Read: Galatians6:1-10

Each small step offaith is a giant step of growth.

信心的一小步，是灵命成长的一大步。 

At the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

若不灰心，到了时候，就要收成。-加拉太书6章9节

In Debbie’s new home, she discovered an abandoned plant in a dark corner of  the kitchen. The dusty and ragged leaves looked like those of a moth orchid, and she imagined how pretty the plant would look once it had sent up new bloom-bearing stems. She moved the pot into a spot by the window, cut off the dead leaves, and watered it thoroughly. She bought plant food and applied it to the roots. Week after week she inspected the plant, but no new shoots appeared.“I’ll give it another month,” she told her husband, “and if nothing has happened by then, out it goes.”

黛比在新家厨房一个阴暗的角落，发现了一株被遗忘的盆栽。从脏兮兮的破烂叶子可以看出是某种蝴蝶兰，她觉得这盆花若是发了新芽，应该会很美。于是，她将盆栽移到窗边，摘掉枯萎的叶子，细心地浇水。除此之外，她还买了肥料，在根部施肥。日复一日，她反复观察这个盆栽，但都没看到新的嫩枝。在失望之余，她对丈夫说：「再等一个月，如果还是没有任何进展，就丢了它吧！」

When decision day came, she could hardly believe her eyes. Two small stems  were poking out from among the leaves! The plant she’d almost given up on was still alive.

一个月后，决定性的那一天来临，她简直不敢相信自己的眼睛，没想到有两根小嫩枝从叶片中冒出头来！这盆她几乎要放弃的盆栽，竟然还活着。

Do you ever get discouraged by your apparent lack of spiritual growth? Perhaps youf requently lose your temper or enjoy that spicy piece of gossip you just can’t resist passing on. Or perhaps you get up too late to pray and read your Bible, in spite of resolving to set the alarm earlier.

你是否也因属灵生命看似毫无长进而心灰意冷呢？比如说，你常常动不动就发脾气；或是在听到流言蜚语时，禁不住说长道短，论断他人；又或是尽管早已设定了闹钟，却无法早起祷告和读经。

Why not tell a trusted friend about the areas of your life in which you want to grow spiritually and ask that person to pray for and encourage you to be accountable? Be patient. You will grow as you allow the Holy Spirit to work inyou.

为何不把你属灵生命中的障碍，告诉一个你信任的朋友，让他来为你祷告，鼓励你呢？只要有点耐心，让圣灵在你身上动工，必定有所成长。

Prayer 祷告：

Please give me patience, dear Lord, with myself and with others. Help me to cooperate with the Holy Spirit as He shapes my desires and helps me to grow.

亲爱的主，求祢赐给我耐心，来对待自己和他人。当圣灵引导我的意念，求祢帮助我能全心顺服，让我的灵命有美好的成长。

Read: Galatians 6:1-10

Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take priimself, withoutcomparing himself to somebody else,for each one should carry his own load.Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor.Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. 

整理：于姊妹