📅 日期:2026 年 1 月 7 日
📖 亲爱的兄弟啊,我愿你凡事兴盛,身体健壮,正如你的灵魂兴盛一样。
这节经文不是在讲“成功”,
而是在讲:里面与外面是否在正确地“来回”。
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生命像一场乒乓球
一边是:里面的生命(灵魂)
一边是:外在的生活(健康与事务)
中间来回的,是球。
而这个“球”,也可以理解为:求 —— 向神的祷告与呼求。
所以:
• 打球 = 在“求”
• 接球 = 在“领受”
• 回球 = 把所领受的,再交托给神
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属灵生命就是一场不断“求与回应”的来回
属灵的节奏是:
人向神求 → 神回应 → 生命改变 → 再向神求 → 再被调整 → 再被更新
不是单向的,
而是不断往返的关系。
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“正如”=两边要同步
“身体健壮、凡事兴盛,正如你的灵魂兴盛一样”,
意思是:
• 里面的“求”有多深
• 外面的生命就能承载多少
如果:
• 外面跑得很快,里面的“求”跟不上 → 会空转、会枯干
• 里面一直在“求”,外面却不愿顺服改变 → 关系会卡住
神要的不是乱冲,
而是祷告与生活彼此呼应的节奏。
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一边出问题,整场就乱
• 不打球 = 不祷告、不求问
• 用力过猛 = 只想要结果,不愿对齐神
• 回得太弱 = 心不在焉、敷衍的祷告
• 抓着球不放 = 只求不交托、只要不顺服
这节经文其实是在祷告:
愿你一生保持:求与领受、里面与外面之间,顺畅而真实的互动。
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灵魂决定整场球的节奏
你的灵魂状态,决定你“怎么求”,也决定你“怎么活”。
• 灵魂健康 → 祷告真实,生活稳健
• 灵魂焦躁 → 祷告急躁,生活混乱
• 灵魂受伤 → 祷告扭曲,生活失衡
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一个简单的对比
很多人的生活是:
事情发生 → 才来求 → 稍微好转 → 又不再求 → 再出问题……
但成熟的生命是:
常常求 → 常常对齐 → 生活被调整 → 更深地求 → 更稳地活……
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一个简短祷告
主啊,教我常常向你“求”,
也教我谦卑地“接”。
不抓住,不乱打,
只活在与你真实来回的关系中。
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一句话总结
《约翰三书》2 节描绘的是:一个“求与领受不断来回”的生命节奏,而外在的兴盛与健康,只是这个节奏自然结出的果子。
🏓 Seeing 3 John 2 Through a “Ping-Pong / To-and-Fro” Lens
(Ball = “Ask” / Prayer)
Date: 7 January 2026
📖 3 John 2
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
This verse is not really about “success.”
It is about whether your inner life and outer life are moving in the right rhythm with each other.
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Life Is Like a Game of Ping-Pong
On one side is your inner life (the soul).
On the other side is your outer life (health and daily affairs).
In between, the ball goes back and forth.
In Chinese, “ball” (球) sounds like “ask” (求).
So the ball can also represent our prayers, our asking, our calling out to God.
So:
• Hitting the ball = praying / asking
• Receiving the ball = receiving from God
• Returning the ball = entrusting it back to God
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The Spiritual Life Is a Continuous Back-and-Forth of Asking and Responding
The rhythm looks like this:
We ask God → God responds → our life is adjusted → we ask again → we are refined again → we are renewed again
It is not one-directional.
It is a living, relational, ongoing exchange.
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“Just as” = The Two Sides Must Be in Sync
“…that you may prosper and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”
This means:
• How deep your inner asking and alignment is
• Determines how much your outer life can safely carry
If:
• Your outer life runs very fast, but your inner prayer life cannot keep up → you will burn out
• You keep praying inside, but refuse to adjust your life outside → the relationship gets stuck
God does not want reckless rushing.
He wants a rhythm where prayer and life echo each other.
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If One Side Breaks Down, the Whole Game Falls Apart
• Not hitting the ball = not praying, not seeking
• Hitting too hard = only wanting results, not alignment
• Weak returns = careless, distracted prayer
• Holding the ball = only asking but not surrendering, only wanting but not obeying
This verse is really praying:
May your whole life keep a healthy, honest, flowing interaction between asking and receiving, inside and outside.
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The Soul Sets the Tempo of the Whole Game
The state of your soul determines how you pray, and also how you live.• A healthy soul → sincere prayer, stable life • An anxious soul → rushed prayer, chaotic life • A wounded soul → distorted prayer, unstable life
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A Simple Contrast
Many people live like this:
Problem comes → then pray → situation improves → stop praying → problem comes again…
But a mature life looks like this:
Keep praying → keep aligning → life gets adjusted → pray even deeper → live even steadier…
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A Short Prayer
Lord, teach me to keep asking.
Teach me also to receive humbly.
Not holding the ball, not hitting wildly,
But living in a real, ongoing relationship with You.
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One-Sentence Summary
3 John 2 describes a life where “asking and receiving” keeps going back and forth in a healthy rhythm — and outward prosperity and health are simply the natural fruit of that rhythm.
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