11-11Donotletanysetofcircumstancesintimidateyou.Themorechallengingyourday,themoreofmypowerIplaceatyourdisposal.YouseemtothinkthatIempoweryouequallyeachday,butthisisnotso.Yourtendencyuponawakeningistoassessthedifficultiesaheadofyou,measuringthemagainstyouraveragestrength.Thisisanexerciseinunreality.Iknowwhateachofyourdayswillcontain,andIempoweryouaccordingly.ThedegreetowhichIstrengthenyouonagivenda...[
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11-10Focusyourentirebeingonmylivingpresence.Iammostassuredlywithyou,envelopingyouinmyloveandpeace.Whileyourelaxinmypresence,Iammoldingyourmindandcleansingyourheart.Iamre-creatingyouintotheoneIdesignedyoutobe.Asyoumovefromstillnessintotheactivitiesofyourday,donotrelinquishyourattentivenesstome.Ifsomethingtroublesyou,talkitwithme.Ifyougetboredwithwhatyouaredoing,fillthetimewithprayersandpraise.Whens...[
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11-9Sitquietlywithme,lettingallyourfearsandworriesbubbleuptothesurfaceofyourconsciousness.There,inthelightofmypresence,thebubblespopanddisappear.However,somefearssurfaceoverandoveragain.Especiallyfearofthefuture.Youtendtoprojectyourselfmentallyintothenextday,week,month,yeardecade;andyouvisualizeyourselfcopingbadlyinthosetimes.Whatyouareseeingisafalseimage,becauseitdoesn'tincludeme.Thosegloomyt...[
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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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