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何不全力以赴--戴元涔  傳道

4/17/2016

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​『一生的果效,是由心發出。』(箴言4章23節)心若改變,態度就會改變;態度改變,習慣就改變;習慣改變,人生就會改變。我們要突破自己,創造超越的人生。堅持追求卓越,全力以赴,來榮耀神的名。
 
    Hyman Rickover曾任美國核子海軍元帥多年,被譽為『核動力海軍之父』(Father of the Nuclear Navy)。多年以來核子潛艇上的每一位官員,必須由Rickover親自面試和批准。參加面試的人都是戰兢、畏懼,甚至忿怒地離去。有一個年輕的軍官寫下了他面試的經過:
 
我申請了核子潛艇計劃的工作,Rickover元帥親自面試,面試超過兩個小時之久。我是首次親眼見他。他讓我自選討論的題目,我非常小心地選了些自己最有把握的項目。於是,他開始一連串的問題,而且愈問愈深奧,他證實了我在各方面的膚淺。
面試結束前,他問了一個問題,我以為是我鹹魚翻身的機會。他問:『你在海軍學校名列多少?』我驕傲地挺起胸膛回答:『全班820人,我名列59!』我背靠著椅子,等候他道賀,豈料,他不但沒有道賀,還追問:『你是否全力以赴?』(Did you do your best?)我剛想說:『是的。』猛然醒覺這人是誰,又憶起在校的情況,我本應可以學到更多。最後我忍氣吞聲說:『沒有,我沒有盡全力。』
他望著我好一會,最後用一個問題結束面試,這個問題是我畢生難忘,也是永不能回答的。他問:『為什麼沒有?』(Why not?)我坐在那裡顫抖了一陣子,然後慢慢地離去。
 
     那次的面試大大刺激這個年輕的軍官,他就是後來成為美國第39任總統的Jimmy Carter。Rickover元帥的話也成了卡特總統所寫一本書的書名Why Not The Best(何不全力以赴)。
 
這是一個值得思考的故事。與基督同行的人,難道不應以追求卓越的心來跟隨主嗎?在學業或工作崗位上,我們是否全力以赴?哥林多前書10章31節說:『無論作甚麼,都要為榮耀神而行。』我們的學業和工作也是神對我們的呼召,願我們在神所呼召之處,追求卓越,成為神的見證和榮耀。
 
在屬靈的道路上,我們是否追求卓越、全力以赴?何西阿書6章3節說:『我們務要認識耶和華,竭力追求認識祂。』我們是否在神的話語上,下工夫,竭力追求認識神?我們是否在成聖的道路上,不斷追求長進,更像主耶穌?希伯來書6章1節說:『我們應當離開基督道理的開端,竭力進到完全的地步。』願我們竭力追求卓越、全力以赴,像保羅那樣,『我只有一件事,就是忘記背後努力面前的,向著標竿直跑,要得神在基督耶穌裡從上面召我來得的獎賞。』(腓立比書3章12-14節)

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