Ordering Your Private WorldDoes your life feel cluttered? Maybe an overcrowded calendar isn't your only problem! In this updated classic, learn how our technology-focused generation can deal with stress and find balance in life by submitting to God in five areas: motivation, priorities, intellect, spiritual growth, and rest. We have schedule planners, computerized calendars, smart phones, and sticky notes to help us organize our business and social lives every day. But what about organizing the other side of our lives? The spiritual side? In Ordering Your Private World, Gordon MacDonald equips you to live life from the inside out, cultivating the inner victory necessary for effectiveness. Simplifying your external life begins with seeking internal order. In addition to focusing on spiritual and mental disciplines, you’ll discover:
Our culture encourages us to believe that the busy, publicly active person is also the most spiritual. Our massive responsibilities at home, work, and church have resulted in many of us on the verge of collapse. Learn to take a step back from the outer world and deal with the stress of life by developing your inner world: your soul. |
Contents
1 The Sinkhole Syndrome | 1 |
2 A View from the Bridge | 9 |
3 Caught in a Golden Cage | 17 |
4 The Tragic Tale of a Successful Loser | 32 |
5 Living as a Called Person | 43 |
6 Has Anyone Seen My Time? Ive Misplaced It | 62 |
7 Recapturing My Time | 73 |
8 The Better Man Lost | 87 |
11 No Outer Props Necessary | 127 |
12 Everything Has to Be Entered | 143 |
13 Seeing Through Heavens Eyes | 150 |
14 Friends | 167 |
15 Rest Beyond Leisure Sabbathing | 174 |
Courage Appreciation Depth | 195 |
Study Guide | 198 |
Notes | 219 |