God Uses Our Stories 我们的故事
Dexu Xia
Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story. Psalm 107:2
I opened the memory box and pulled out a small, silver lapel pin, the exact size and shape of a ten-week unborn baby’s feet. Caressing the ten tiny toes, I remembered the loss of my first pregnancy and those who said I was “lucky” I wasn’t “that far along.” I grieved, knowing that my baby’s feet were as real as the heart that once beat inside my womb. I thanked God for freeing me from depression and using my story to comfort others who were grieving after losing a child. More than two decades after my miscarriage, my husband and I named the child we lost Kai, which in some languages means “rejoice.” Though I still ache from my loss, I thank God for healing my heart and using my story to help others.
The writer of Psalm 107 rejoiced in God’s established character and sang: “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” (v. 1). He urged “the redeemed of the Lord” to “tell their story” (v. 2), to “give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind” (v. 8). He offered hope with a promise that God alone “satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things” (v. 9).
No one can escape grief or affliction, even those who’ve been redeemed through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. We can, however, experience God’s mercy as He uses our stories to point others to His redeeming love.
By: Xochitl Dixon
How has God healed your heartbreaks? How has He used someone else’s story to comfort you?
Dear Jesus, thank You for healing me and using my story to point others to Your redeeming love.
愿耶和华救赎的子民这样称谢祂。—诗篇107篇2节，新译本
我打开回忆盒，拿出一个小小的银色胸针，其大小与形状和胎儿十周大时的脚掌一模一样。我轻抚那十根小小的脚趾，想起我第一次怀孕就不幸流产，以及那些人说我其实很幸运，没有怀孕很久才流产。我很伤心，因为我知道，宝宝的脚就跟他曾在我子宫里跳动的心脏一样真实。我要感谢上帝让我不再忧郁，并用我的故事去安慰那些因失去孩子而悲痛欲绝的人。在我流产二十多年后，我和丈夫将这个夭折的胎儿取名为凯，这个名字在某些语言中有“欢欣”的意思。虽然我想到夭折的孩子仍会心痛，但我要感谢上帝，因祂医治我破碎的心，并用我的故事帮助别人。
撰写诗篇107篇的诗人因上帝不变的特质而欢欣高歌：“你们要称谢耶和华，因祂本为善，祂的慈爱永远长存！”（1节）诗人鼓励“耶和华的赎民”讲述他们的故事来赞美上帝（2节），并“因耶和华的慈爱和祂向人所行的奇事，都称赞祂”（8节）。上帝赐人盼望，祂应许“使心里渴慕的人得以知足，使心里饥饿的人得饱美物”（9节）。
谁都无法避免悲伤或苦难，即使是基督用十架宝血买赎的人也是如此。然而，我们能经历上帝的怜悯，也知道上帝会用我们的故事，引导别人看见祂的救赎大爱。作者： 邓书琪
上帝如何医治你的伤痛？祂如何用别人的故事来安慰你？
亲爱的耶稣，感谢祢医治我，并用我的故事，让人看见祢的救赎大爱。