Perfected 03: Unlimited Expectations
Perfected 03: Unlimited Expectations LIMITED EXPECTATIONS GENESIS 15:1-2 Sometime later, the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” 2 But Abram replied, “O Sovereign LORD, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son?” We tend to think in terms of addition. God thinks in terms of multiplication. GENESIS 15:5 NIV Then the LORD took Abram…
Perfected 02: Righteousness
Perfected 02: Righteousness Righteous Being righteous used to mean something. A good character used to be the currency of success. Hebrews 12: 1-2 NLT Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes…
Perfected 01: Living the Perfected Life
LIVING THE PERFECTED LIFE Humankind desires wholeness and balance. We desire to feel like we matter and have completed something when we die. We long to know we will have a legacy and strive to fulfill our purpose.
Training vs. Training
STOP TRYING AND START TRAINING Successful people do consistently what others do occasionally. Trying never achieves consistent results. Training does. TRYING is an attempt to change with the least possible commitment or only a half-hearted motivation. TRY read bible—TRY to be nice—TRY not to order dessert. “Trying” gives you plenty of room to fail! TRYING is an attempt to change with the least possible commitment BUT TRAINING is a wholehearted commitment to achieving a specific result. The result? Gal…
Join the Dots
Rarely end up at wrong place because of one bad choice. Didn’t get bad spot all at once—One step—One bad habit. WHO want become 2) Habit—Start. Based on who you want to become, what habit do you need to break? 21So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you. James 1:21 GN Good habits: Usually starts more difficult—Payoff usually…
39, 732 Reasons to Move On
The average number of steps an athlete will take when running a marathon is 39, 732. Maybe you are like me and it would more likely be closer to 54,182 steps because that’s the average number of walking steps it takes to walk a marathon. And I would definitely have to walk more than I ran! Every step, from step number 1 to the step across the finish line, has a purpose. Its purpose is to set you up, to…
The What Hustle
In the hustle and bustle of life, we can often get caught up in life’s “whats” keeping us very busy. “What” I have to do, “what” I have to get, “what” I have to say… But when we compare the hustle to the life proposed to us in scripture, we leave much of the passion, fun, and excitement of life behind as we rush forward to get the “what” done! Haggai recorded God’s answer to this. When God saw the…
Filled and Leveled – Straightened and Smoothed
Filled and Leveled – Straightened and Smoothed Prepare the way of the Lord ________________________________________ Favorite Scriptures: Isaiah 40:3-5 3 Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God! 4 Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places. 5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. The Lord has spoken!”[a]…