A Resilient Life

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Gordon MacDonald

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02 April 2006

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?It makes little difference how fast you can run the 100 meters when the race is 400 meters long. Life is not a sprint; it is a distance run, and it demands the kind of conditioning that enables people to go the distance.? ?Gordon MacDonald
Running Strong  Whose heart doesn?t leap at the sight of a beautifully conditioned runner, effortlessly gliding along, stride-bystride, mile-by-mile? And what runner gets to this place without a thankless?and often lonely'regimen of strategy and self-denial?
Isn?t this the perfect metaphor of what your heart is longing for?running life's race with intentionality and grace? With strength and focus?
Well, you can. Veteran pastor and best-selling author Gordon MacDonald says you must develop resilience?the courage and ability to get up when you fall, to keep running when you're bone-weary, and to keep your eye on the goal even in the murkiest moments. Using the backdrop of his own experiences as a champion runner, MacDonald demonstrates how resilient people
  * Practice spiritual self-discipline to build stamina and grit;
* Know what's up ahead, what obstacles they will likely face; and
* Bond with special friends who share their commitment to finishing well.

  Because he has also run many long, punishing laps in the tough race of life, MacDonald is uniquely qualified to coach and encourage you in developing that resilient spirit?to weather adversity, to finish what you start, and to never be satisfied with anything short of God's best for you.

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Koorong Code 237254

ISBN 9780785287919

Pages 272

Publisher Thomas Nelson Publishers

Publication Date 02 April 2006

Dimensions 17 x 139 x 215mm

Weight 0.272kg

Product Category Christian Living

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Essential Reading for Christians Who Want to Finish Well and Finish Strong!
From the pen of Gordon MacDonald comes another important book which is essential reading for anyone who wants to finish well and strong. Because the race of life is a race of distance, resilience is vital and needful. From his study of Christ-followers, including biblical ones, and what he learnt from his running coach Marvin W. Goldberg, MacDonald observes that Christians who are resilient possess these five spiritual qualities: (a) they are committed to finishing strong, (b) they run inspired by a big-picture view of life, (c) they run free of the weight of the past, (d) they run confidently, trained to go the distance, and, (e) they run in the company of a """"happy few. """" These qualities, which form the book's five main sections, are explained and illustrated over 28 chapters. Every chapter contains gems of insights and principles to help the reader cultivate these resilience-qualities. Noteworthy is the chapter where MacDonald talks about how resilient people practice repentance, with particular reference to his own moral failure and how he bounced back. Equally helpful is the final chapter in which MacDonald argues that we need a few people who will coach us, stretch our minds, listen to and encourage our dreams, protect us, share our tears, rebuke us, play with us, and seek after God with us. To live the resilient life, read this book and cultivate the five qualities!
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