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当今科技的一个危害就是诱惑我们漫无目的地浏览社交媒体或网页。也许我们一开始只是想找一份食谱，但搜索结果却是一个令人分心的新减肥计划，或者我们看到了一个多年未见的朋友的最新动态——而不知不觉中，我们已经花了一个小时在互联网上漫无目的地游荡。

类似的事情也可能发生在我们的属灵生活中。罪很少会突然抓住我们。相反，我们开始时只是撒个小谎，或怀恨在心，或喝多了几杯酒，最终发现自己已经走得太远，到了我们从未想过的地方。

先知提醒神的子民以色列人，他们已经偏离了神的道路。他们跟随偶像——代表人心罪恶的欲望——而不是与主同行，遵从祂的指引。他们不再追问：“我们的生活中，神在哪里？”他们远离了活水的泉源，挖了只会干涸的池子。

当耶稣降临时，祂宣布自己就是“活水”，祂用自己引导的灵充满我们。（参约 7:37）与其漫无目的地度过一生，不如跟随这位救主，与神保持亲密的关系。

One hazard of technology today is the temptation to scroll aimlessly on social media or web feeds. Maybe we begin by looking for a recipe, but our search turns up a distracting new diet program, or we see a juicy update on a friend we haven't seen in years—and before we know it, we've spent an hour wandering around the internet without a clear sense of direction.

Something similar can happen in our spiritual lives. Sin rarely captures us out of the blue. Instead, we begin small—with a little lie, or a grudge we can't let go of, or a few too many drinks—and later we discover we have wandered far into places we never thought we would go.

The prophets reminded God's people Israel that they had wandered from God's way. They had followed idols—representing the sinful desires of the human heart—rather than walking with the Lord and obeying his directions. They stopped asking, "Where is God in our lives?" They turned away from the living water and dug cisterns that only ran dry.

When Jesus came, he declared that he is the "living water" who fills us with his guiding Spirit. (John 7:37) Rather than scrolling aimlessly through life, let's follow this Savior to keep close to God.