Tools to help us stay on track
Be watchful - remember Stay awake1 Peter 5:8 - be of sober spirit - be watchful. Your adversarySpiritual stuporNodding off spirituallyVigilant - sharp-eyed, hawk-eyed, eyes peeledJoseph vs. DavidStand firm in the faithDevil and the world and pushing us aroundEph 4:10-15Infants TossedAct like men - Be CourageousBe Strong12 Cor. 12: 7-10God’s power and graceWe can’t do it in our own strengthAllow the Lord to Strengthen youLet all that you do be done in loveKind, patient, with myself and othersEmbrace truth, be long-suffering Revelation of the Love of GodSteps for Spiritual Readiness and Growth
Start small with consistency Pray everydayRead or listen to the Bible every dayPay attention to your thoughts Develop a growth planHave accountability in your lifeFour pictures of relational Dynamics
Arena - I don’t know and you don’t knowMask - I know, but you don’t knowBlindspots - you know, but I don’t knowIntimacy - you know and I knowThe Pilgrim’s Progress - John Bunyan