for this matter is of Me - streams in desert

 "for this matter is of Me" (1 Kings 12:24, RCV) 

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

「這事出於我。」(聖經列王紀上十二章24節)
我的孩子，今天我有一個信息傳給你；好叫你上面的黑雲消散，前面的崎嶇道路變平。這個信息是很短的，只有五個字，但是我要你銘刻心中；又把它當作一個枕頭來安放你疲倦的頭，使你真能高枕無憂。這個信息是什麼呢？就是：「這事出於我」。

你有沒有想到過：凡與你有關的事，也與我有關？因為：「摸你們的，就是摸我眼中的瞳人」(聖經撒迦利亞書二章8節)；「我看你為寶、為尊」(聖經以賽亞書四十三章4節)。所以，我特別喜歡訓練你。

當試煉攻擊你，「仇敵好像急流的河水沖來」(聖經以賽亞書五十九章19節)的時候，我要你知道「這事出於我」，你的軟弱需要我的剛強，你的平安在乎讓我替你爭戰。

你是不是正在艱難的環境中，四圍的人都不了解你，都不遂你的心意，都看不起你？「這事出於我。」我是管理環境的神。你所處的境遇並非偶然，都有我的美意在其中的。
你不是曾求我給你謙卑嗎？你看，我已經把你放在一個學習謙卑的學校裡了，你所接觸的人和環境是被我利用來成全我的旨意的。

你是不是正感覺經濟缺乏呢？「這事出於我」，因為我是經管你用度的，我要你向我支取，完全仰賴於我。我的供給是無限的(聖經腓利比書四章19節)。我要你證實我的應許，我不願意你「在這事上卻不信耶和華你們的神」(聖經申命記一章32節)。
你是不是整夜憂愁呢？「這事出於我」。我是憂患之子，常經憂患，深知怎樣擔當憂患的。當你向世人尋求安慰時，我故意叫他們不給你同情，好叫你轉向我尋求永遠的安慰(聖經帖撒羅尼迦後書二章16、17節)。

你是不是渴望為我作些偉大的工作，結果反倒臥病在床呢？「這事出於我」。在你忙碌的日子，我不能引起你的注意力來，我要你學習一些更深的功課。事奉不是體貼自己的熱心，乃是遵行我的旨意。我有許多頂心腹的僕人，都是關在最冷僻的地方，用禱告事奉我。
今天我把這個信息當作一瓶香膏送在你手裡，你可以自由敷用。我的孩子，不順的環境、扎心的毀謗、無故的逼迫等等，臨到你的時候，你就敷上這香膏。如果你能在一切事上看見「這事出於我」，所有的痛苦便會立時消失了。──司諾(LauraA.BarterSnow)