Destiny Stealer: Dying Too Much

Brother Doug, this is my first time encountering You, thank You for these life giving, encouraging Gods people to keep going, and not give up, to look @ our desires and see them the way God wants us to…excellent perspective from You. Bless You my brother.

Destiny Stealer： Dying Too Much
/Doug Addison / 2014.11.13
命定的偷竊者：死過了頭！/ 艾道格

There is a sneak attack that Satan uses to keep you from your destiny: getting you to die way too much by overreacting to your sin, which kills your passion. It can even kill your God-given passion.
有一項偷襲是撒但使用來讓你離開你的命定的攻擊：讓你藉由對自身的罪的過度反應，逐漸走向死亡的道路上，它會扼殺你的熱情，甚至能夠殺死上帝賜予你與生俱來的激情。

A powerful, transformed life
To experience your destiny through aradically transformed life, start with renewed thinking. It is interesting that while writing about finding God’s will for your life, the Apostle Paul says we must first change our thinking by renewing our minds.
《一個強而有力的，被改變的人生》
透過徹底改變的生活，去經歷體驗你的命定，開始重新去思考。有趣的是，在寫關於尋找神對你人生的旨意時，使徒保羅說，我們首先必須藉著心意的更新來改變我們的思維。

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2 NIV
使徒保羅說：“不要效法這個世界，只要心意更新而變化，叫你們察驗何為神的善良、純全、可喜悅的旨意。”羅馬書12：2 NIV

Die to your old sin nature
The process of renewing your mind involves a principle called dying to yourself. There are several verses in the Bible that talk about dying to the sinful nature or “old self” and allowing God to live through us. This is a necessary process for transforming your life. However, it is also a misunderstood principle.
《向著你天然的老我罪性死》
在心意更新的過程中涉及一個基本的原則，我們稱它為向著自己死。在聖經中有一些的經文談論到向著有罪的天然人死或稱它為“老我”，並讓神藉著我們活。這是改變你人生一個必經的過程。然而，它也是一個容易被誤解的原則。

Satan wants us to take this to the extreme and believe that we must die to all of our heart desires and plans that we have.
撒旦希望我們緊緊抓著這個原則，將它發揮到極致，並且相信我們必須要讓我們所有心裡的慾望和計劃全部都死掉。

Did you die to all desires?
In reality, dying to ourselves does not mean that we cannot have any desires or ideas of our own. If that were the case, you would become a robot for God. God wants us to behis sons and daughters and to have authority on the earth.
《你所有的慾望都死了嗎？》
真實地來說，向著我們自己死，並不意味著我們不能有任何的慾望或是自己的想法。如果是這樣的話，對上帝而言，你就變成機器人了。神要我們成為他的兒女，並在地上是有權柄的。

Creativity from God
God created the Heavens and the earth and we are created in His image (Genesis 1:27). Therefore, we all have the ability to be co-creators expanding His Kingdom on earth. Whether you realize this or not, we are all creative. You have a God-given ability and passion inside to create things around you. You have a built-in desire to contribute to things greater than yourself, and be a part of changing the world around you through God’s unlimited love and power.
《從上帝創造》
上帝創造了天地萬物，而且我們是按著祂的形象被造的（創世記1:27）。因此，我們都有這個能力成為共同的創造者，在地上擴展祂的國度。不管你是否意識到這一點，我們全部都具有創造性。你裡面有一個上帝賜予，與生俱來去創造你周圍事物的能力和熱情。你有一個內置的、去貢獻出超越自己能力所及更大事情的渴望，並透過上帝無限的愛和力量，成為改變你周圍世界的一部分。

I often jokingly say that God was trying to prophesy this through Bruce Willis in the old movie “Die Hard.” God wants to give us good things and once our motives are right, He can do this without limit. It is no wonder that so many people don’t know their destiny; it may be because they have died to any desire they once had.
我經常開玩笑說，上帝是想透過布魯斯·威利的老電影“終極警探”來預言這個：” 上帝希望給我們好的東西，且一旦我們的動機是正確的，祂能毫無限制地做到這一點。” 這也難怪那麼多的人不知道自己的命定 ; 這有可能是因為對於過去曾經擁有過的任何慾望來說，他們已經死了。

Dying to yourself means that your heart has the right intentions because not all of our desires are necessarily from God. I remember when I was young I learned how to spell the word Christian. A lady told me it is spelled “Christ” plus the acronym i-a-n, which stands for “I am nothing.” I grew up believing the lie that I was not allowed to be anything. I realize now that God wants us to be His creation. It will require dying to our sinful desires but also living a life full of His creativeness.
向著你自己是死的，意思是你的心有著對的意圖，因為我們所有的慾望不全然都是從神而來的。我記得當我年輕的時候，我學會了如何拼寫“基督徒”這個單詞。一位女士告訴我，它是“基督(Christ)” 加上 “i-a-n (I am nothing”的縮寫)拼成的，它的意思是“我什麼都不是”。我從小就相信這個謊言，認為我是不被允許成為”什麼”。現在我瞭解到，神要我們成為他的傑作。這將需要向著我們有罪的慾望死去，但也同時活出充滿著上帝創造性的人生。

Revived desires
When you renew your mind, you are powerful! And when you focus on God, finding happiness in Him, your passions will be revived, even[NE1]  after a harsh enemy sneak attack designed to kill your desires and passions. “Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4
《復活的渴望》
當你心意更新時，你是有力量的！而當你專注於神，在祂裡面尋找幸福，你的熱情將會被恢復，即使是在你被專設計來扼殺你慾望和熱情的嚴酷敵人偷襲之後。“ 又要以耶和華為樂，祂就將你心裡所求的賜給你 “。（詩篇37：4）

Desires are needed
God will give us a passion or strong desire to fulfill something in our lives. Passion is important because it brings about a divinely-inspired drive to accomplish things for God. And while it is not good to die to all desires, we also need balance.
《慾望是被需要的》
在我們的生活中，上帝會給我們一種熱情或是強烈的渴望去完成一些事情。熱情是很重要的，因為它帶來一個就像是神聖靈感的驅動器好來完成神的事情。且向著所有的慾望去死是不好的，我們也需要平衡。

For example, we do not want to be too prideful but on the other extreme, we do not want false humility. We often quote the Bible verse, “He must become greater and I must become less…” John 3:30. The problem with false humility is when you try to become less without allowing God’s character and gifts in you to become greater, you wind up empty.
例如，我們不想太驕傲，但是，從另一個極端來說，我們真的不要假謙卑。我們經常引用聖經經文：“祂必興旺，我必衰微”。（約3:30）假謙卑的問題是-當您試著變成衰微，卻沒有容讓神的性格和恩賜在你的裡面變得興旺顯大，你的結局是空的。

What to do
Hold onto your God-given passions and desires. Let God remind you of what they are if it has been a long time since you died to them. You have permission to be passionate and creative! Your desires are an essential tool designed to lead you to the heart of your destiny.

《怎樣做》
守住上帝賜予你的熱情和慾望。如果你已經向它們死了很長的一段時間了，讓上帝提醒你它們是些什麼。你有權利變得有熱情和創意！你的慾望是被設計來引領你踏上命定的心臟的重要工具。

Blessings,

Doug Addison

Doug Addison is a prophetic dream interpreter, speaker, writer, Life Coach, and stand-up comedian. Doug travels the world bringing a message of love, hope, and having fun! His unique style helps open people to discover their destiny and experience God’s supernatural love and power. Doug is an award-winning author of seven books. He and his wife Linda live in Los Angeles, California.
艾道格是一位預言性夢的解析者，講員，作家，生活教練和突出的喜劇演員。道格周遊世界帶來愛，希望的信息，且有趣！他獨特的風格有助於開闊人們發現他們的命定和經歷神超自然的愛和力量。道格是七本書的獲獎作者。他和他的妻子琳達住在加州的洛杉磯。