tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post3907622840726293509..comments2024-01-22T01:52:37.473-06:00Comments on RENEGADE TRADS: Coach GodA Sinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083094677310915678noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-17533525894369268282011-09-12T10:59:22.721-05:002011-09-12T10:59:22.721-05:00Rome was not built in a day. Start small. Don'...Rome was not built in a day. Start small. Don't attempt to follow your grand schemes right away. You start with the Friday fast. Then you graduate to a Friday and Wednesday fast. Then you graduate to a, etc. You start volunteering twice a month, then maybe once a week, etc. You start with Vespers, then maybe Matins and Vespers, then maybe Matins, Vespers and Compline, etc. Last night you were talking about a kind of system whereby you could increase pain incrementally until you reached a point of pain threshold that satisfied you. Same thing. Fasting, daily prayer, living out the agape of the faith all begins with baby steps. Christ sucked his mother's breast and lived under the authority of his parents house for almost thirty years before entering public ministry...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-32450498124262116652011-08-31T20:56:56.810-05:002011-08-31T20:56:56.810-05:00So are patience and fortitude. Some people go thro...So are patience and fortitude. Some people go through their entire lives "pressed against life's bitter cup" so to speak, with their only hope being the reward in heaven... This realization numbs or even makes the pain delightfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-27628317959549459332011-08-27T13:13:50.503-05:002011-08-27T13:13:50.503-05:00A good point. Some things already have gone throug...A good point. Some things already have gone through, but resignation is also important.A Sinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083094677310915678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-67988317722631988912011-08-27T12:52:25.396-05:002011-08-27T12:52:25.396-05:00or perhaps He does not want you to suceed in the t...or perhaps He does not want you to suceed in the thing at which you are aiming? <br /><br />Perhaps a good time to take advice from trusted friends or a Spiritual Director.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560006282627072784noreply@blogger.com