标杆人生第05天从神的观点看人生.DOCVIP

听力课堂,开放式英语学习平台！www.TingC 学英语，练听力，上听力课堂。【免费英语听力下载】 - PAGE 5 - 标杆人生 第05天　从神的观点看人生 Seeing Life from Gods View What is your life? James 4:14b (NIV) We dont see things as they are, we see them as we are. Anais Nin The way you see your life shapes your life. How you define life determines your destiny. Your perspective will influence how you invest your time, spend your money, use your talents, and value your relationships. One of the best ways to understand other people is to ask them, How do you see your life? You will discover that there are as many different answers to that question as there are people. Ive been told life is a circus, a minefield, a roller coaster, a puzzle, a symphony, a journey, and a dance. People have said, Life is a carousel: Sometimes youre up, sometimes youre down, and sometimes you just go round and round or life is a ten-speed bicycle with gears we never use or life is a game of cards: You have to play the hand you are dealt. If I asked how you picture life, what image would come to your mind? That image is your life metaphor. Its the view of life that you hold, consciously or unconsciously, in your mind. Its your description of how life works and what you expect from it. People often express their life metaphors through clothes, jewelry, cars, hairstyles, bumper stickers, even tattoos. Your unspoken life metaphor influences your life more than you realize. It determines your expectations, your values, your relationships, your goals, and your priorities. For instance, if you think life is a party, your primary value in life will be having fun. If you see life as a race, you will value speed and will probably be in a hurry much of the time. If you view life as a marathon, you will value endurance. If you see life as a battle or a game, winning will be very important to you. What is your view of life? You may be basing your life on a faulty life metaphor. To fulfill the purposes God made you for, you will have to challenge conventional wisd