God's Hidden Hand

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Dexu Xia

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Dec 29, 2018, 12:48:18 AM12/29/18

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All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16

My friend was adopted by a missionary couple from the United States and grew up in Ghana. After his family moved back to the US, he began college but had to drop out. Later, he signed on with the military, which eventually helped him pay for college and took him all over the world. Through it all, God was at work, preparing him for a special role. Today, he writes and edits Christian literature that ministers to an international audience.

His wife also has an interesting story. She failed her chemistry exams during her first year of college due to the strong medication she had to take for epilepsy. After some careful deliberation, she switched from studying science to studying American Sign Language, which had a more manageable workload. Reflecting on that experience, she says, “God was redirecting my life for a greater purpose.” Today, she is making His life-changing Word accessible to the hearing-impaired.

Do you sometimes wonder where God is leading you? Psalm 139:16 acknowledges God’s sovereign hand in our lives: “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” We don’t know how God will use the circumstances of our life, but we can rest in the knowledge that God knows everything about us and is directing our footsteps. Though His sovereign hand may seem hidden, He’s never absent.

Dear Lord, help me to trust You even when I don’t understand.

What steps can you take to discern God’s leading or to act on His call for your life?

上帝的手

祢所定的日子，我尚未度一日，祢都写在祢的册上了。-诗篇139篇16节

我的一个朋友从小就被一对美国宣教士夫妇收养，在加纳成长。当他们全家搬回美国后，他进入大学就读，但却因学费问题而必须辍学。后来他与军队签约，不但获得补助缴付大学学费，还有机会周游列国。自始至终，上帝都在工作，装备他担任一个特殊的职务。如今，他撰写并编辑有关基督信仰的文学作品，向全世界的读者宣扬福音。

他妻子的故事也很有意思。她在大一时，因为服用很强的抗癫痫药物，以致没有通过化学考试。经过一番深思熟虑后，她从科学领域转而学习美国手语，功课也比较轻松。回想这一路的经历，她说：“为了一个更美好的目的，上帝当时重新引导我的人生方向。”如今她所做的，就是将上帝改变生命的话语带给听障人士。

有时候，你是否疑惑上帝要带你往哪里去？诗篇139篇16节告诉我们，上帝在我们的生命中掌权：“我未成形的体质，祢的眼早已看见了。祢所定的日子，我尚未度一日，祢都写在祢的册上了。”虽然我们不知道，上帝会如何藉着人生不同的境遇引领我们，但我们绝对可以放心，因为上帝对我们了若指掌，且一直引导我们的脚步。虽然我们看不见祂大能的手，但祂从不曾离开。

亲爱的主，虽然人生的境遇有时让我感到迷惑，
但求祢帮助我信靠祢。