【林后3:5】并不是我們凭自己能承担什么事，我们所能承担的，乃是出于神。【2Cor3:5】Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

当哥林多人重视视外在的推荐，却忽略了神亲自的呼召与内在生命的果效。保罗没有为自己辩护，而是指出哥林多信徒本身就是他工作的明证。When the Corinthians began to value external letters of recommendation while neglecting God’s personal calling and the inner fruit of life, Paul did not defend himself with words. Instead, he pointed to the Corinthian believers themselves as living proof of his ministry.他随即强调，他不是靠自己能承担什么，而是全然倚靠神。他所经历的苦难、建立的教会、广传的福音，绝不是靠自己，而是出于神的恩典与差遣，这是他一生的生命写照，为主作见证。He immediately emphasised that he was not competent in himself to claim anything as coming from him, but that his sufficiency came entirely from God. The suffering he endured, the churches he planted, the gospel he spread—all of it was by the grace and commissioning of God. This became the testimony of his life: a witness to Christ.

保罗说的这句话带我回到主面前思想，也深深触动了我心。我曾以为自己可以靠着热心去事奉主，以为靠着毅力可以坚持走属灵的道路，但我错了。Paul’s wordsbrought me back before the Lord and deeply stirred my heart. I once thought I could serve God through zeal, that with enough determination I could walk the spiritual path. But I was wrong.真相告诉我，我离了神什么都不是，离了神我什么也做不了。我越是认识神的圣洁，越看到自己真实的光景，软弱、自私、自义、骄傲、时常偏离真道，除了神，我没有什么可以倚靠的。The truth revealed that apart from God, I am nothing and can do nothing. The more I come to know God’s holiness, the more clearly I see my own condition—weak, selfish, self-righteous, proud, and prone to wander from the truth. There is nothing I can rely on apart from God.

越靠近神，我就越认识自己真实的本相，祂让我看见，我所有能承担的、能活出的，不过是祂的恩典在我里面动工。如今，我渴望像保罗那样跟随主，带着谦卑的心、不再倚靠自己，而是倚靠祂的大能。The closer I draw to God, the more I see my true nature. He has shown me that anything I am able to carry, live out, or stand firm in is only the result of His grace at work in me. Now, I long to follow the Lord like Paul did, with a humble heart—not relying on myself but trusting in His power.不再追求人的认可，而是高举那位在我软弱中显为刚强的主，若不是祂扶持，我连一步都走不下去。I no longer seek human approval, but I want to lift high the One who is made strong in my weakness. If not for His upholding, I could not take even one step forward.

感谢主借着保罗给我们做了榜样，高举神，谦卑自己，我愿意效法保罗，也当承认自己不能凭自己承担什么事。Thank you, Lord, for giving us an example through Paul—one who exalted God and humbled himself. I desire to imitate Paul as he imitated Christ Jesus, acknowledging that I cannot carry out anything on my own.我们所能做的、所能活出来的、所能坚守的，若有一点真实属灵的价值，都是出于神的恩典。愿我像保罗一样，活着的不再是我，乃是耶稣基督在我里面活，愿我的一生，成为祂恩典的见证，荣耀主的名。Whatever I can do, however I can live, and anything I can truly hold fast to in a spiritual sense—it is all by the grace of God. May I, like Paul, truly say, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.” May my life be a testimony of His grace and bring glory to His name.（郭牧师Pastor Guo）