11-8Learntoappreciatedifficultdays.Bestimulatedbythechallengesyouencounteralongyourway.Asyoujourneythroughroughterrainwithme,gainconfidencefromyourknowledgethattogetherwecanhandleanything.Thisknowledgeiscomprisedofthreeparts:yourrelationshipwithme,promisesinthebible,andpastexperiencesofcopingsuccessfullyduringhardtimes.Lookbackonyourlife,andseehowIhavehelpedyouthroughdifficultdays.Ifyouaretemptedt...[
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11-7Worshipmeinthebeautyofholiness.AlltruebeautyreflectssomeofwhoIam.Iamworkingmywaysinyou:thedivineartistcreatinglovelinesswithinyourbeing.Mymainworkistoclearoutdebrisandclutter,makingroomformySpirittotakefullpossession.CollaboratewithmeinthiseffortbybeingwillingtoletgoofanythingIchoosetotakeaway.Iknowwhatyouneed,andIhavepromisedtoprovideallofthat-abundantly.Yoursenseofsecuritymustnotrestinyourpo...[
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11-6Seektopleasemeaboveallelse.Asyoujourneythroughtoday,therewillbemanychoice-pointsalongyourway.Mostoftheday'sdecisionswillbesmallonesyouhavetomakequickly.Youneedsomeruleofthumbtohelpyoumakegoodchoices.Manypeople'sdecisionsareacombinationoftheirhabitualresponsesandtheirdesiretopleasethemselvesorothers.Thisisnotmywayforyou.Strivetopleasemeineverything,notjustinmajordecisions.Thisispossible...[
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11-5Youcanliveasclosetomeasyouchoose.Isetupnobarriersbetweenus;neitherdoIteardownbarriersthatyouerect.Peopletendtothinktheircircumstancesdeterminethequalityoftheirlives.Sotheypourtheirenergyintotryingtocontrolthosesituations.Theyfeelhappywhenthingsaregoingwellandsadorfrustratedwhenthingsdon'tturnoutasthey'dhoped.Theyrarelyquestionthiscorrelationbetweentheircircumstancesandfeelings.Yetitisp...[
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11-4Walkpeacefullywithmethroughthisday.Youarewonderinghowyouwillcopewithallthatisexpectedofyou.Youmusttraversethisdaylikeanyother:onestepatatime.Insteadofmentallyrehearsinghowyouwilldothisorthat,keepyourmindonmypresenceandontakingthenextstep.Themoredemandingyourday,themorehelpyoucanexpectfromme.Thisisatrainingopportunity,sinceIdesignedyoufordeepdependenceonyourShepherd-King.Challengingtimeswakeyou...[
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11-3Everytimesomethingthwartsyourplansordesires,usethatasaremindertocommunicatewithme.Thispracticehasseveralbenefits.Thefirstisobvious:talkingwithmeblessesyouandstrengthensourrelationship.Anotherbenefitisthatdisappointments,insteadofdraggingyoudown,aretransformedintoopportunitiesforgood.Thistransformationremovesthestingfromdifficultcircumstances,makingitpossibletobejoyfulinthemidstofadversity.Begi...[
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11-2Growstronginthelightofmypresence.Yourweaknessdoesnotrepelme.Onthecontrary,itattractsmypower,whichisalwaysavailabletoflowintoayieldedheart.Donotcondemnyourselfforyourconstantneedofhelp.Instead,cometomewithyourgapingneediness;letthelightofmylovefillyou.Ayieldedheartdoesnotwhineorrebelwhenthegoinggetsrough.Itmustersthecouragetothankmeevenduringhardtimes.Yieldingyourselftomywillisultimatelyanactof...[
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Donotbediscouragedbythedifficultyofkeepingyourfocusonme.Iknowthatyourheart'sdesireistobeawareofmypresencecontinually.Thisisaloftygoal;youaimtowarditbutneverfullyachieveitinthislife.Don'tletfeelingsoffailureweighyoudown.Instead,trytoseeyourselfasIseeyou.Firstofall,Iamdelightedbyyourdeepdesiretowalkcloselywithmethroughyourlife.Iampleasedeachtimeyouinitiatecommunicationwithme.Inadditi...[
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10-31Learntolistentomeevenwhileyouarelisteningtootherpeople.Astheyopentheirsoulstoyourscrutiny,youareanholyground.YouneedthehelpofmySpirittorespondappropriately.AskHimtothinkthroughyou,livethroughyou,lovethroughyou.MyownbeingisalivewithinyouinthepersonoftheHolySpirit.Ifyourespondtoothers'needsthroughyourunaidedthoughtprocesses,youofferthemdrycrumbs.WhentheSpritempowersyourlisteningandspeaking,...[
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Publichumiliationisanincrediblegiftifyouprocessitwell公开羞辱如果能够正确处理,是一份令人难以置信的礼物。BobReimer[
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