「這事是出於我。」－列王紀上12:24
我的孩子，今天我想告訴你一個信息；讓我在你的耳邊輕訴。
這信息將為烏雲鑲上金邊，將使崎嶇道路變為坦途。
這信息十分簡短，只有短短五個字，但盼望這些話刻在你靈魂深處，成為你可歇臥的枕頭。這寶貴的信息是：「這事是出於我。」
你曾否想過，一切和你相關的事，也和我息息相關？因為「那觸著你們的，就是觸著祂眼中的瞳人」（撒迦利亞書2:8）；「因你在我眼中為寶為尊」（以賽亞書43:4）。所以我渴望藉一切事來成全你。
當試探來襲，「敵人好像河水沖來時」（以賽亞書59:19），要知道，這事是出於我；你雖軟弱，但我是能力，你的安穩在於讓我為你爭戰。
你正處在艱難的環境中嗎？是否沒有人了解你，沒有人聽你訴苦，沒有人能體會你的心情？要知道，這事出於我。我是在環境背後主宰的神。你絕不是偶然身於你所處的環境中，一切都是出於我精心的安排。
你正在幽暗之夜中徘徊嗎？要知道，這事也是出於我。
我是憂患之子，我已嚐過一切的苦味。我使這世上轉瞬消逝的安慰遠離你，為要使你嚐到永遠的安慰（帖撒羅尼迦後書2:16-17)。
你曾否立志要作大事來討我喜悅，卻反而在病中消磨？
是的，這事出於我。因為你無法在忙亂的時日中將眼目定睛於我，定睛於我要你學習最深的功課。「甚至站立與等候，都是一種事奉」。我最喜悅的人乃是停下外面紛亂的服事，進入內室安靜禱告。
今天我將這瓶聖膏油交給你，我的孩子，願你能運用自如。一切的逆境或毀謗的言詞將不再使你驚擾，我已為你抹上香膏。你將不再被環境刺傷，因你知道，這事是出於我。－施諾
"This thing is from me" (1 Kings 12:24)."Life's disappointments are veiled love's appointments." --Rev. C. A. Fox
My child, I have a message for you today; let me whisper it in your ear, that it may gild with glory any storm clouds which may arise, and smooth the rough places upon which you may have to tread. It is short, only five words, but let them sink into your inmost soul; use them as a pillow upon which to rest your weary head. This thing is from Me.
Have you ever thought of it, that all that concerns you concerns Me too? For, "he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of mine eye" (Zech. 2:8). You are very precious in My sight. (Isa. 43:4) Therefore, it is My special delight to educate you.
I would have you learn when temptations assail you, and the "enemy comes in like a flood," that this thing is from Me, that your weakness needs My might, and your safety lies in letting Me fight for you.
Are you in difficult circumstances, surrounded by people who do not understand you, who never consult your taste, who put you in the background? This thing is from Me. I am the God of circumstances. Thou camest not to thy place by accident, it is the very place God meant for thee.
Have you not asked to be made humble? See then, I have placed you in the very school where this lesson is taught; your surroundings and companions are only working out My will.
Are you in money difficulties? Is it hard to make both ends meet? This thing is from Me, for I am your purse-bearer and would have you draw from and depend upon Me. My supplies are limitless (Phil.4:19). I would have you prove my promises. Let it not be said of you, "In this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God" (Deut. 1:32).
Are you passing through a night of sorrow? This thing is from Me. I am the Man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief. I have let earthly comforters fail you, that by turning to Me you may obtain everlasting consolation (2 Thess. 2:16, 17). Have you longed to do some great work for Me and instead have been laid aside on a bed of pain and weakness? This thing is from Me. I could not get your attention in your busy days and I want to teach you some of my deepest lessons. "They also serve who only stand and wait." Some of My greatest workers are those shut out from active service, that they may learn to wield the weapon of all--prayer.
This day I place in your hand this pot of holy oil. Make use of it free, my child. Let every circumstance that arises, every word that pains you, every interruption that would make you impatient, every revelation of your weakness be anointed with it. The sting will go as you learn to see Me in all things. --Laura A. Barter Snow
