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The Life You Always Wanted By John Ortberg. Ch 5: An Unhurried Life The Practice of “Slowingâ€. Ch 5: An Unhurried Life The Practice of “Slowingâ€. Pop Quiz! Fill in the blank ____ is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. ____ can destroy our souls. ____ can keep us from living well.
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The Life You Always Wanted By John Ortberg
Ch 5: An Unhurried LifeThe Practice of “Slowing” Pop Quiz! Fill in the blank ____ is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. ____ can destroy our souls. ____ can keep us from living well. ____ is not of the devil; ____ is the devil.
Ch 5: An Unhurried LifeThe Practice of “Slowing” Solitude is NOT • Being on the computer in your room by yourself • Listening to your iPOD • Watching TV by yourself
Ch 5: An Unhurried LifeThe Practice of “Slowing” Symptoms of ‘Hurrying” • Constantly looking for ways to speed up daily activities • Multi tasking things that shouldn’t be multi tasked • Cluttering • Doing things superficially • Inability to LOVE
Ch 5: An Unhurried LifeThe Practice of “Slowing” Slowing Down • Deliberately putting yourself in a situation where you have to be patient (wait) • Asking someone to rephrase when listening, allowing yourself to have to be patient • Look out for things you have never taken notice of The Cure
Ch 5: An Unhurried LifeThe Practice of “Slowing” • Understand the need for solitude • Jesus went away for solitude and prayer around these events • Death of John the Baptist, his cousin • Calling of the disciples • Healing of the leper • Feeling the 5000 men • Before his betrayal by Judas The Cure
Ch 5: An Unhurried LifeThe Practice of “Slowing” Practicing Solitude • Solitude takes a lot of perseverance • Schedule it in advance and don’t let anything change it • Two types • Short period of solitude on a regular basis (daily devotional, reflection and prayer time) • Long period of solitude once in a while (half day retreats at the park)
In Your Small Group! • Go through the brief survey • Share thoughts on the phrase “Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible.” • Read Luke 5:15-16 and answer questions