【靈修小品♥傳遞生命♥學英文】知心良友The Good, the Bad, the Ugly《靈命日糧》中英文廣播 - 啟示路

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有位摯友曾傳送一則簡訊給我，其中寫道：「真開心我們能分享彼此的好事、壞事和醜事！」我和這位朋友已相識多年，已經學會一起分享開心和失敗的經歷。我們承認自己並不完美，因此會向對方傾訴自己所面臨的掙扎，同時也會為對方的成功而感到高興。

大衛和約拿單也擁有一份堅定的友誼，他們的交情始於大衛擊敗歌利亞那美好的日子（撒母耳記上18章1-4節）。當約拿單的父親掃羅嫉恨大衛時，在那段痛苦的日子中，他們也同感恐懼（18章6-11節，20章1-2節）。最後，在大衛遭受掃羅追殺的那些艱困日子裡，他們也一同受苦（20章42節）。

當風雨飄搖之際，真正的朋友不會離棄我們。無論遭逢好事或壞事，他們都與我們站在同一陣線上。在我們痛苦難熬、幾乎要遠離上帝時，良朋益友也會導引我們回到上帝面前。

真正的友誼是上帝所賜的禮物，因為友誼具體展現出上帝就是我們最好的朋友。無論境遇是好、是壞，或是艱苦難熬，上帝都永遠信實可靠，就如祂曾提醒我們：「我總不撇下你，也不丟棄你。」（希伯來書13章5節）

親愛的主，感謝祢在我生命中賜下良友。但更重要的是，感謝祢成為我最知心的朋友。

當世人離棄你，朋友會留在你身邊。

靈糧透視: 雖然約拿單貴為王子，可以繼承王位，但他卻願意為了大衛而犧牲自己的前程。在他們多年的友誼中，約拿單對大衛展現出親如手足般的情誼，總以大衛的利益為優先。長久而深厚的友誼有何特點？（參閱箴言17章17節）為了建立深厚的友誼，需要做出什麼樣的犧牲？（參閱腓立比書2章3-4節）我們與朋友之間的情誼，如何彰顯基督對我們的心意呢？（參閱約翰福音15章15節）

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A dear friend of mine sent me a text message that said, “I’m so glad we can tell each other the good, the bad, and the ugly!” We have been friends for many years, and we have learned to share our joys and our failures. We recognize we are far from perfect, so we share our struggles but we also rejoice in each other’s successes.

David and Jonathan had a solid friendship too, beginning with the good days of David’s victory over Goliath (1 Sam. 18:1–4). They shared their fears during the bad days of Jonathan’s father’s jealousy (18:6–11; 20:1–2). Finally, they suffered together during the ugly days of Saul’s plans to kill David (20:42).

Good friends don’t abandon us when external circumstances change. They stay with us through the good and the bad days. Good friends also may point us to God in the ugly days, when we may feel tempted to walk away from our Lord.

Real friendships are a gift from God because they exemplify the perfect Friend, who remains loyal through the good, the bad, and the ugly days. As the Lord reminds us, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Heb. 13:5).

Dear Lord, I thank You for the good friends You have placed in my life, but above all, I thank You for Your friendship.
Read about living in the power of the Spirit and serving one another in love at discoveryseries.org/q0214.

A friend is the first person who comes in when the whole world has gone out.

INSIGHT:

Although Jonathan was the son of the king and in line for the throne, he was willing to sacrifice his own advancement and, instead, promote David. Throughout the years of their relationship, Jonathan showed the hallmarks of a true friend and brother, regarding David as more important than himself and seeking to put David’s interest ahead of his own. What are some characteristics of lasting, meaningful friendships (see Prov. 17:17)? What kinds of sacrifices are necessary in order to build a significant friendship (see Phil. 2:3–4)? How can our friendships represent the heart of Christ for us? (see John 15:15).

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