你可能已经意识到我们近日所探讨的问题是极为重要的。当信徒在面对生命的难题时，如果单单接受那些不算是答案的答案，这种做法对基督教会带来巨大的影响。让我来把意思说清楚。

多年前，在一个祷告会结束时有一位姊妹走来问我：「我为甚么常常会无故的痛哭得那么厉害呢？」我告诉她这可能有好些原因，并建议如果情况持续，她应该向基督徒辅导员求助。我自己的看法是，那问题源自她生命中一些没有解决的冲突，是她所需要找出来的。过了一段时间，我再次遇到那位姊妹，她说：「我仍然有那个问题，但我现在知道为甚么它会发生在我身上，因为那是撒旦的攻击。」

她的结论令我很忧虑，因为我感到她接受了一个有助减轻她的疑惑，但却不能真正解决问题的答案。不错，撒旦经常攻击和骚扰我们，但我认为她里面还有其他问题存在，是需要注意的。我于是温和地向她提出这一点，可惜她坚持撒旦需要为这个问题负上责任，而她认为问题最终会消失的。我为那位姊妹祷告了很长的时间，因为我在她身上看见基督教会一个普遍的情况，那就是：总是寻找并满足于有助减低疑惑，但无助于促进属灵成长和理解的「答案」。

You have probably sensed that the issue we have been dealing with is extremely important. In fact, I know of nothing of greater consequence for the Christian Church than the need to resolve the issue of why it is, when facing the tough questions of life, we settle for answers that are not answers. Let me illustrate what I mean.

Many years ago a woman approached me at the end of a prayer meeting and said: "Why is it that I cry so much over nothing?" I replied that there could be a number of reasons and I recommended that if this situation continued she should seek the help of a Christian counsellor. My own feeling was that the problem arose from some unresolved conflicts in her life that needed identifying. Some time later I met the woman again and she said to me: "I still have the problem, but I know now why it happens to me - it is an attack of the devil."

I felt deeply saddened by her conclusion for I sensed that she had settled for an answer that helped to reduce her confusion but was not a real solution. Yes, the devil does attack and harass, but in my opinion something else was going on inside her which needed attention. I gently suggested this to her, but she was adamant that the devil was responsible and that the problem would eventually go. I prayed much for that woman because I saw in her what I see in many parts of the Christian Church - a tendency to reach out and settle for "answers" that help reduce the confusion but do nothing to stimulate spiritual growth and understanding.