바울의 마지막 문안 인사 (30) 바울 은 마지막 문안 인사에서 이렇게 말씀했습니다 : “아킵보에게 이르기를 주 안에서 받은 직분을 삼가 이루라고 하라” ( 골 4:17). 아킵보는 자신의 직분을 충분히 입증하라는 말씀 입니다 . 신약성경에 나타난 주요 직분으로는 목사 , 장로 , 집사 등이 있습니다 . 직분자들은 자신의 직분을 충분히 입증하기 위해선 (1) 그리스도 예수님께 감사해야 합니다 . 디모데전서 1 장 12 절입니다 : “나에게 힘을 주신 우리 주 그리스도 예수님께 내가 감사하는 것은 나를 충성스러운 사람으로 여겨 나에게 직분을 맡겨 주셨기 때문입니다 . ” 바울은 자신이 예수 그리스도를 믿지 않았을 때에 모르고 하나님을 모독하고 성도들을 핍박하던 난폭한 사람이었는데 하나님께서 자신을 불쌍히 여겨 주시사 회심케하셨을 뿐만 아니라 사명을 주시사 이방인의 사도로 세우셨기에 예수님께 감사했습니다 . (2) 은혜의식 속에서 더 많이 수고해야 합니다 . 고린도전서 15 장 8-10 절입니다 : “맨 나중에는 부족하기 짝이 없는 내게도 나타나셨습니다 . 나는 사도들 중에 가장 보잘것없는 사람이며 하나님의 교회를 박해했기 때문에 사도라고 불릴 자격마저 없습니다 . 그러나 오늘날 내가 이렇게 된 것은 하나님의 은혜로 된 것이며 내게 주신 그분의 은혜가 헛되지 않아 내가 다른 모든 사도들보다 더 많이 일했습니다 . 그렇지만 그것은 내가 한 것이 아니라 나와 함께 하신 하나님의 은혜였습니다 . ” 그래서 그는 은혜 의식 속에서 다른 모든 사도들보다 더 많이 일을 했습니다 . 우리도 그 리 해야 합니다 .
Principles/Methods (?)
for Overcoming Crises
in Marital Relationships
Since my wife enjoys talking while running, I shared with her some
things I’ve learned through my running as we talked. What I learned is that I typically run around
the neighborhood, counting numbers in my head, about three times a week (around
3 miles, or 2600 steps). My wife says
she can't run like I do, counting numbers in her head (Haha, our running styles
are very different!). When I leave the
house for a run, there’s a hilly path. Just
earlier, I ran that hill, which is about 300 steps long. The first 150 steps are okay, but from about
150 to 300 steps, it gets tough. I
shared this with my wife and told her that once you get past that “tough part,”
completing the whole loop around the neighborhood becomes much easier. I then applied this lesson to our marriage. I
said that in marriage, there are always "tough spots" too, but if we
endure, persevere, and overcome them, we will make it through. Of course, when I said this to my wife, I was
especially thinking about newlyweds. I
believe that in the first few years of marriage, there will be times when you
feel like you want to get divorced, but if you hold on, rely on the Lord, and
persevere, you can overcome those tough times. But I don’t think this principle applies only
to newlyweds. In a society with things
like gray divorce, I don’t think tough times in marriage are limited to just
new couples. I’m learning how to endure,
persevere, and overcome those tough times through running, and I shared that
with my wife.
(1) Returning to the foundation that the Lord has
sovereignly matched us together as a couple.
In our case, the Lord gave us this assurance. However, when looking back on our marriage,
there have been difficult moments in my own thinking. One of the gracious blessings the Lord gave me
during those times was to reflect on how, despite everything, the Lord had
matched my wife and me together and made us one body, something that could not
have happened naturally.
(2) Holding onto the promise that the Lord will
build His family.
I apply Matthew 16:18 to our family in this way.
In order to hold onto this and pray, my
wife and I need to fully realize through the challenges in our marriage that we
are powerless and incapable of building our relationship and family on our own.
Our self-centeredness must be broken
down. It is only then that we kneel and
cry out to the Lord. When we cry out, we hold onto Matthew 16:18, saying,
"Lord, I cannot build our marriage or our family, but You have promised to
build it. Please build it in Your time
and in Your way."
(3) Humbly acknowledging and confessing one's wrongs
or shortcomings before the Lord and spouse, and recommitting to love and
respect them with the Lord's love, as revealed with a gentle heart.
I believe this third principle/method is impossible without the second
one.
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