{"id":6113,"date":"2023-07-18T16:42:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T23:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/?p=6113"},"modified":"2023-07-18T16:44:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T23:44:16","slug":"aspire-to-be-as-great-within-your-lot-as-you-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaymenslounge.com\/aspire-to-be-as-great-within-your-lot-as-you-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspire to be as Great Within Your Lot as you Can"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“…Let\u2019s start with what a mission is. It is really much simpler than many men imagine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A mission is your best effort at wisely integrating your interests, skills, and circumstances into a personal vision for exercising dominion over what God has given you. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dominion, of course, is exercised in God\u2019s stead. In a moment we will walk through some dos and don\u2019ts for taking on this task, and you will see that it is actually very straightforward. Men were made to do it, so when it is explained to them, it naturally makes sense. But first we need to caution you against [some] assumptions that might tie you in knots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n