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是什么让我们逃避？

从各方面来看，以利亚刚刚完成了一次成功的复兴。巴力的假先知被击溃，以色列人民宣布效忠真神。神应允了以利亚的祷告，结束了一场严重的旱灾。（参王上 18）但是，以利亚并没有满怀信心，安息在带来这一切美好事物的耶和华身上，他逃跑了。为什么呢？

有时，我们实在是太疲惫了，无法留在原地。即使是成功的时刻，也会有反对和恐惧的乌云，逃避似乎更容易。也许你被生活中的不确定性压得喘不过气来，或者你觉得无法再应付一天困难的人际关系。又或者你只是单纯地感到疲惫，你以为到别处去——无论是身体上还是属灵上——就能解决问题。但是，当我们逃避挑战时，我们往往会错过神希望我们学习的课程——关于我们自己和祂的关顾。

值得庆幸的是，神愿意在我们逃避时与我们相遇。祂带着一个亲切的问题来到以利亚面前：“你在这里做什么？”神面对以利亚的伤害和恐惧，赐下祂的应许，就是祂会同在，并持续动工。

在基督里，神来到我们身边，祂成就了更多。当你疲惫不堪，想要逃离时，让基督的同在引领你回家，在祂里面安息。

What makes us run away?

By all accounts, Elijah had just finished a successful revival. The false prophets of Baal had been routed, and the people of Israel had proclaimed their allegiance to the true God. God had answered Elijah's prayers for an end to a crippling drought (1 Kings 18). But instead of resting confidently in the Lord, who had brought about all these good things, Elijah ran away. Why?

Sometimes we are just too worn out to stay where we are. Even our moments of success can be clouded by opposition and fear, and it can seem easier to run away. Maybe you're overwhelmed by the uncertainties of life, or you feel unable to cope for another day with a difficult relationship. Or maybe you're just plain tired and you think that being elsewhere—physically or spiritually—will fix things. But when we run from our challenges, we often miss the lessons God wants us to learn—about ourselves and his care.

Thankfully for us, God is willing to meet us when we run away. He came to Elijah with a gracious question: "What are you doing here?" And God responded to Elijah's hurt and fear with a promise of his presence and ongoing work.

By coming to us in Christ, God has done even more. When you're worn out and tempted to run away, let the presence of Christ lead you back home to rest in him.