Comments on: Countdown to Launch http://clairvauxmanifesto.com/2009/11/03/countdown-to-launch/ a personal odyssey of spirituality at work Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Lorne Parsons http://clairvauxmanifesto.com/2009/11/03/countdown-to-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-3128 Lorne Parsons Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:29:39 +0000 http://clairvauxmanifesto.com/?p=193#comment-3128 "Every time something thwarts your plans and desires, use that as a reminder to communicate with Me. This practice has several benefits. The first is obvious; Talking with Me blesses you and strengthens our relationship. Another benefit is that disappointments, instead of dragging you down, are transformed into opportunities for good. This transformation removes the sting from difficult circumstances, making it possible to be joyful in the midst of adversity. Begin by practicing this discipline in all the little dissappointments of daily life. It is often these minor setbacks that draw you away from My Presence. When you reframe 'setbacks' as 'opportunities', you will find that you gain much more than you have lost. It is only after much training that you can acccept major losses in this positive way. But it is possible to attain the perspective of the apostle Paul, who wrote": 'Compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ, I consider everything I once treasured to be as insignificant as rubbish.' Col 4:2; Phil 3:7-8 Nov 3rd Jesus Calling. Enjoying Peace in His Presence "Every time something thwarts
your plans and desires, use that as a reminder
to communicate with Me. This practice has several benefits.
The first is obvious; Talking with Me blesses you and strengthens our
relationship. Another benefit is that disappointments, instead
of dragging you down, are transformed into opportunities
for good. This transformation removes the sting
from difficult circumstances, making it
possible to be joyful in the midst
of adversity.
Begin
by
practicing this
discipline in all the little
dissappointments of daily life.
It is often these minor setbacks that draw
you away from My Presence. When you reframe
'setbacks' as 'opportunities', you will find that you gain
much more than you have lost. It is only after much training
that you can acccept major losses in this positive way. But it is possible
to attain the perspective of the apostle Paul, who wrote":
'Compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing
Christ, I consider everything I once
treasured to be as
insignificant
as rubbish.'

Col 4:2; Phil 3:7-8

Nov 3rd Jesus Calling. Enjoying Peace in His Presence

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