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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.

 

每当有事情阻碍了你的计划或愿望，将其视为与我沟通的提醒。这个操练有几个好处。首先是显而易见的：与我交谈会祝福你并加强我们的关系。另一个好处是，失望不再拖垮你，而是转化为得益处的机会。这种转化减轻了困境中的刺痛，使你能够在逆境中保持喜乐。

 

首先在日常生活中的所有小失望中练习这个操练。通常是这些小挫折使你远离我的同在。当你将挫折重新定义为机会时，你会发现你得到的远远超过你失去的。只有经过长时间的训练，你才能以积极的方式接受重大的损失。但是可以获得使徒保罗的视角，他写道：与认识基督耶稣的无比伟大相比，我认为我曾经珍视的一切都如同垃圾一样微不足道。