濫好人/Doormat
有這麼一個說法那就是「善人爛事多」，親愛的弟兄姊妹們你是否也常常因為你的良善被人當作軟柿子捏呢？我們該如何面對處理遇到這樣的情況呢？首先讓我們暫停，歇息一下，來到神面前傾心吐意，求神給我們智慧與勇氣，因為屬天的良善不是懦弱，基督徒不是「軟爛」更不是濫好人。再來就是看看我們的榜樣主耶穌基督，祂會怎麼做。他提供人們福音的信息及屬靈的糧食，但離開對這些沒有興趣的人，因為他要專注在神對他一生的計劃中。讓我們再看看使徒們的榜樣，他們是如何識破敵人的伎倆，免得被消耗，因為他們清楚知道神賦予他們的使命，懂得分辨並避免浪費時間在沒有果效的人事物上，因為那惡者，撒旦，常常會利用這些人事物來達到它消耗我們的目的，使我們分心在該做的事情上，以致於無法完成神呼召我們的使命。所以，對於那些出於惡者的，不用客氣，反倒要有壯士斷腕的勇氣，斬斷與惡者的聯繫，保持距離以策安全，好讓我們向著神對我們的人生目標前進，讓我們專注在神的旨意中，使命必達。
以下經文部份是摘要，請自行查看聖經全文。
「法利賽人和撒都該人來試探耶穌，請他從天上顯個神蹟給他們看。 耶穌回答說：「晚上天發紅，你們就說：『天必要晴。』 早晨天發紅，又發黑，你們就說：『今日必有風雨。』你們知道分辨天上的氣色，倒不能分辨這時候的神蹟。 一個邪惡淫亂的世代求神蹟，除了約拿的神蹟以外，再沒有神蹟給他看。」
耶穌就離開他們去了。」 馬太福音 16:1-4
「耶穌對他們說：… 他也詫異他們不信，就往周圍鄉村教訓人去了。」
馬可福音 6:4-6
「耶穌叫了十二個門徒來，差遣他們兩個兩個地出去，也賜給他們權柄，制伏污鬼； 並且囑咐他們…； 又對他們說：「… 何處的人不接待你們，不聽你們，你們離開那裏的時候，就把腳上的塵土跺下去，對他們作見證。」」馬可福音 6:7-11
「後來，我們往那禱告的地方去。有一個使女迎着面來，她被巫鬼所附，用法術，叫她主人們大得財利。 她跟隨保羅和我們，喊着說：「這些人是至高神的僕人，對你們傳說救人的道。」 她一連多日這樣喊叫， 保羅就心中厭煩，轉身對那鬼說：「我奉耶穌基督的名，吩咐你從她身上出來！」那鬼當時就出來了。」
使徒行傳 16:16-18
「後來，有些人心裏剛硬不信，在眾人面前毀謗這道，保羅就離開他們，也叫門徒與他們分離，便在 推喇奴的學房天天辯論。」使徒行傳 19:9
「也不可給魔鬼留地步。」以弗所書 4:27
There is such a Chinese saying that "good people encounter a lot of messy things." Dear brothers and sisters, do you often get pinched as a soft persimmon (Chinese expression about being abused) because of your kindness? How should we deal with such a situation? First of all, let us pause, rest, come before God and pour out our hearts, asking God to give us wisdom and courage, because heavenly goodness is not cowardice, and Christians are not wimpy nor the “doormat”. Next is to see what our example Lord Jesus Christ would do. He provides people with gospel and spiritual food, but leaves those who are not interested in them, because he wants to focus on God's plan for his life. Let us look at the examples of the apostles as well. See how they see through the enemy’s tricks, so as not to be consumed. Because they know the mission God has given them. They know how to distinguish and avoid wasting time on people and things that don’t bear fruits. Because the evil one, Satan, often uses these people and things to achieve its purpose of consuming us, distracting us from what we should do, in order for us to fail to fulfill God’s calling for us. Therefore, to those who come from the evil, do not hesitate and being courteous. On the contrary, we must have the courage to cut off just like the heroic person cut off their injured wrist (Chinese idiom about making a quick and right decision). Cut off the connection with the evil. Keeping the distance to ensure safety, so that we can move towards God’s purpose for our life. Let us focus on the will of God. Mission must be fulfilled.
The following Bible verses are abstracted, please read the Bible for complete scriptures.
“And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.” Matthew 16:1-4 ESV
“And Jesus said to them, …And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching.” Mark 6:4-6 ESV
“And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He charged them …And he said to them, “…And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.””
Mark 6:7-11 ESV
“As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.” Acts 16:16-18 ESV
“But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.” Acts 19:9 ESV
“and give no opportunity to the devil.” Ephesians 4:27 ESV
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