Imposter Alert! 提防仿冒者
Author: Sis Grace Gan
It is a lifelong burden to be given the name ‘Grace’. Be it always being called out to say grace at meals, or an unspoken expectation to live up to the name in being ‘gracious’, ’full of grace’ etc. But surely God has a more interesting purpose for my name.
During my last cell group session on ‘Overcoming Success’ from the life of Joseph (shout out to my cell DLT, Do Life Together!), I learned about the term ‘imposter syndrome’ which refers to an internal belief that you are not as competent as others perceive you to be. Although Joseph was given a huge responsibility to interpret dreams for Pharaoh (aka the king of Egypt, head of government, and high priest of Egyptian temples), he experienced no imposter syndrome because he firmly knew that his competence to interpret dreams and past successes did not come from himself, but God Almighty. He neither devalued himself, nor thought of himself more highly than he ought (Romans 12:3), but instead humbly recognized how God is working through him and confidently accepted his task.
In the light of recent new responsibilities given to me, the faith that Joseph had in God for his success challenged my belief in the source of achievements and abilities that I have. Unlike Joseph, I realized I am often plagued by the imposter syndrome, not because I am humble, but I have not fully recognized that it is God who gifts to me all that I have. If we believe that God is sovereign and in control of all things, then every capacity that we are placed in is by God, and He will equip and enable us to partner Him in doing good work for His glory. We only need to humbly recognize that and rise up to our God-given tasks in confidence, not in ourselves, but God Almighty.
God’s grace is what we receive from God despite not being deserving of it. Recognizing that God is the One who placed me where I am and gave me all that I have is recognizing His grace to me. That allows me to trust and obey Him, and find strength in His grace every living day for His name’s sake.
As I walk with You, I'm learning
What Your grace really means
The price that I could never pay was paid at Calvary
So, instead of trying to repay You
I'm learning to simply obey You
By giving up my life to you
For all that You've given to me
- Grace by Laura Story
As I receive, may I give.
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王佩瑾师母翻译
被取名为‘Grace’(恩典的意思) 似乎是一辈子的担子。像是常常被叫做饭前祷告，或是时刻都要人如其名般，是高尚的，亲切的等等。但我的名字在神的旨意中应该比这些更具有意义吧。
上一次小组以约瑟的一生为背景，讨论“战胜成功”时（向我的小组DLT喊话！），我认识到一个新名词：冒名顶替综合症。这是一种内心的信念，患者相信自己不如别人所说的那么有能力。虽然约瑟被赋予重任，为法老王（也就是埃及国王，政府首脑及埃及圣殿的大祭司）解梦，他并没有受到这种综合症的影响，因为他坚信自己解梦的能力及过往的成功并非源自自己，而是那全能的神。他既不贬低自己，也不自视过高（罗马书12:3），而是谦卑地意识到神是如何透过自己来工作，并自信地接受赋予的任务。
最近我接到新任务，而约瑟对上帝赋予自己成功的那种信心，使我重新审查自己，是否真正认识到自身的能力与成就的源头。不同于约瑟，我发现自己经常被冒名顶替综合症困扰。那不是因为我谦卑，而是因为我还没完全意识到我所拥有的能力都是来自于神。若是我们相信神是万物的主宰，那么我们所担任的任何职分也都是神所赐的。祂也必定会装备我们，好让我们能够与祂配合，完成祂的工作来荣耀祂。我们只需要谦卑地认识到这一点，并对神（不是对自己）充满信心地去完成祂所给与的任务。
神的恩典是我们不配得到，但祂却给了我们。当我明白到自己所处的位置与所拥有的一切都是祂所赐，这让我认识到祂对我的恩惠。这使我能够相信和顺服祂，并为着祂名的缘故，靠着祂所赐的恩典，渡过生命中的每一天。
与祢随行 明白你恩典的真谛
十字架的代价 我怎能还得清
与其偿还 不如顺服你旨意
为祢的付出 我献上自己
《恩典》Laura Story