昨天我們結束時談論到，雖然我們蒙拯救不至滑倒，但主要的問題仍未獲解決的話，那是十分的關鍵。為甚麼是關鍵的呢？因為正如我們說過，我們心裡想要解除痛苦的那種渴望，有時可能會導致我們採取了不是最好的解決方案。我們惟有在明白神的做法時才會有比較好的感受，哪怕只有一丁點兒的明白。

當我們在面對屬靈困難，似乎看不到出路，而內心的情緒又是那麼強烈的時候，我認為我們只有兩個選擇：要不是好像約伯那樣，忍受那困擾的情緒，耐心地等候神在適當的時候給予清晰的答案；就是以某種意識取代疑惑。第一個選擇往往是困難的，因為它要求一些我們很難做到的事情，特別是在疑惑的時候，那就是信任。第二個選擇容易得多，但卻有更大的潛在危險，因為除非我們特別小心，否則它會令我們接受一些並不能真正解決問題的方法。

要在混淆不清和無所適從的情況下具有信心地行動，並得出一個「清晰的」答案，這股壓力相當巨大。所以我們必須小心，不要輕易滿足於有助減低疑惑但並非真正解決辦法的方案。我們寧可留在疑惑和不確定的痛苦中，也不要抓著不是答案的答案，因為它們其實只會使我們逃避真正的問題。

We ended yesterday with the thought that the moments after we have been saved from slipping and sliding, but are left with our main problem still unresolved, are exceedingly critical. Why critical? Because, as we said, the desire to relieve the pain that is going on inside us can sometimes lead us to settle for answers that are less than the best. We feel better when we can make sense of the ways of God - even a little sense.

When we are confronted by a spiritual problem that appears to have no immediate resolution and causes strong emotions to rage within us, there are, as far as I can see, just two options: either to live with the troublesome emotions, as Job did, and wait patiently for God to give a clear answer, in His time; or to replace the confusion with some form of understanding. The first option is often difficult, for it demands something which, especially when we are confused, we find hard to do - trust. The second is a lot easier, but potentially more dangerous, for unless we are careful, it can lead us into accepting solutions that are not solutions.

The pressure to move confidently in the midst of ambiguity and uncertainty and come up with "clear" answers is a strong one. But we must be careful that we don't settle for an answer that, although it helps to reduce the level of confusion, is not a real solution. Better to stay with the pain of confusion and uncertainty than to grasp at answers that are not answers because they evade the real problem.