hin c hu ca c Cha Tri l iu Ngi c v Ngi l c Cha Tri. N chnh l bn chtca Ngi. Chng ta khng th thm bt c iu g khc vo s vinh hin ny, cng nh chng ta khng

th lm cho mt tri chiu sng hn na. Nhng chng ta c lnh phi nhn nhn s vinh hin Ngi,tn ca s vinh hin Ngi, cng bs vinh hin Ngi, ngi khen s vinh hin Ngi, by t s vinh hinNgi, vsngv s vinh hin Ngi.[iii] Ti sao? V c Cha Tri xng ng c nh vy! Chng tan Ngi tng s tn ca ca chng ta. V c Cha Tri to dng mi s, Ngi xng ng nhn mivinh hin. Kinh Thnh chp, "Ly c Cha Tri l Cha chng ti, Cha ng c vinh hin, tnqu v quyn lc; v Cha dng nn mun vt, v y l v mun Cha m mun vt mi c v c dng nn"(Khi Huyn 4:11).

Trong ton ci v tr ny, ch c hai to vt ca c Cha Tri l khng chu dng vinh hin cho Ngi: l cc thin s sa ng (ma qu) v chng ta (con ngi). Ton b ti li, xt v ci ngun ca n, ls tht bi trong vic dng vinh hin ln cho c Cha Tri. Ti li l yu bt c iu g khc hn l

yu c Cha Tri. Khng chu dng s vinh hin ln cho c Cha Tri l mt hnh ng phnnghch kiu ngo, v chnh l ti li khin Sa-tan sa ng-v c chng ta na. Tt c chng ta sng v s vinh hin ca ring mnh, ch khng phi ca c Cha Tri, theo nhiu cch khc nhau.Kinh Thnh chp, "V mi ngi u phm ti, thiu mt s vinh hin ca c Cha Tri"(R-ma3:23).

Khng ai trong s chng ta tng dng cho c Cha Tri ton b s vinh hin m Ngi xng ngnhn t chnh cuc i chng ta. y l ti li ln nht v cng l sai lm ln nht m chng ta vpphi. Mt khc, sng v s vinh hin ca c Cha Tri l thnh cng ln nht chng ta c th tc trong cuc i ny. Cha phn, "(H) l nhng k xng bng tn ta, ta dng nn h v vinhquang ta; ta to thnh v lm nn h"(-sai 43:7), cho nn phi l mc ch ti cao ca cuci chng ta.

Lm Sao Ti Dng Vinh Hin Cho c Cha Tri?

Cha Gi-su ni vi c Cha Cha, "Con tn vinh Cha trn t, lm xong cng vic Cha giao cholm"(Ging 17:4). Cha Gi-su tn vinh c Cha Tri bng cch lm trn mc ch ca Ngi trnt. Chng ta tn vinh c Cha Tri cng bng cch . Khi to vt no lm thnh mc ch ca n,n dng vinh hin ln cho c Cha Tri. Cc loi chim dng vinh hin cho c Cha Tri khi chngbay ln, ku chim chip, lm t, v lm nhng vic khc ca loi chim m c Cha Tri todng. c Cha Tri dng nn nhng con kin l kin, v Ngi to dng bn l chnh bn. ThnhIrenaeus ni, "S vinh hin ca c Cha Tri chnh l con ngi hon ton sng ng!"

C nhiu cch dng vinh hin ln cho c Cha Tri, nhng c th tm tt chng vo nm mcch c Cha Tri dnh cho cuc i bn. Chng ta s dnh phn cn li ca cun sch ny i suvo nhng mc ch , y ti ch ni tm tt thi:

Chng ta dng vinh hin cho c Cha Tri bng cch th phng Ngi.Th phng l trchnhim u tin ca chng ta i vi c Cha Tri. Chng ta th phng Cha bng cch tn hngNgi. C. S. Lewis ni, "Khi c Cha Tri ban lnh cho chng ta tn vinh Ngi, Ngi ang mi gichng ta tn hng Ngi." c Cha Tri mun s th phng ca chng ta pht xut t tnh yuthng, s t n v vui mng ch khng phi nhim v. John Piper ni, "c Cha Tri c tn

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vinh nhiu nht khi chng ta tha lng nht trong Ngi."

S th phng khng ch n thun l ngi khen, ht v cu nguyn vi c Cha Tri. Th phngl mt li sng tn hngc Cha Tri,yu thngNgi, v dng hin chnh chng ta s dngcho nhng mc ch ca Ngi. Khi bn dng cuc i mnh v s vinh hin ca c Cha Tri, mivic bn lm c th tr thnh mt hnh ng th phng. Kinh Thnh chp, "Ch np chi th mnh cho

ti li, nh l dng gian c, nhng hy ph chnh mnh anh em cho c Cha Tri, dng nh cht m nay tr nn sng, v dng chi th mnh cho c Cha Tri nh l dng v s cng bnh"(R-ma 6:13).

Chng ta dng vinh hin cho c Cha Tri bng cch yu thng cc tn hu khc. Khi bnc ti sanh, bn tr thnh mt phn trong gia nh ca c Cha Tri. i theo ng Christ khngch l vn ca lng tin; n cng bao hm s thuc vv hc bit yu thng gia nh ca c ChaTri. Ging vit, "Chng ta bit rng mnh vt khi s cht qua s sng, v chng ta yu anh emmnh. Cn ai chng yu th trong s cht"(I Ging 3:14). Phao-l ni, "Vy th, anh em hy tip lynhau, cng nh ng Christ tip anh em, c Cha Tri c vinh hin"(R-ma 15:7).

Trch nhim ln th hai ca bn trn trn gian ny l hc bit cch yu nh Cha yu, v c ChaTri l s yu thng v iu tn vinh Ngi. Cha Gi-su phn, "Ta ban cho cc ngi mt iurn mi, ngha l cc ngi phi yu nhau; nh ta yu cc ngi th no, th cc ngi cng hyyu nhau th y. Nu cc ngi yu nhau, th y l ti iu m thin h s nhn bit cc ngi lmn ta"(Ging 13:34-35).

Chng ta dng vinh hin cho c Cha Tri bng cch tr nn ging nh ng Christ. Mt khichng ta c sanh li trong gia nh ca c Cha Tri, Ngi mun chng ta trng thnh thuc linh.Vic nh th no? S trng thnh thuc linh l tr nn ging nh ng Christ trong cch chng tasuy ngh, cm nhn v hnh ng. Bn cng c mt nhn cch ging ng Christ bao nhiu, bn cngdng vinh hin cho c Cha Tri by nhiu. Kinh Thnh chp, "Chng ta ai ny u mt trn mnhn xem vinh hin Cha nh trong gng, th ha nn cng mt nh tng Ngi, t vinh hin qua

vinh hin, nh bi Cha, l Thnh Linh"(II C-rinh-t 3:18).

c Cha Tri ban cho bn mt i mi v mt bn cht mi khi bn tip nhn ng Christ vo cuci mnh. By gi, trn phn cn li ca cuc i bn trn t ny, c Cha Tri mun tip tc tintrnh bin i nhn cch ca bn. Kinh Thnh chp, "Cha ta s c sng danh l th no: y l ccngi c kt nhiu qu, th s lm mn ca ta vy"(Ging 15:8; cng hy xem Phi-lp 1:11).

Chng ta dng vinh hin cho c Cha Tri bng cch phc v nhng ngi khc. Mi ngitrong chng ta c Cha to dng cch c nht vi nhiu ti nng, n t, k nng v nng lc khcnhau. Cch bn c "dt" thnh khng phi l mt iu ngu nhin. c Cha Tri khng ban chobn nhiu kh nng vi cc mc ch ch k. Chng c ban cho v li ch ca nhng ngi khc,cng nh h c cc nng lc khc v li ch ca bn. Kinh Thnh chp, "Mi ngi trong anh em hyly n mnh c m gip ln nhau, khc no ngi qun l trung tn gi cc th n ca c ChaTri... Hy lm nh nh sc c Cha Tri ban, hu cho c Cha Tri c sng danh trong mi sbi c Cha Jsus Christ; l ng c s vinh hin quyn php i i v cng"(I Phi-e-r4:10-11; cng hy xem II C-rinh-t 8:19b).

Chng ta dng vinh hin cho c Cha Tri bng cch ni vi nhng ngi khc v Ngi.cCha Tri khng mun tnh yu thng v nhng mc ch ca Ngi c c gi b mt. Mt khichng ta bit l tht, Ngi mong mun chng ta chia s n vi nhng ngi khc. y l mt c

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quyn ln-c quyn gii thiu Cha Gi-su cho nhng ngi khc, gip h khm ph c mc chca mnh, v chun b h cho ci i i. Kinh Thnh chp, "Bi chng mi iu xy n v c anhem, hu cho n in ri ra cch d dt, khin s t n ni nhiu ngi hn cng d dt, m thm vinhhin cho c Cha Tri"(II C-rinh-t 4:15).

Bn S Sng V iu G?

Sng trn qung i cn li ca bn v s vinh hin ca c Cha Tri i hi phi c s thay itrong cc u tin, lch lm vic, cc mi quan h ca bn, cng nh mi iu khc. i khi n c nghal phi la chn con ng kh thay v con ng d dng. Ngay chnh Cha Gi-su cng phi tranhu vi vn ny. Khi bit rng Ngi sp phi chu ng inh, Ngi ku ln: "Hin nay tm thn tabi ri; ta s ni g?... Ly Cha, xin cu Con khi gi ny! nhng y cng v s m Con n giny! Cha i, xin lm sng danh Cha!' By gi c ting t trn tri phn xung rng: Ta lm sngdanh ri, ta cn lm cho sng danh na!'"(Ging 12:27-28).

Cha Gi-su ng ng ba ng. Ngi s lm thnh mc ch ca mnh v dng vinh hin choc Cha Tri hay Ngi s thi lui v sng mt cuc i an nhn, t mn? Bn cng i din vi cngmt la chn . Bn s sng v nhng mc ch, s an nhn, v khoi lc ca ring mnh, hay bn ssng qung i cn li v s vinh hin ca c Cha Tri, bit rng Ngi ha ban cho bn nhngphn thng i i? Kinh Thnh chp, "Ai yu s sng mnh th s mt i, ai ght s sng mnh trongi ny th s gi li n s sng i i"(Ging 12:25).

n lc phi gii quyt vn ny. Bn ang sng cho ai-chnh bn hay c Cha Tri? C th bns lng l, khng bit mnh c sc sng cho c Cha Tri hay khng. ng lo lng. cCha Tri s ban cho bn iu bn cn nu bn la chn sng cho Ngi. Kinh Thnh chp, "Quynphp c Cha Tri ban cho chng ta mi iu thuc v s sng v s tin knh, khin chng ta bitng ly vinh hin v nhn c m gi chng ta" (II Phi-e-r 1:3).

Ngay by gi y, c Cha Tri ang mi gi bn sng v s vinh hin ca Ngi bng cch lm trn

nhng mc ch m Ngi to dng bn. mi thc s l cch sng duy nht. Mi th khc chn thun l hin hu. Cuc sng tht bt u bng s cam kt trn dng i sng ca bn cho cCha Gi-su Christ. Nu bn cha chc mnh lm iu ny cha, tt c nhng g bn cn lm lnhn v tin. Kinh Thnh ha rng, "Nhng h ai nhn Ngi, th Ngi ban cho quyn php tr nncon ci c Cha Tri, l ban cho nhng k tin danh Ngi"(Ging 1:12). Bn s chp nhn li nghca c Cha Tri ch?

Trc ht, hy tin. Hy tin rng c Cha Tri yu thng bn v to dng bn v nhng mc ch caNgi. Hy tin rng bn khng phi l mt s tnh c. Hy tin rng bn c to dng sng i i.Hy tin rng c Cha Tri chn la bn to mt mi tng giao vi c Cha Gi-su, ngcht trn thp gi cho bn. Hy tin rng bt lun bn lm g, th c Cha Tri vn mun tha thcho bn.

Th hai, hy tip nhn. Hy tip nhn Cha Gi-su vo cuc i bn, lm Cha, lm Ch i sng bn.Hy tip nhn s tha th ca Ngi. Hy tip nhn Thnh Linh Ngi, ng s ban cho bn nng lc lm trn mc ch i sng bn. Kinh Thnh chp, "Ai tin Con, th c s sng i i; ai khng chutin Con, th chng thy s sng u, nhng cn thnh n ca c Cha Tri vn trn ngi "(Ging 3:36). D ang c cu Kinh Thnh ny u, ti cng mun mi bn ci u v thm nguyniu s thay i ci i i ca bn: "Ly Cha Gi-su, con tin ni Ngi v con xin tip nhn Ngi."Hy lm i.

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Nu bn tht lng trong li cu nguyn , th xin chc mng! Cho mng bn gia nhp gia nh cac Cha Tri! By gi bn sn sng khm ph v bt u sng v mc ch ca c Cha Tritrn cuc i bn. Ti khch l bn ni vi mt ngi khc v iu ny. Bn cn c gip . Nu bnemail cho ti (xem ph lc 2), ti s gi cho bn mt cun sch ca ti vi taNhng Bc uTin Trng Thnh Tm Linh (Your First Steps for Spiritual Growth)...


Vn Suy Ngh: Mi s u v Ngi.Cu Gc:"V mun vt u l t Ngi, bi Ngi v hng v Ngi. Vinh hin cho Ngi i i,v cng!" R-ma 11:36Cu Hi Suy Gm:Lm sao trong cuc sng hng ngy ca mnh, ti c th nhn bit r hnv s vinh hin ca c Cha Tri xung quanh ti?

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Mc ch th nhtBN C TO DNG V S VUI THA CA C CHA TRI

Nhng k y c xng l cy ca s cng bnh, l cy c Gi-h-va trng c vinh

hin.(-sai 61:3)

Ngy 8:

c To Dng V S Vui Tha

Ca c Cha Tri

Cha dng nn mun vt, v y l v mun Cha m mun vt mi c v c dng nn.(Khi Huyn 4:11)

c Gi-h-va p lng dn s Ngi(Thi Thin 149:1)

Bn c to dng v s vui tha ca c Cha Tri.

Giy pht bn sinh ra trn th gii ny, c Cha Tri c nh mt nhn chng v hnh, mm cicho n bn ra i. Ngi mun bn sng, v s ra i ca bn khin Ngi vui mng bit bao. cCha Tri khng cn phi to dng bn, nhng Ngi la chn to ra bn v s vui thch ca Ngi.Bn hin hu v li ch cho Ngi, v s vinh hin ca Ngi, v mc ch ca Ngi v v nim vui caNgi.

em li nim vui cho c Cha Tri, sng theo thch ca Ngi l mc ch u tin ca cuc ibn. Khi bn hiu r v l tht ny, bn s khng bao gi gp phi vn cm thy mnh v ngha na.iu chng t gi tr ca bn. Nu bn quan trng nh thi vi c Cha Tri, v Ngi xem bn

l qu gi n mc Ngi mun gi bn sng i i vi Ngi, th bn c ngha n chng no, phikhng? Bn l con ca c Cha Tri, v s vui tha m bn em n cho Ngi hon ton khngging vi bt c iu g khc m Ngi to nn. Kinh Thnh chp, "Bi s thng yu ca Ngi nh trc cho chng ta c tr nn con nui ca Ngi bi c Cha Jsus Christ, theo tt caNgi"(-ph-s 1:5).

Mt trong nhng mn qu ln nht m c Cha Tri ban cho bn l kh nng tn hng khoi lc.Ngi ban cho bn nm gic quan v nhng tnh cm bn c th cm nhn n. Ngi mun bn tnhng cuc sng, ch khng phi chu ng n. L do bn c th tn hng khoi lc l v c

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Cha Tri to dng bn theo hnh nh Ngi.

Chng ta thng qun rng c Cha Tri cng c nhng tnh cm na. Ngi cm nhn mi iu rtsu sc. Kinh Thnh cho chng ta bit rng c Cha Tri au bun, ghen tng v ni gin, thngcm, thng xt, su kh, v ng cm cng nh hnh phc, vui mng, v tha lng. c Cha Triyu thng, vui sng, khoi lc, hoan h, tn hng v thm ch ci na![i]

em vui tha n cho c Cha Tri c gi l th phng.Kinh Thnh chp, "c Cha Trip lng ngi th phng Ngi v tin cy ni tnh yu thng ca Ngi"(Thi Thin 147:11 bn CEV-ND). Bt c vic g bn lm m em li vui tha cho c Cha Tri l mt hnh ng th phng.Ging nh mt vin qu, th phng c nhiu mt. Cn phi vit rt nhiu b sch mi c th nihtnhng g cn hiu v s th phng, nhng chng ta s ch bn n nhng kha cnh chnh ca sth phng trong phn ny m thi.

Nhng nh nhn loi hc lu rng s th phng l mt s thc gic ton cu, c c ChaTri an kt cht ch vo chnh bn th ca chng ta-mt nhu cu c hu lin h vi c Cha Tri.Th phng cng t nhin nh vic n hay th. Nu chng ta khng th phng c Cha Tri, chngta lun tm kim mt iu thay th no . L do Ngi to dng chng ta vi khao kht ny l Ngimun c nhng ngi th phng! Cha Gi-su phn, "Nhng gi hu n, v n ri, khi nhngk th phng tht ly tm thn v l tht m th phng Cha: y l nhng k th phng m Chaa thch vy"(Ging 4:23).

Ty thuc vo nn tng tn gio ca bn, c l bn cn phi m rng cch hiu ca bn v "s thphng." Bn c th ngh n nhng bui th phng ca Hi Thnh gm vic ht, cu nguyn vnghe ging. Hoc bn c th ngh n nhng nghi thc trang trng, nhng cy nn v tic thnh. Hocbn cng c th ngh n s cha lnh, cc php l v nhng kinh nghim xut thn. S th phng cth bao gm nhng yu t ny, nhng th phng khng chl nhng biu hin ny. Th phng lmt li sng.

Th phng khng ch l m nhc.i vi nhiu ngi, th phng ch l mt t ng ngha vi mnhc. H ni, " Hi Thnh chng ti, chng ti c th gi th phng trc ri mi n dy d." yl mt hiu lm ln. Mi thnh phn ca mt chng trnh th phng l mt hnh ng th phng:cu nguyn, c Kinh Thnh, ht, xng ti, s yn lng, trang nghim, nghe ging, ghi ch, dng hin,bp-tem, tic thnh, k giy cam kt, v thm ch vic cho hi nhng ngi th phng khc.

Tht ra, s th phng c trc m nhc. A-am th phng ti vn -en, nhng lc th mnhc cha c nhc n, cho ti Sng-th k 4:21, lc Giu-banh ra i. Nu s th phng ch l mnhc, th tt c nhng ngi khng bit nhc khng bao gi th phng c. Th phng khng chl m nhc, m cn hn th na.

iu t hn na l khi nim "th phng" thng c dng cch lm ln m ch mtphong cch

m nhc no : "Trc tin chng ti ht thnh ca, sau ht mt bi ngi khen v th phng." Hayl "Ti thch nhng bi ht ngi khen nhanh, nhng thch nht vn l nhng bi ht th phng chm,su lng." Theo li ni ny, nu mt bi ht no chi nhanh hoc ln hoc dng nhng nhc ctrm, th n c xem l "ngi khen." Nhng nu n chm ri v yn tnh, thn mt, c th chi bngn guitar, th l th phng. y l cch dng sai rt ph bin ca khi nim "th phng."

Th phng hon ton khng c lin quan g n phong cch, m lng hay tc ca mt bi ht.c Cha Tri yu thch mi loi m nhc v Ngi to ra chng ht thy-nhanh v chm, ln vnh, c v mi. C th bn khng thch mi loi nhc, nhng c Cha Tri th thch! Nu n c

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dng ln cho c Cha Tri bng tm linh v l tht, th l mt hnh ng th phng.

Cc C-c nhn thng khng ng v phong cch m nhc dng trong s th phng, ht mnhbo v phong cch m nhc m h thch v bo rng loi nhc ng vi Kinh Thnh nht hay Chathch nht. Nhng khng c mt phong cch m nhc no trong Kinh Thnh c! Trong Kinh Thnhkhng c nt nhc; thm ch chng ta cng khng c nhng th nhc c dng trong thi Kinh Thnh.

Thng thn m ni, phong cch m nhc m bn thch nht ni nhiu v chnh bn-nn tng v nhncch ca bn-hn l v c Cha Tri. m nhc ca mt dn tc ny c th c xem nh nhngting ng i vi mt dn tc khc. Nhng c Cha Tri thch s a dng v Ngi thch tt cnhng phong cch .

Khng h c ci gi l m nhc "C-c"; ch c nhng ca t C-c m thi. Chnh li ht mi khinbi ht tr thnh thnh ca, ch khng phi giai iu. Khng h c nhng giai iu thuc linh. Nu tin cho bn nghe mt bi ht m khng c li, bn khng c cch g bit c c phi l mt biht "C-c" hay khng.

Th phng khng phi v li ch ca bn.L mt mc s, ti nhn c nhiu li nhn ni nh vy,"Ti thch bui th phng hm nay. Ti nhn c nhiu iu lm." y cng l mt quan nim sailm khc v s th phng. Th phng khng phi v li ch ca chng ta! Chng ta th phng vli ch ca c Cha Tri! Khi chng ta th phng, mc tiu ca chng ta l dng vui tha ln choc Cha Tri, ch khng phi cho chng ta.

Nu bn tng ni, "Ti chng nhn c g trong chng trnh th phng hm nay," th bn thphng sai nguyn nhn. S th phng khng phi dnh cho bn. N dnh cho c Cha Tri. Dnhin, hu ht cc chng trnh "th phng" thng bao gm nhng yu t nh thng cng, gydng, v truyn gio, v tht c nhng ch li trong s th phng, nhng chng ta khng th phng lm tha lng chnh mnh. ng c ca chng ta l dng vinh hin v vui tha ln cho ng SngTo mnh.

Trong -sai 29, c Cha Tri qu trch v s th phng khng tht lng v gi hnh. Dn s dngln cho c Cha Tri nhng li cu nguyn nht nho, nhng li ngi khen khng thnh tht, nhngli trng rng, v nhng nghi thc ca con ngi m thm ch cng chng bn tm n ngha cachng. Tm lng ca c Cha Tri khng h cm ng bi truyn thng trong s th phng, nhngbi nhng tnh cm nng nn v s tn tm. Kinh Thnh chp, "Cha c phn rng: V dn ny chly ming ti gn ta, ly mi ming tn ta, m lng chng n th cch xa ta lm; s chng n knh sta chng qua l iu rn ca loi ngi, bi loi ngi dy cho'"(-sai 29:13).

Th phng khng phi l mt phn trong cuc i bn, n chnh l cuc i ca bn. N khngch dnh cho nhng bui th phng ti nh th. Chng ta phi "th phng Ngi lun lun"(ThiThin 105:4 bn TEV-ND) v phi "ngi khen danh c Gi-h-va" "t ni mt tri mc cho n nimt tri ln"(Thi Thin 113:3). Trong Kinh Thnh, nhiu ngi ngi khen c Cha Tri lc lmvic, khi nh, lc ra trn, khi t, v thm ch lc trn ging! Ngi khen phi l vic lm u tinmi khi bn m mt thc dy vo bui sng, v l vic lm cui cng trc khi bn nhm mt i ng.[ii] a-vt ni, "Ti s chc tng c Gi-h-va lun lun, S khen ngi Ngi hng ni ming ti"(Thi Thin 34:1).

Mi vic lm c th bin thnh mt hnh ng th phng khi bn lm ngi khen, tn vinh v dngs vui tha ln cho c Cha Tri. Kinh Thnh chp, "Vy, anh em hoc n, hoc ung, hay l lm schi khc, hy v s vinh hin c Cha Tri m lm"(I C-rinh-t 10:31). Martin Luther ni,

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"Ngi vt sa b hng ngy c th vt sa b dng vinh hin cho c Cha Tri."Lm sao c thlm mi vic dng vinh hin cho c Cha Tri c? Bng cch lm mi vic nh th bn anglm cho Cha Gi-su v bng cch lin tc tr chuyn vi Ngi khi lm vic ! Kinh Thnh chp,"H lm vic g, hy ht lng m lm, nh lm cho Cha, ch khng phi lm cho ngi ta"(C-l-se3:23).

y l iu b mt c mt li sng th phng-lm mi vic nh th ti ang lm cho Cha Gi-su.Kinh Thnh bn din Message ghi nh sau, "Hy em cuc sng bnh thng hng ngy ca anh em-vic ngh ngi, n ung, lm vic v i li-dng ln cho c Cha Tri nh mt ca l"(R-ma 12:1bn Msg-ND). Cng vic tr thnh s th phng khi bn dng n cho c Cha Tri v thc hin nvi nhn thc su sc v s hin din ca Ngi.

Khi ti mi va phi lng nh ti, lc no ti cng ngh n nng: lc n sng, lc li xe i hc, khivo lp, lc xp hng ngoi siu th, khi mua xng-ti khng th khng ngh n ngi ph n ny!Ti thng ni vi chnh mnh v nh ti v ngh n mi iu khin ti yu nng. iu ny gip tithy gn gi vi Kay du rng chng ti sng cch xa nhau vi trm dm ng v hc hai trngkhc nhau. Khi ngh n nng lin tc nh vy, ti ang chung thy trong tnh yu nng. y l hnh

nh ca ton b s th phng tht-phi lng Cha Gi-su.


Vn Suy Ngh:Ti c to dng v s vui tha ca c Cha Tri.Cu Gc: "c Gi-h-va p lng dn s Ngi." Thi Thin 149:4aCu Hi Suy Gm: Hm nay, ti c th bt u lm cng vic g nh th l ti ang lm choc Cha Gi-su?

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Ngy 9:

iu G Khin c Cha Tri Mm Ci?

Cu xin Cha mm ci v ngi...(Dn-s k 6:25/ Bn NLT-ND)

Xin hy mm ci vi con, ti t ca Ngi; xin dy con cch sng ng n.(Thi Thin 119:135/ Bn Msg-ND)

N ci ca c Cha Tri chnh l mc ch ca cuc sng.

V lm va lng c Cha Tri l mc ch u tin ca cuc i bn, nn nhim v quan trng nhtca bn l khm ph cch lm vic . Kinh Thnh chp, "Hy xt iu chi va lng Cha"(-ph-s5:10). Tht may mn l Kinh Thnh c nu cho chng ta mt v d v i sng em li s vui tha choc Cha Tri. Tn ngi l N-.

Trong thi ca N-, c th gian tr nn suy i v o c. Mi ngi sng theo khoi lc caring h, ch khng phi ca c Cha Tri. Cha khng th tm c bt c ai trn trn gian nymun lm vui lng Ngi, nn Ngi au bun v hi hn v to nn con ngi. c Cha Tri thtvng v loi ngi n Ngi ngh n vic s tiu dit ht thy. Nhng c mt ngi n ng lm cho Cha mm ci. Kinh Thnh chp, "N- khin c Gi-h-va vui tha"(Sng-th k 6:8 bn

NLT-ND).Cha phn, "Ngi ny em n cho ta s vui tha. Ngi khin ta mm ci. Ta s bt u livi gia nh ca ngi." V N- em li s vui tha cho c Cha Tri, nn bn v ti mi c sngn ngy nay. T i sng ca ng, chng ta hc c nm hnh ng th phng c th khin cCha Tri mm ci.

c Cha Tri mm ci khi chng ta yu Ngi hn ht. N- yu mn c Cha Tri hn bt ciu g khc trn th gian ny, thm ch l khi chng c ai yu nh th c! Kinh Thnh ni vi chng tarng, "N- trong i mnh l mt ngi cng bnh v trn vn, ng i cng c Cha Tri"(Sng-th k 6:9).

y l iu ln nht c Cha Tri mun ni bn: mt mi tng giao! l l tht bn vng nhttrong v tr-ng To Ha chng ta mun thng cng vi chng ta. c Cha Tri to dng bn yu thng bn, v Ngi khao kht bn yu Ngi. Ngi phn, "Ta khng mun cc ca l ca ngi-tamun tnh yu ca ngi; ta khng mun cc ca dng ca ngi-ta mun ngi bit ta"(-s 6:6 bnLB-ND).

Bn c cm nhn c tnh cm ca c Cha Tri cho bn trong cu Kinh Thnh ny khng? cCha Tri yu thng bn cch su sc v khao khtbn yu Ngi. Ngi khao khtbn hiu bit Ngiv dnh thi gian cho Ngi. y l l do ti sao hc bit yu mn c Cha Tri v c Ngi yu

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thng l mc ch ln nht ca cuc i bn. Khng c iu g khc quan trng hn th. Cha Gi-sugi l iu rn ln hn ht. Ngi phn, "Ngi hy ht lng, ht linh hn, ht m yu mn Cha,l c Cha Tri ngi. y l iu rn th nht v ln hn ht"(Ma-thi- 22:37-38).

c Cha Tri mm ci khi chng ta tin cy Ngi hon ton.L do th hai N- khin c ChaTri tha lng l v ng tin cy Ngi hon ton, ngay c khi iu t ra khng c ngha g. Kinh

Thnh chp, "Bi c tin, N- c Cha mch bo cho v nhng vic cha thy, v ngi thnh tmknh s, ng mt chic tu cu nh mnh; bi ngi nh ti th gian, v tr nn k k t ca scng bnh n t c tin vy"(H-b-r 11:7).

Hy tng tng cnh ny: Mt ngy n, c Cha Tri n v phn vi N- nh vy, "Ta rt thtvng v con ngi. Trn c th gian ny, khng mt ai thm ngh n ta. Nhng N-, khi ta nhnngi, ta li mm ci. Ta tha lng v cuc i ngi, cho nn ta s khin c mt cn l bao trm cth gian ny v bt u li mi s t gia nh ngi. Ta mun ngi ng mt chic tu tht ln cungi v cc loi ng vt."

C ba vn c th khin N- nghi ng. Trc ht, N- cha h thy ma, v trc cn i HngThy, c Cha Tri lm m t c a cu t di t ln.[i]Con ngi cha h nhn thy mt cuvng. Th hai, ni N- sng cch b bin gn nht cng khong vi trm dm. Nu ng c th ngc mt chic tu th lm sao c th h thy? Th ba, tp hp cc loi ng vt li v mang chngtheo l c mt vn ln. Nhng N- khng phn nn hay l lun g. ng tin cy c Cha Trihon ton, v iu khin Ngi mm ci.

Tin cy Cha hon ton c ngha l tin rng c Cha Tri bit iu g tt nht cho cuc i bn. Bnmong mun Ngi thc hin nhng li ha, gip bn vt qua kh khn v lm nhng vic bt kh khicn thit. Kinh Thnh chp rng, "(Cha) p lng ngi knh s Ngi, v k trng i s nhn t caNgi"(Thi Thin 147:11).

N- mt 120 nm mi ng xong chic tu. Ti tin rng ng phi tri qua nhiu ngy thng y

tht vng. Sut nm ny sang nm khc khng h c du hiu no ca cn ma, ng b ch trch, cinho nh l "mt ngi in ngh rng Cha phn vi mnh." Ti ngh cc con ca ng cng thngcm thy ngng ngng v chic tu khng l ang nm trong sn nh h. Nhng N- vn tin cy cCha Tri.

Trong nhng lnh vc no ca cuc sng, bn cn phi tin cy c Cha Tri cch hon ton? Tin cyl mt hnh ng th phng. Cng nh cha m vui lng khi con ci tin cy h, c tin ca bn khinc Cha Tri vui lng. Kinh Thnh chp, "V, khng c c tin, th chng h c th no cho p Ngi; v k n gn c Cha Tri phi tin rng c c Cha Tri, v Ngi l ng hay thng chok tm kim Ngi"(H-b-r 11:6).

c Cha Tri mm ci khi bn ht lng vng phc Ngi. Cu cc loi ng vt khi cn lt ton

cu i hi phi ch rt nhiu n vn n ung v cc chi tit

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