9心与生命既有这样重要的关系,所以神为要叫祂的生命能从我们里面律出去,就不得不来对付我们的心。我们的心向着神总不外有四大问题,就是:不软,不清,不爱,不安。不软,是心志的问题;不清,不只是心思的问题,也是心情的问题;不爱,就只是心情的问题;而不安,乃是良心的问题。神来对付我们的心,就是来对付这四方面,叫我们的心能软,能清,能爱,能安(李常受文集一九五三年第三册,一四七页)。
9Since the heart is so vitally related to life, God has no other alternative but to deal with our heart so that His life might be regulated out from us. Toward God, our heart has four great problems: hardness, impurity, unlovingness, and unpeacefulness. Hardness is a matter of the will, impurity is a matter not only of the mind but also of the emotion, unlovingness is a matter of the emotion, and unpeacefulness is a matter of the conscience. When God deals with our heart, He deals with these four aspects so that our heart may be soft, pure, loving, and at peace. (CWWL, 1953, vol. 3, “The Knowledge of Life,” p. 110)