18在我们的经历中,有时候我们就是不知道要思考什么。我们不知道要指引我们的意念何去何从。这指明我们的心思需要主耶稣作牧人。我能见证,许多时候,在这种情况里,主耶稣作了我的牧人。祂牧养的结果,就使我们的心思受指引,摆在正路上。……我们的情感是复杂的,容易受搅扰。姊妹们的情感尤其是这样。所以,我们需要主耶稣在我们的情感里牧养我们。祂的牧养安慰我们的情感。……我们的意志也需要主的牧养。我们人常常发觉很难作正确的决定,有时候最难为的事就是作决定。不信的人没有人带领并引导他们作决定,但我们有牧人带领并引导我们。主的带领和引导主要与我们的意志有关。主是活的牧人,不断指引我们的意志。我无法告诉你,这事我经历过多少次。主实在是我们魂的牧人。祂指引我们的心思,安慰我们的情感,带领并引导我们的意志(彼得前书生命读经,二二七至二二九页)。
18In our experience sometimes we just do not know what to think about. We do not know where to direct our thoughts. This is an indication that our mind needs the Lord Jesus as the Shepherd. I can testify that many times in this kind of situation the Lord Jesus has been a Shepherd to me. As a result of His shepherding, our mind is directed and set in the right way. Our emotion, being complicated, is easily upset. This is especially true of the sisters’ emotion. Therefore, we need the Lord Jesus to shepherd us in our emotion. His shepherding comforts our emotion. Our will also needs the Lord’s shepherding. As human beings, we often find it difficult to make the right decision. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to make a decision. Unbelievers have no one to lead them and guide them in making decisions. But we have a Shepherd to lead us and guide us. The Lord’s leading and guiding are primarily related to our will. As the living Shepherd, the Lord continually directs our will. I cannot tell you how many times I have experienced this. The Lord is truly the Shepherd of our soul. He directs our mind, comforts our emotion, and leads and guides our will. (Life-study of 1 Peter, pp. 190-192)