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11-3

Every time something thwarts your plans or 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 disappointments of daily life. It is often these minor setbacks that draw you away from my presence. When you reframe setbacks as opportunities, you find that you gain much more than you have lost. It is only after much training that you can accept 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 Jesus, I consider everything I once treasured to be as insignificant as rubbish.

 

每當有事情阻礙了你的計劃或願望，將其視為與我溝通的提醒。這個操練有幾個好處。首先是顯而易見的：與我交談會祝福你並加強我們的關係。另一個好處是，失望不再拖垮你，而是轉化為得益處的機會。這種轉化減輕了困境中的刺痛，使你能夠在逆境中保持喜樂。

 

首先在日常生活中的所有小失望中練習這個操練。通常是這些小挫折使你遠離我的同在。當你將挫折重新定義為機會時，你會發現你得到的遠遠超過你失去的。隻有經過長時間的訓練，你才能以積極的方式接受重大的損失。但是可以獲得使徒保羅的視角，他寫道：與認識基督耶穌的無比偉大相比，我認為我曾經珍視的一切都如同垃圾一樣微不足道。