他们就抓住他（古利奈人西门），把十字架搁在他身上。（路23：26）
我们若顺服神，别人所损失的，会比我们所损失的还多，这就是那为难的地方了。我们若爱主，顺服祂并觉得付上什么代价，这原是可喜的；但那些不爱祂的人，所受的损失就更大了。
我们要是顺服神，自然就会打岔其他人的计划，他们就会冷嘲地说：[这就叫做基督教？]我们固然可以不使别人受损，但若要顺服神，就万不可如此；要付出的代价就让它付出去吧！
再次，人性的自尊就出来辩护了，我们说：[我决不从任何人接受任何东西！]我们不接受，就是悖逆神了。主在世上与人的关系如何，我们也得如何，我们决无权指望另谋出路（参阅路8：2-3）
我们若说，要自己承担全部责任，那么，灵命就会沉滞停顿，趑趄不前了。我们根本不可能如此。在神整个宇宙计划中，人就是这样坐落其中，以致我们一顺服神，其他人必然受影响。
我们愿否顺服神而放弃独立自主，甘心走上自卑的路？还是走另一条路，说：[我绝不叫别人无辜受苦]？我们可以选择不顺服神，使形势缓和，可是我们却叫主忧伤。
另一方面，如果我们顺服神，祂必会照顾那些因我们顺服而被逼受苦的人。我们只要一味顺服，一切后果就交给神吧。
但要当心这个意念：你顺服神，却指定神照你的意思行事。这要当心！
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祈祷
在一切事情上，噢，主啊，我都承认祢。保守我们与祢保持和谐，以致别人可以捕捉到属神的喜乐和愉快。
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What My Obedience to God Costs Other People
As they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon…, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. —Luke 23:26
If we obey God, it is going to cost other people more than it costs us, and that is where the pain begins. If we are in love with our Lord, obedience does not cost us anything— it is a delight. But to those who do not love Him, our obedience does cost a great deal. If we obey God, it will mean that other people’s plans are upset. They will ridicule us as if to say, “You call this Christianity?” We could prevent the suffering, but not if we are obedient to God. We must let the cost be paid.
When our obedience begins to cost others, our human pride entrenches itself and we say, “I will never accept anything from anyone.” But we must, or disobey God. We have no right to think that the type of relationships we have with others should be any different from those the Lord Himself had (see Luke 8:1-3).
A lack of progress in our spiritual life results when we try to bear all the costs ourselves. And actually, we cannot. Because we are so involved in the universal purposes of God, others are immediately affected by our obedience to Him. Will we remain faithful in our obedience to God and be willing to suffer the humiliation of refusing to be independent? Or will we do just the opposite and say, “I will not cause other people to suffer”? We can disobey God if we choose, and it will bring immediate relief to the situation, but it will grieve our Lord. If, however, we obey God, He will care for those who have suffered the consequences of our obedience. We must simply obey and leave all the consequences with Him.
Beware of the inclination to dictate to God what consequences you would allow as a condition of your obedience to Him.