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My Auntie Joan and Uncle Tom have a nightly ritual thankfulness. Before they fall asleep, each one shares three specific things that they are thankful for on that particular day. This thankfulness habit has developed such a genuinely thankful heart that last week Auntie Joan told me that in these past days she just could not limit her thankfulness to three items. There was just too much each day to be thankful for. Are you a person who has a thankful heart? What does a thankful heart look like?
我阿姨乔安和姨夫汤姆有一个夜间感恩仪式。就是在每晚入睡前和对方分享三件当天要感恩的事。这个小小的感恩习惯使他们的心变得非常感恩，以至于昨天乔安阿姨跟我说过去的这几天里，当她每晚分享感恩的事已经远超过三件了。每天都有太多事让她心怀感恩了。你也是这样一个心怀感恩的人吗？一颗感恩的心是怎样的呢？
Paul: An example of a thankful heart
保罗：心存感恩的榜样
The Apostle Paul was a man with a thankful heart. He was so thankful in fact that he made this bold statement:
使徒保罗拥有一颗满怀感恩的心，因着感恩，他曾说过以下这番话：
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
凡事谢恩，因为这是神在基督耶稣里向你们所定的旨意。帖撒罗尼迦前书 5:18
All circumstances? No matter what? We are to give thanks? How can we have a thankful heart every step of life’s journey? Paul gives us some keys to thankfulness. If you find that your heart is not as thankful as you’d like it to be, maybe it is time to step up your thankful game.
凡事谢恩？无论环境如何，我们都要献上感恩？我们怎么能在我们人生旅程的每一步路都怀着感恩度过？保罗给了我们一些通往感恩的钥匙。如果你发现你的内心没有你想要做到的那么感恩，也许是时候来增进感恩之情了。
A thankful heart works in partnership with others and God
一颗感恩的心会与神和其他人一同做工
Paul was a superstar of the New Testament. He spoke before governors and kings, started new churches across Asia and Europe, wrote most of the New Testament and heard directly from God. But this giant of the faith was regularly thankful for all those who served by his side. Paul is a hero of our faith, but he didn’t do the work alone. He served on a team and was quick to be grateful for their partnership.
保罗算得上是新约全书里的超级巨星了。他在政府高官和国王面前演讲；在亚欧大陆都建立了教堂；写成大部分新约书卷；并且神直接对他说话。然而这样一位信心伟人却常常为着在他身边一起服侍的同工们献上感恩。虽然保罗是信心的伟人，他却没有一个人独自做工。相反，他选择团队协作，并为这样的团队协作充满感激。
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. Philippians 1:3-5 NIV
我每逢想念你们，就感谢我的神；每逢为你们众人祈求的时候，常是欢欢喜喜地祈求。因为从头一天直到如今，你们是同心合意地兴旺福音。腓利比书 1:3-5
This thankful heart is humble, acknowledging the work and presence of others in your life. When you express thankfulness for those in your life, you build stronger relationships and dependence on others and acknowledge your need for them. Through this kind of thankfulness, selfish self-focus melts away as you realize the importance of others in your life.
这样感恩的心是带着谦卑的，能够意识到别人的存在和他们在你生命中所做的工。当你向身边的人表达这种感激之情时，就在你们之间建立起坚固的连接和依赖感，也让他们知道你需要他们。通过这样感恩的心态，你会意识到别人的重要性，从而“自私、自我中心”会随着你对别人的关注而消散。
A thankful heart adds to thankful synergy in community with others
一颗感恩的心在与他人的相交中能产生更多感恩的共鸣
Paul loved being with brothers and sisters in Christ and he told his churches to regularly meet together and give thanks.
保罗喜欢和弟兄姊妹在一起，并且鼓励会众要常常聚会彼此感恩。
Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:19-20 NIV当用诗章、颂词、灵歌、彼此对说，口唱心和的赞美主。凡事要奉我们主耶稣基督的名常常感谢父神。以弗所书 5:19-20
There is a thankful synergy that is created when we come together to worship and give thanks. When was the last time that you and your friends gave thanks to God together? Did your friend’s thankfulness inspire you to give even more thanks?
当我们在一起敬拜和献上感恩的时候，就有一种感恩的共鸣在我们当中产生。你上一次和朋友一起向神献上感恩是什么时候呢？你朋友的感恩之心是否有激励你献上更多感谢呢？
A thankful heart finds good in all situations
一颗感恩的心在任何情况下都能发现好的一面
Paul was the amazing apostle of God who carried the Good News beyond the borders of Israel. As he traveled, he met people from many different nations and faced incredible trials. Through it all, he was a man who had the habit of giving thanks. Even as his ship was about to sink.
保罗是一个将福音传到以色列国境以外的传奇使徒。在他传福音的途中遇见过各个国家的人，也遭遇了令人难以想象的磨难。即使经历这一切，他却依然能时刻感恩，甚至当他乘的船要沉没的时候他还能献上感恩。
Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.” After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.
Acts 27:33-36 NIV天渐亮的时候，保罗劝众人都吃饭，说：你们悬望忍饿不吃什么，已经十四天了。所以我劝你们吃饭，这是关乎你们救命的事；因为你们各人连一根头发也不至于损坏。保罗说了这话，就拿着饼，在众人面前祝谢了神，擘开吃。于是他们都放下心，也就吃了。
使徒行传 27:33-36
You might not be in a boat right now like Paul, but you could be facing a figurative shipwreck in life. Is it possible to find something to be thankful for? After Paul gave thanks for their food, they ate and then the ship did sink. But all of those on the ship made it safely to shore. I can imagine that there was a lot of thanksgiving going on after swimming to the safety of the shore.
也许你现在不像保罗一样身处一艘将要下沉的船里，但你也许正经历人生中的“沉船时刻”。这时候还有可能找出任何能让你觉得感恩的人事物吗？虽然船上的人吃了保罗祝谢后的食物后船还是沉了，但是船上所有人都安全地到达了岸上。我想在他们安全游到岸上之后会发出更多的感谢。
A thankful heart has peace regardless of circumstances
一颗感恩的心在任何环境中都充满平安
Paul knows that the Christian life is not easy. He had been beaten, imprisoned, accused, deserted, even bitten by a snake (after he survived that shipwreck!) Paul’s key to keeping peace in all situations was thanksgiving and bringing all worries to God.
保罗知道基督徒的人生是不容易的。他曾被击打、被囚禁、被控告、被放逐，甚至刚从沉船事件中脱险又被蛇咬！保罗能保持内心平安的秘诀是无论情况如何他都心怀感恩并将一切忧虑交托给神。
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
应当一无挂虑，只要凡事藉着祷告、祈求和感谢，将你们所要的告诉神。神所赐出人意外的平安，必在基督耶稣里保守你们的心怀意念。腓立比书 4:6-7
Do you have anxieties in your life? For a moment, let go of your anxious thoughts and instead turn your mind to what you have to be thankful for. Thank God for specific things that He has done for you today. Take those anxious thoughts to the feet of Jesus and present them to Him with your offering of thanks. Turn your mind away from anxiety toward thankfulness.
你是否为你的人生而忧虑呢？花一点时间，放下那些焦虑的思想，转念想想生命中那些值得感恩的人事物。为着神今天为你做的某些事情向他献上感谢。把你的忧虑摆在耶稣脚前，交托给祂并献上感恩。将你的思维方式从焦虑转为感恩。
Do you have a thankful heart?
你有一颗感恩的心吗？
Check in with Paul and see where you might increase in thankfulness today. Do you live a life of thankfulness in these ways?
以保罗为榜样，省察一下你还有哪些地方可以改进，成为一个更加感恩的人。你有用以下这些方式活出感恩的生命吗？
A thankful heart…
Works in partnership with others and God
Adds to thankful synergy in community
Finds good in all situations
Has peace regardless of circumstances
一颗感恩的心…
与神和其他人一同做工
在团契中增添感恩的共鸣
在任何情况下都能发现好的一面
不论情况如何，内心依旧平安
What are you thankful for today?
今天你有什么要感恩的吗？
Can you follow my Auntie Joan’s example of thinking of at least three things that you are thankful for today? If you need help, the Apostle Paul has some words of thanks that you can use as your own. Paul was thankful for many things that God had given him, but most of all, he was thankful for salvation in Jesus Christ. Here are just a few of Paul’s many expressions of thanks to God. May they be your expression of thanks today as well.
你能像我的乔安阿姨一样想出至少三件今天让你觉得感恩的事吗？如果你很难想到，可以借助保罗的话来献上感谢。保罗为着许多事情向神献上感恩，而最让他感恩的就是耶稣基督的救恩。下面列举了保罗众多表达感恩的文字中的一些例子。希望这些感恩的文字今天也能成为你要向神表达的感谢内容。
“But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.”
Romans 6:17-18 NIV感谢神！因为你们从前虽然作罪的奴仆，现今却从心里顺服了所传给你们道理的模范。你们既从罪里得了释放，就作了义的奴仆。罗马书 6:17-18
“Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Romans 7:25a NIV感谢神，靠着我们的主耶稣基督就能脱离了。罗马书 7:25a
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere.”
2 Corinthians 2:14 NIV感谢神！常率领我们在基督里夸胜，并藉着我们在各处显扬那因认识基督而有的香气。
哥林多后书 2:14“But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:57 NIV感谢神，使我们藉着我们的主耶稣基督得胜。哥林多前书 15:57
