012-03-10
Shine Anyway
March 10, 2012 □ by Dave Branon
（转贴：理念相同，代为传布，千祈海涵）

如今在主里面是光明的，行事为人就当像光明的子女。 □以弗所书5章8节
    You are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. □ Ephesians
5:8

    老实说，我并不喜欢再来到这家店。这一个月来，我和妻子想要退还一台有
故障的冰箱，来到这家店很多次。当我再与那间店的经理沟通时，我们似乎又走
进一条死胡同。在交谈之间，我怀疑再也拿不回退款，但是我仍然尽量保持友善
的态度。

    後来，那位经理说：「像这种情况，通常客户们会对我大吼大叫，但是你却
很有耐心。」然後他又说：「让我们试试其他的方法吧！」他问了我一些问题，
然後在收银机上按了几个按键，同时和我们说起几个客户发怒的故事。几分钟後
，收银机吐出一张退款收据！这台冰箱退款交涉所带来的恶梦终於结束了。「谢
谢你们这麽好说话。」在我们离去时，经理如此说。

    我想，我在心情欠佳时还能对人友善的态度，在争取退款的事上起了一些作
用。当然，我们不是为了拿回退款才对人友善，真正的原因是身为基督徒，我们
的行为会反射出耶稣的真理之光（以弗所书 5 章 8 节）。无论对方是暴躁的邻
居、经常出错的服务生，或是百货公司的经理，我们的言语行为都要有美好的见
证（以弗所书 4 章 29-32 节；歌罗西书 4 章 6 节）。你是否正面临冲突呢？
让基督的荣光闪耀其间吧！JDB

    To be honest, I wasn 』 t happy to be making another trip to the
store. For the previous 4 weeks, my wife and I had been trying to get
a refund for a bad refrigerator. As I spoke with the manager □ again
□ it seemed that we were heading down another dead-end road. As we
talked, I wondered if we would ever get our money back, but I tried to
be gracious.

    At one point the manager said, 「 By now, customers are usually
yelling at me, but you 』 ve been so patient. 」 Then he said, 「 Let
』 s try something else. 」 He asked me some questions and punched
some numbers into a cash register. After a short delay □ and some
stories about irate customers □ the machine spit out a receipt
showing a refund! Our appliance nightmare was over. 「 Thanks for
being so good to work with, 」 he said as we parted ways.

    While I think being nice when I didn 』 t feel nice helped in this
process, getting refunds is not why we should show kindness to others.
The real reason is that as Christians we are to reflect the light of
Jesus (Eph. 5:8) on everyone □ whether it 』 s an irate neighbor, a
bumbling waiter, or a department store manager. Our speech and
behavior are to be a positive witness (Eph. 4:29-32; Col. 4:6). Are
you facing a conflict? Let Jesus 』 light shine through.

    身为天国上帝子民，
    就当遵循他的教导；
    透过我们言行举止，
    让人看到主的荣耀。 Sper

    As people of the Lord
    we 』 re called To follow in His way;
    And then all those who watch our lives
    Will see Him on display. □Sper

生命中显出基督之光，会吸引人们到主身旁。
People are attracted to Christ when you shine His light from your life