January 04, 2006

20 Things God Won't Ask

- Author Unknown

God won't ask what kind of fancy car you drove.
He will ask how many people you took to church who didn't have transportation.
上帝不會問你開甚麼牌子的汽車,祂會問你:「曾經載過多少沒有汽車的人?

God won't ask the square footage of your house.
He will ask how many people you helped who didn't have a house.
上帝不會問你住多大的房子,祂會問你:「歡迎了多少人進入你的家?

God won't ask how many fancy clothes you had in your closet.
He will ask how many of those clothes you gave away.
上帝不會問你在衣櫥裡有那些衣服,祂會問你:「曾給多少人送過衣服?

God won't ask what social class you were in.
He will ask what kind of class you displayed.
上帝不會問你有甚麼社會地位,而祂會問你:「向他人展現了甚麼風度?

God won't ask how many material possessions you had.
He will ask whether those material possessions dictated your life.
上帝不會問你擁有多少物質的東西,但是祂會問你:「這些東西有沒有佔據了你的一生?」。

God won't ask what your highest salary was.
He will ask if you trampled over any people to obtain that salary.
上帝不會問你曾經領過多高的薪水,祂會問你:「是否昧著良心去爭取那個薪水?

God won't ask how much overtime you worked.
He will ask did you work overtime for your family.
上帝不會問你曾經加過多少班,但祂會問你:「加班是為了你自己,還是為了你的家庭?

God won't ask how many promotions you received.
He will ask what you did to promote others.
上帝不會問你升過幾次職,祂會問你:「是如何提昇與推薦別人?

God won't ask what your job title was.
He will ask did you perform your job to the best of your ability.
上帝不會問你的職稱是甚麼,但祂會問:「是否盡心盡力執行你的工作?

God won't ask how many degrees you had.
He will ask how many people you thanked for helping you get those degrees.
上帝不會問你擁有多少學位,但祂會問:「對多少幫助你完成學位的人感謝?

God won't ask what your parents did to help you.
He will ask what you did to help your parents.
上帝不會問你父母幫了你多少,但祂會問:「你做什麼來幫助你父母?

God won't ask what you did to help yourself.
He will ask what you did to help others.
上帝不會問你怎麼樣幫助你自己,但是祂會問你:「曾經如何幫助他人?

God won't ask how many friends you had.
He will ask how many people you were a friend to.
上帝不會問你擁有多少朋友,祂會問你:「把多少人當做好友來對待?

God won't ask what you did to protect your rights.
He will ask what you did to protect the right of others.
上帝不會問你做了甚麼事來維護自己的權利,祂會問你:「做了甚麼事來維護他人的權利?

God won't ask what neighborhood you lived in.
He will ask what other neighborhoods you visited.
上帝不會問你住在甚麼社區裡,但祂會問你:「如何對待你的鄰舍?

God won't ask how many times you told the truth.
He will ask how many times you told a lie.
上帝不會問你說了多少次實話,但是祂會問:「你說了多少次謊話?

God won't ask about the color of your skin.
He will ask about the color of your heart.
上帝不會問你皮膚的顏色是甚麼,但是祂會問:「你的人格內涵是甚麼?

God won't ask how many times your deeds matched your words.
He will ask how many times they didn't.
上帝不會問你做的跟說的有多少次是一致的,祂會問你:「做的跟說的有多少次不一致的?

God won't ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation,
He'll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the gates of Hell.
上帝不會問你為何要等這麼久才肯接受救恩,祂將會歡歡喜喜地領你進入天堂,而非往地獄之門

God won't have to ask how many people you forwarded this to,
He already knows whether or not you are ashamed to share this information to whom you love.
上帝不會問你把這篇短文向多少人分享,但是祂知道你是否因為過於羞怯,以致未能跟許少人分享。





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