教會自從推動每日靈修以來，聽到有弟兄姊妹查詢靈修的方法，也聽到有人抱怨靈修沉悶，很想做，卻提不起勁。這些問題不單初信主的人會遇到，就是信主多年的人也會有這些困惑。我想在這裡提出兩點來回應這兩個問題。
第一個原因是讀不懂。許多人讀聖經的時候讀不懂，就覺得沉悶讀不下去，於是無法堅持每天靈修。有一個很好的辦法來回應這個現象，就是找一些能讀得懂的靈修輔助讀物，作為開始的靈修材料。教會近來介紹了許多這類的靈修課程或讀物，我大力鼓勵你去選購，馬上開始每天的靈修生活。除了使用靈修課程來做每天的靈修外，參與或自組小組靈修是另一個非常好的辦法，透過小組分享，便更容易明白聖經的教導，使靈修更有趣味。
第二個原因是沒有實踐。靈修最精彩的地方，也是靈修的目的，就是實踐每天讀到的聖經教訓。許多屬靈的道理，讀的時候貌似簡單，但實踐的時候才能體會個中的滋味。實踐靈修時所學到的聖經教訓，會讓你體會靈修的重要和功用，也會增加你靈修的興趣和動力。實踐也會幫助我們認識聖經的教訓，或幫助我們更深入地了解聖經的話。有些人讀了許多年的聖經，卻連一些很簡單的聖經道理都不明白，就是因為他們不實踐所學到的教訓。屬靈的真理既是知而後行，也是行而後知的。
我鼓勵大家每週實踐最少一個聖經的教訓，讓我們的靈修更精彩，也更有用。
Since the church has promoted daily devotion, I heard many brothers and sisters asking methods of how to do devotion, and also complaining the boredom of doing it. Many said that they have tried but because of the tedium of reading the Bible that they lost the enthusiasm eventually. It does not only happen to young believers, but also to old Christians. I would like to address these issues with two points:
First, Bible to some people is hard to understand. Many people have hard time to comprehend the teachings of the Bible, and feel bore in their devotional reading. They will very soon give up their daily practices. To respond to this situation, I would recommend some easy reading devotional materials. Our church has introduced many devotional materials or books recently that can help improve this situation. I encourage you to order or buy one or two such devotional materials to help you start your daily quiet time with the Lord. Besides, you can join or create one small group to do devotion together, which will help you understand what you read in the Bible, and add more fun in your quiet time.
Second, people do not practice what they learn from the Bible. Practicing God’s word is the most exciting thing in your devotional reading, and it is the purpose of daily devotion. While many biblical teachings look simple when you read them, but practices will bring out their richness. Practices will also help us understand the biblical teachings deeper. Many Christians have been reading Bible for many years but still are very ignorance even in many simple teachings, because they never put God’s word into practices. Definitely we need to learn the spiritual truth first in order to practice it, but the truth will not reveal its depth to us if we don’t practice them.
I strongly encourage you to learn by heart one biblical teaching every week and put it into practice to enrich your quiet time with the Lord, and make your devotional reading more practical and useful.
