Hudson Taylor戴德生

Pithy gems from Hudson Taylor
哈德逊·泰勒的精辟箴言

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Many Christians estimate difficulties in the light of their own resources, and thus attempt little and often fail in the little they attempt. All of God’s giants have been weak men who did great things for God, because they reckoned on His power and presence with them.
许多基督徒根据自己的资源来估量困难，因此尝试很少，而且在他们尝试的很少事情中常常失败。上帝的所有巨人都是软弱的人，他们为上帝做了伟大的事，因为他们依靠祂的能力和同在。

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I am often so weak that I can’t read my Bible or even pray.
我常常软弱到无法读圣经，甚至无法祷告。

I can only lie still in God’s arms like a little child and trust.
我只能像小孩子一样静静地躺在上帝的怀抱中，信靠祂。

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Whatever is your best time in the day, give that to communion with God.
无论你一天中最好的时间是什么时候，都要把那段时间用来与上帝交通。

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Depend on it! God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply!
依靠它！按照上帝的方式做上帝的工作，永远不会缺乏上帝的供应！

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I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize the Lord is able to carry out His will-and His will is mine. It makes no matter where He places me, or how. That is rather for Him to consider than for me; for in the easiest positions, He must give me His grace; and in the most difficult, His grace is ever sufficient.
我不再为任何事情焦虑，因为我意识到主能够实现祂的旨意——而祂的旨意就是我的旨意。无论祂把我安置在哪里，或以何种方式，都无关紧要。那是祂要考虑的事，而不是我要考虑的；因为在最容易的位置上，祂必须赐给我祂的恩典；在最困难的位置上，祂的恩典永远是足够的。

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Christ is either Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all.
基督要么是全部的主，要么就根本不是主。