non-anxious presence

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-this there someone who is calm and conpose.. make decisions not base on fear

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-a good leader is self differentiated

   -know boundaries between self and others

   -can connect with people without losing own beliefs

   -not affected by others

   -dont flip flop just to please others

   -able to handle conflicts, no need people to like us

thernometer

-merely reflecting people anxiety

-no capacity to influence people

thermostat

-give calm advice

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-no competition among brothers, rivalry among friends

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5 things Jesus practice

1. practice slow-down spirituality

-slow down, "wasting time" in God's loving presence

2. Sabbath rest

-we got to learn to enjoy God

-only when we have rest in our body, soul and mind only then we have easy yolk

3. silence and solitude

4. devotional love

-devotion = affection, loyal, surrender to God

-loving God for who He is. Not what He can give

   -not just prayer answers

-love is not measured by productivity, it's measured by presence

5. detachment

-to a point where the world doesn't matter

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-God wants to bring us to Him through the Holy Spirit

   -over time, this love will change us to overflowing love to others

-without union, we will dry up

-relationship takes time

-the biggest obstacle is busyness

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-sabath

   -a time set every week for our soul to breath, make time and space for God to pour love to us and then from us to ppl are us

-God created the Sabbath for us as a gift for us

   -a day to slow down , renew and refresh, letting the Holy Spirit 

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-God rested

   -if we don't follow, we are breaking the rythem God has created for us

-God rested purposely not cos He's tired but so that He can celebrate

-God blessed humans, animals and sabath

-sabath gives life

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-our body will breakdown so that we can have a rest

-a day set for God.. not just self

-this is the rhythm of life

-if we honor God, God is going to honor us

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-Jesus needed sabath.. so do we

-we need to learn to sabath

way of perfection - silence

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Passive = just receive, God takes initiative.. we can choose to run away

Active = our part.. we take the initiative

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-focus on that matters

-boredom is the gateway to spiritual

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-boredom throughout the day gives us opportunity to be spiritual.. draw devotion back to God

-detach other things, just to be quiet

   -quietness will give way to powerful spiritual

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-inmediately after baptism, Jesus was led into the wilderness

-to the world, wilderness = a place of weakness, where God is slient 

-its also of place of devine encounter.. it's a place of strength

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-Jesus woke up early and went to slient and solitude

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-Jesus was very clear in His direction, calling cos of the silence and solitude

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-there are times we need to be with Jesus alone.. but there could be things happening, holding us back

-all day long, Jesus was so busy, but He knew that time with God is more important than sleep

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-the more successful and famous Jesus becomes, the more Jesus went into silence and solitude

   -but we are the opposite...the more successful, the busier we are

-if Jesus needs slience, all the more we require

-soundless, complete quiet

-quietness is healing to the soul

-being quiet

-Gods presence is in the silence and stillness

-the anger, the lust, the worries running in our mind

-to find the life that is truly life

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-wilderness, silence and solitude