I am a little more than halfway through this book. Someone asked me how it was going the other day so I thought I would give a little update on the book. For starters I can say I am sure learning a lot about myself and changing things that need to be changed. I can tell a difference already. For each Principle I just jotted down some things that stuck out to me.
Principle 1 Live Passionately:
*We get to decide how we're going to use our dash
*Some day is right now
*As difficult and frightening as your life may be right now, God is still there.
*If you want to live with no regrets, you may need to inventory your life and see how you've been spending your time.
*Be constantly connected to God
*Spend our time the way He wants us to
*Let go of the monkey bars and let God catch you
*We may not understand what God is doing at the time but we can always trust His heart
*Failure is never fatal. We have the God of the second chance and He wants to give us the power to begin again
Principle 2 Love Completely:
*We need to experience the fullness of God's love for us in order to die to our selfish desires and give freely to others.
*Ephesians 3:17-19
*You don't understand how much He loves you
*If you try to live without forgiving, you won't survive
*If we want to enjoy our lives to the fullest, we must release the bitterness
*To accept others means that we stop trying to change them and we start trying to understand them
*When you get historical, don't be surprised if the other person gets hysterical
*God intentionally places some people in our lives to rub us the wrong way, to smooth the rough edges of our character so that we're more like Jesus
*When we are thankful, we become more content and full of the peace that only He can provide
*Gratitude expands our capacity to enjoy life
*You gain respect when you speak directly.
I don't talk about too personal of things on here, but this book has helped me with some things that I am currently struggling with, especially Principle 2. I have two more Principles to go through and am excited to see what they bring. If anyone wants to borrow the book, let me know. It's a good one.
3 comments:
I would like to read the book. Put me on the list.
It sounds like a good book. I can tell something's changing with you too. :)
That does sound like a good book. I would like to read it after you. I also can tell that something is changing with you. It is exciting to see you grow in the Lord..
I will continue to pray for you.
MOM
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