「你們中間誰敬畏耶和華，聽從祂僕人的聲音，而行在暗中沒有亮光？他當信靠耶和華的名，依賴自己的神。」－以賽亞書50:10
甚至那些忠心行在神的旨意上的人，也會陷入昏暗摸索的時期，這時他們無所適從，如同走入黑雲蔽天的道路，他們只能摸黑而行。
你該做的第一件事，就是什麼也不作。
這個要求對於可憐的人性實在有點為難。西方有句諺語說：「別在忙亂時慌了手腳」；換句話說，就是若你沒有把握，就索性一概不作。
你若已墜入了屬靈的五里霧，就不能意氣用事往前，你得步步為營、放慢步伐；並在緊要時刻拋下錨，將自己全然交給神。
你若願意信靠，神便開始作工；重重的憂慮反而網住了神的工作。若我們心慌意亂、受壓甚重；若我們被黑雲影響，手足無措；若我們急欲逃脫試煉，那全能的主也會對我們無能為力。
我們必須讓神的平安平息我們的意念，並在我們的心內安家，像個孩子將小手依在神的手心，讓祂一步步領我們到祂愛的白晝。
祂知道迷途森林的出口。因此，儘管爬進祂的掌心裡吧！信靠，是最便捷穩當的路！
－帕丁頓博士
"Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? He that walketh in darkness and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah and rely upon his God" (Isa. 50:10, RV).What shall the believer do in times of darkness--the darkness of perplexity and confusion, not of heart but of mind? Times of darkness come to the faithful and believing disciple who is walking obediently in the will of God; seasons when he does not know what to do, nor which way to turn. The sky is overcast with clouds. The clear light of Heaven does not shine upon his pathway. One feels as if he were groping his way in darkness.
Beloved, is this you? What shall the believer do in times of darkness? Listen! "Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and rely upon his God."
The first thing to do is do nothing. This is hard for poor human nature to do. In the West there is a saying that runs thus, "When you're rattled, don't rush"; in other words, "When you don't know what to do, don't do it."
When you run into a spiritual fog bank, don't tear ahead; slow down the machinery of your life. If necessary, anchor your bark or let it swing at its moorings. We are to simply trust God. While we trust, God can work. Worry prevents Him from doing anything for us. If our minds are distracted and our hearts distressed; if the darkness that overshadows us strikes terror to us; if we run hither and yon in a vain effort to find some way of escape out of a dark place of trial, where Divine providence has put us, the Lord can do nothing for us.
The peace of God must quiet our minds and rest our hearts. We must put our hand in the hand of God like a little child, and let Him lead us out into the bright sunshine of His love.
He knows the way out of the woods. Let us climb up into His arms, and trust Him to take us out by the shortest and surest road.--Dr. Pardington
