壓力(Stress) 與信心的考驗(Trial of Faith)

從去年八月底在安親班上班至今已經一年多了,那時帶的是二年級的學生,雖然沒經驗,但因著天父的幫助也就這樣熬過來了.但一年後,原本二年級的孩子升上了 三年級,除了他們學校重新分班換了新導師外,課業也從原來的國語,數學,生活變成國語,數學,自然,社會四科,然後一週有三天的時間是上整天,功課也相對 變多了,原以為可以在兩週內漸漸適應這樣的改變,沒想到壓力大到我的免疫力降低,而染上感冒,也因為這樣,感冒不像以前很快就好; 而這個星期四,我整個人真的很不舒服,似乎我的手腳不再聽從大腦的命令,整個人變的很遲緩而且睡覺時還會突然全身發熱而很難受,雖然一直告訴自己我需要上班,但身體在告訴我,我需要休息,所以我打電話去請假,但是因為六年級老師也請假,縱使我 發燒整個人很不舒服,主任依舊要我硬撐著去上班. 出門前,我跪下來祈求天父幫助我可以平安的抵達安親班,然後盡力將孩子的功課看完. 我很感激天父這樣的祝福,讓我將功課看完,只是途中主任進來要檢查我看過的學生作業,那讓我覺得不受尊重(我自己的感覺是這樣,也許他只是真的想幫忙,並沒有其他意思), Anyway,當我好不容易騎車回到家,整個人都攤掉了,徹底被壓力給打敗了;這樣的狀況一直持續到星期六早上上完英文家教才好多了.然後週末我就盡量讓自己放鬆,休息,別再去想工作的事情.今天下午花了兩個多小時研讀經文,從那當中我感受到聖靈,心中覺得很平靜,也或許因為這樣的感覺,讓我一直在房間看經文而不想停下來. 不知道假期放完後,重返工作的我是否可以很坦然的面對來自工作的壓力而不會因為壓力再次生病,或者出狀況. 我想我所能做的就是繼續運用對基督的信心來面對生活中種種的挑戰與考驗( Alma 36:3 And now, O my son Helaman, behold, thou art in thy youth, and therefore, I beseech of thee that thou wilt hear my words and learn of me; for I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day. 我兒希拉曼啊,看阿,你還年輕,因此,我懇請你聽我的話,向我學習;我確實知道,凡信賴神的,必在他們的考驗.他們的災禍和他們的苦難中得到支援,並在末日被高舉)而我也相信如同神眷顧在苦難中的阿爾瑪與他的歸信者們,所告訴他的話語(Mosiah 24:13-14, And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.

14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions. 事情是這樣的,他們受苦的時候,主的聲音臨到他們說:抬起頭來,寬心吧!因為我知道你們與我立的約;我要與我民立約,救他們脫離束縛. 我也要減輕你們肩上的重擔,即使你們身受束縛,也不覺背上有重擔;我必這樣做,使你們今後可為我做見證,確知我,主神,的確再我人民苦難時拜訪他們.)
最後我要感激神,我們的天父因著祂對我的愛以及我對祂的信心使我的軟弱變成堅強. (Ether 12:27, 37, And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them. ...And because thou hast seen thy weakness thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father. 如果世人到我這裡來,我必讓他們看見自己的弱點. 我賦予世人弱點,使他們得以謙卑;我給所有在我面前謙抑自己的人的恩典是充分的;因為如果他們在我面前謙抑自己,並對我有信心,我必為他們使軟弱的東西變成堅強.)
PS. The complete English version will be added soon.