Every temptation is an occasion to trust God.

面对试探时，我们要更信靠上帝。

In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:6

在你一切所行的事上都要认定祂，祂必指引你的路。-箴言3章6节

I grew up in Oklahoma where severe weather is common from early spring through the end of summer. I recall one evening when the sky boiled with dark clouds, the TV weather forecaster warned of an approaching tornado, and the electricity went out. Very quickly, my parents, my sister, and I climbed down the wooden ladder into the storm cellar behind our house where we stayed until the storm passed by.

我在奥克拉荷马州长大，那里从早春到夏末，天气常常很恶劣。我记得有一天傍晚，天空乌云翻腾，气象台发布龙卷风的警报，随即就发生大停电。我们全家人很快就顺着木梯，进入我们家后面的避风地窖里，待在那里直到暴风过去。

Today “storm chasing” has become a hobby for many people and a profitable business for others. The goal is to get as close as possible to a tornado without being harmed. Many storm chasers are skilled forecasters with accurate information, but I won’t sign up for a tornado tour anytime soon.

今天，「追逐龙卷风」却已经成了许多人的嗜好，甚至还有人以此营利。这些追风者会尽可能地靠近龙卷风，并确保能全身而退。他们当中很多人都是气象专家，掌握准确的资讯。至于我，当然不会报名参加任何追风之旅，也不会成为追风一族。

In moral and spiritual areas of my life, however, I can foolishly pursue dangerous things God tells me to avoid because of His love for me, all the time believing I won’t be harmed. A wiser approach is to read the book of Proverbs, which contains many positive ways to elude these snares of life.

然而，在我生命的道德和属灵层面，我却会愚蠢地追求一些危险的事物，虽然爱我的上帝告诉我要躲避这些，但我总是相信自己不会受伤。去阅读箴言书是个明智的做法，它教导我们如何积极地躲避生活中各样的网罗。

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding,” Solomon wrote. “In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Prov. 3:5-6).

所罗门写道：「你要专心仰赖耶和华，不可倚靠自己的聪明，在你一切所行的事上都要认定祂，祂必指引你的路。」（箴言3章5-6节）

Our Lord is the master of the adventure of living, and following His wisdom leads us to fullness of life.

上帝掌管我们生命探索的旅程，我们只要遵循祂的智慧，就能得着丰盛的生命。

Father, Your wisdom leads us along the path of life. Help us to follow Your guidance today.

天父，祢的智慧引导我们走生命之道。

帮助我们今天就跟从祢的指引。

Read: Proverbs 3:1-18

“My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.”

http://bible.com/111/pro.3.1-18.niv