God carries us to new places of grace as we trust in Him.

信靠上帝，祂必领我们到新的恩典之境。

Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Psalm 68:19 

天天背负我们重担的主，就是拯救我们的上帝，是应当称颂的。-诗篇68篇19节

“Don’t let go, Dad!” “I won’t. I’ve got you. I promise.” I was a little boy terrified of the water, but my dad wanted me to learn to swim. He would purposefully take me away from the side of the pool into a depth that was way over my head, where he was my only support. Then he would teach me to relax and float.

“爸！你不可以放手喔！”“我向你保证，我不会放手的，我会牢牢抓着你。” 记得小时候我很怕水，但父亲仍希望我能学会游泳。所以他经常刻意带我离开游泳池边，领我到水深过头之处。在那里他成了我唯一的倚靠，也让我学会如何放松和漂浮。

It wasn’t just a swimming lesson; it was a lesson in trust. I knew my father loved me and would never let me be harmed intentionally, but I was also afraid. I would cling tightly to his neck until he reassured me all would be well. Eventually his patience and kindness won out, and I began to swim. But I had to trust him first.

这不只是游泳课，更是学习信任的功课。虽然我知道父亲爱我，绝不会故意让我受伤，但我依然感到害怕。我常紧抱他的脖子不放，直到他再三保证不会有事。最后他的耐心和慈爱胜过我的恐惧，我总算学会游泳了。但我必须要先信任他。

When I feel “over my head” in a difficulty, I sometimes think back on those moments. They help me call to mind the Lord’s reassurance to His people: “Even to your old age . . . I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you” (Isaiah 46:4).

如今当我陷入困境，觉得快要被淹没时，常会想起那段时光。这也提醒我上帝也再三向祂的百姓保证：“直到你们年老，我仍这样；直到你们发白，我仍怀搋。我已造作，也必保抱；我必怀抱，也必拯救。”（以赛亚书46章4节）

We may not always be able to feel God’s arms beneath us, but the Lord has promised that He will never leave us (Hebrews 13:5). As we rest in His care and promises, He helps us learn to trust in His faithfulness. He lifts us above our worries to discover new peace in Him.

我们或许不会总是感受到上帝的膀臂正托住我们，但上帝的确已经应许，祂永远不会离弃我们（希伯来书13章5节）。当我们信靠上帝的看顾和应许，祂就帮助我们学习倚靠祂的信实。上帝必托住我们不被忧虑淹没，好让我们在祂里面找到真平安。

Abba, Father, we praise You for carrying us through this life. Please give us faith to trust that You are always with us.

阿爸天父，感谢祢愿意在我们人生的每一天扶持我们。求祢赐给我们信心，能全然相信祢一直与我们同在。

Isaiah 46:3-13    NIV

46 “Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. 4 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. 5 “With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared? 6 Some pour out gold from their bags and weigh out silver on the scales; they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god, and they bow down and worship it. 7 They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they set it up in its place, and there it stands. From that spot it cannot move. Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer; it cannot save them from their troubles. 8 “Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. 9 Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. 10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’ 11 From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do. 12 Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are now far from my righteousness. 13 I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.

以赛亚书 46:3-13

46  “雅各家，以色列家一切余剩的，要听我言！你们自从生下，就蒙我保抱；自从出胎，便蒙我怀揣。 4 直到你们年老，我仍这样；直到你们发白，我仍怀揣。我已造做，也必保抱；我必怀抱，也必拯救。5 “你们将谁与我相比，与我同等，可以与我比较，使我们相同呢？ 6 那从囊中抓金子，用天平平银子的人，雇银匠制造神像，他们又俯伏，又叩拜。 7 他们将神像抬起，扛在肩上，安置在定处，它就站立，不离本位。人呼求它，它不能答应，也不能救人脱离患难。8 “你们当想念这事，自己做大丈夫！悖逆的人哪，要心里思想！ 9 你们要追念上古的事，因为我是神，并无别神。我是神，再没有能比我的。 10 我从起初指明末后的事，从古时言明未成的事，说：‘我的筹算必立定，凡我所喜悦的，我必成就。’ 11 我召鸷鸟从东方来，召那成就我筹算的人从远方来。我已说出，也必成就；我已谋定，也必做成。12 “你们这些心中顽梗，远离公义的，当听我言！ 13 我使我的公义临近，必不远离，我的救恩必不迟延。我要为以色列我的荣耀，在锡安施行救恩。

整理：于姊妹