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How do you separate yourself from people who have similar attributes as you?

- 6:47 - “Respond in faith and not fear.”

- 13:43 - “Delayed obedience is disobedience.” Obey regardless of what people are telling you to do.”

- 20:15 - Remain Settled! James 1:6-8 instructs us to believe and show no doubt! We can’t expect to receive God’s best when lack of faith & belief are exemplified. Remain encouraged in faith without wavering into doubt concerning your request from God.

Matthew 26:52-54. God’s word does not come back void. Have faith that his spoken word will be complete on his timing! It’s our job to stand in faith an obedience.

Where is your “It” Visible?
1. In your behavior
2. In your actions
3. In your performance
4. In God’s G.P.S Directions

Types Of “It”.
⁃ Knowing your why! Jesus knew and understood his why before He died on the cross. Spend valuable time with God to obtain your why and purpose.

⁃ Knowing what you're suppose to do. Purpose an actions are revealed when we incline our ear to hear and submit to God’s word. It is then He is effectively able to lead us by ordering our steps (Psalm 37:23).

⁃ Having the right Attitude. Luke 2:49-50. Just because you understand the goal, purpose, and passion needed to complete it, doesn’t mean others will understand when explaining to them. Don’t miss your opportunity waiting for everyone to get on board with what God has instructed you to do! Doing so results in valuable time wasted.

Ask yourself:
1. Do you have a settled way of thinking? Is it consistent or inconsistent?
2. Do you surround yourself around people who know God's word God’s word? Do you listen and ask questions to obtain and apply?

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Dr. Eric Thomas continues speaking from 1 Samuel 1, on how giving your situation fully to God is needed before any real change can take place.

⁃ 1 Samuel 1:15.
Observe how Hannah prayed differently before change entered her life. She cried out to God in deep sorrow and pain while giving him ultimate control.

⁃ Don’t try to help God with your perspective of the situation! Lean on his understanding and not your own. Approach God first and let him order your next steps. Proverbs 3:5-6

⁃ “You will get there by the spirit and not your own might.”

⁃ Matthew 16:17. Blessings are revealed to you not by flesh, but by our father in heaven.

Our Lord & Savior will always remain the source of life and blessings. Immerse yourself in his ways to make the rest of your life the best of your life!

Dangers Of Flesh Actions
⁃ Repeating Cycles.
⁃ Continuous Murmuring.
⁃ Inconsistency.

⁃ “Stop expecting people to carry the burden that God has put on you to get closer to him.” ⁃ Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal. ⁃ Take your pain & situations directly to God.

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Are your actions betraying your words?

• Philippians 2:5 states we ought to adopt the attitude that Jesus had. That includes death of your flesh, your past and your feelings when following God. We can’t get anything new walking in old ways. Position yourself to receive what eye has not seen nor ear heard through your obedience to God.
   
• Romans 12:1 tells us to present our bodies as a living sacrifices unto God because of his mercies. Verse two explains not letting our actions be conformed to the world. We must choose Christ daily over our comfortableness and convenience.
  
  
• “Attitude dictates performance.” Renew your mind daily to not only walk in Christ’s attitude, but to make consistent Godly decisions. 

Behavioral Takeaways

1. Selfless - Philippians 2:3-4. 
2. Secure - Philippians 2:6-7. Become confident in what the word of God says and actions that Jesus exemplified produces a successful life. Build your belief system daily from stories of faith from the Bible. 
3. Submit - Philippians 2:8. Despite having great power, Jesus walked in the form of a human while showing great obedience. Even knowing that death was ahead of him, he still submitted to our father in heaven in daily actions. 
4. Become faithful over few in your work! Don’t look for the big blessings without changing your attitude beforehand. Transform your mind an actions on smaller levels before God blesses you with more. 

Senior Pastor Dr. Eric Thomas talks about immersing yourself in mutual relationships, having the right spirit amongst storms in your life, and principles that help you sustain success from God’s grace.

“You can’t go to a new level hanging with people who don’t desire to go to another level.”

6:25 - “I don’t think about problems when I have a God that can give solutions.” God has overcome the world including any problem that’s presented to us. Lean on his word an understanding to bring you through turmoil in life.

10:25 - Be sure you’re in mutual relationships with people. It’s vital to your growth and can influence the quality and direction of your life.

32:12 - “You're talking to people that steer you away from the blessings God has given you.” Protect your "ear gate!" Be careful to not let people's negative words become your thoughts! Subconsciously it can shape your actions.

45:41 - “Stop worrying about what people think about what works for you.” God has uniquely created you to be different from others. Be confident walking in what satisfies you!

Steps to becoming impressive to God:
1. Steady
2. Consistent
3. Stable
4. Predictable

Takeaways
1. Are you doing something about the problems you have instead of solely talking about it?
2. Patiently endure!
3. Don’t let ego or pride stop you from admitting your wrong, repenting or getting help to improve your life.

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Having the right attitude & mindset are required to have success in God’s Kingdom. In this episode, Associate Pastor T.J. Tyus explains how bearing a fruitful life comes from from applying God’s word in every season of your life.

“Don’t wait for someone to tell you to praise God & to be excited.”

6:30 - “There is no off-season at the next level.” That does not mean there is no off day. If God took a day of rest from creating the world, then we ought to do the same from our weekly schedules! Be strategic & precise with planning your schedule to be productive not busy.

“You can’t control the season, but you can control the perspective of your season.” Train your mind to look for the good from every situation you’re in. Doing so helps your faith and belief system during trial periods.

8:21 - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. There is a prize for completing the race that God has started in you! Take hold of the faith that comes from hearing and seeing his word! Be encouraged that the promises he has for you have not been seen nor heard by man! In order to obtain your blessings, stay purposeful in actions & believe wholeheartedly in God.

13:25 - “The greats have two seasons, but the divinely blessed have three.”

Types Of Seasons:
1. Sowing - Proverbs 11:18. Sow righteously in all that you do! God’s word declares there are guaranteed blessings as a sure reward. Believe that he will deliver on his promise by exemplifying purposeful actions.

2. Reaping - Matthew 13:23. Sow good things into the soil in order to bear great fruit. As followers of Christ we must intentionally hear, seek understanding & apply his word DAILY.

3. Winning - Every season is winning season! Obtain a mindset of looking at unfavorable seasons as an opportunity to be challenged, grow and learn.

Questions: 1. Are you competing mentally, physically & spiritually? Are you competing in your finances, relationship or marriage?

2. Are you running aimlessly in your journey? Being a slave to flesh an emotions will cause confusion.

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It's time to be fully transparent with God. God is moved by honest expressions of our feelings, cries and prayers to Him. Observe the transparent journey of Hannah’s turnaround when she kept it real with God.

“Stop settling! Stop being where God doesn’t want you to be. Enough Is enough!”

7:02 - Luke 18:9-14 shows us that God will humble the proud and exalt people who humble themselves. Everyone has fallen short of the Glory of God. It is in our acknowledgment that God can make significant changes in our life. Comparing our situation to someone else’s in a proud way can cause you to be humbled by God. 

13:34 - “Don’t suppress the truth or what hurts. It affects your body and your mind.” 

23:20 - 1 Samuel 1:8-17. We can never control the actions of other people towards us. But if we discern the situation, we can see that it was ordained by God to happen. The pain and frustration of being teased, made Hannah go before God in ways she’d never done before. What appears to be Satans trap is God’s setup if we allow it to be.

23:53 - “Go in peace. And May the God of Israel grant you what you asked of him.” 1 Samuel 1:17

Factors Hindering Honesty 

 1. Fear of the opinions of the church community.
 2. Individual pride or ego. Secrets are damaging!
 3. Cultural influences.

Takeaways

 1. Pray in anguish! Come before God with total honesty. 
 2. When depending on God to bring our prayers to fruition, we should pray in anguish with all our soul. The time spent in prayer will build your belief, trust and focus on his word. 
 3. Believe what you asked God for by showing actions in worshipping, and continuous fervent prayer. 

Pastor T.J. Tyus encourages and provides principles to answer the call from God so that we can walk confidently in the plans he has for us. 

“No matter what you’ve gone through, the lord still has plans to prosper you.”Jeremiah 29:11

6:30 - “Anyone can produce something. But if you’re not producing something involved with your purpose, then you won’t be fulfilled.” If your work doesn’t fulfill you, put aside some time to converse with God about it. He could be using those situations to get your attention & direct you back to him. 

8:45 - “You were created to be a producer.” 

Genesis 1:27-28 summarizes the we are to produce what God has placed inside us. The seed has great value and blessings when we trust the steps of the plan He has made. Jeremiah 1:5 states that God knew you before birth while being formed in the womb. Your destiny is already written & ordained by God. He has called us to be apart from the world by following his ways of living. 

Production
 ⁃ To compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort.

Govern
 ⁃ To control, direct or strongly influence the actions and conduct of.
 ⁃ To exert a determining or guiding influence in or over something. 

Principles
 1. You are blessed where you are currently! Recognize what God has done for you thus far. Be thankful for the undeserving grace he extends to grow and walk in purpose. 
 2. Produce according to purpose makes you fruitful! 
 3. Govern the environment you have direct control or influence of. People’s destiny are related to your courage to lead. 

God never promises that following him will be easy nor pleasant. Taking up your cross and following him takes sacrifice, obedience & suffering along the journey. Associate Pastor T.J Tyus provides tangible and biblical examples of obeying God’s word rather than your feelings. 

4:03 - “You can’t have execution an excuses.” 

11:15 - Hebrews 16:24. Following Jesus comes at a cost. Denying yourself of worldly pleasure takes yielding to the Holy Spirit daily while trusting him wholeheartedly in the uncomfortable situations. Faith in him will bring forth suffering and conforming to his way of living. 

15:22 - Galatians 5:16-18. Being guided by the Holy Spirit lowers the voice of sin. You can do the right things and still not be led by the Spirit of God. Humbling your heart makes it more susceptible to hear God’s word.

18:41 - “Feelings aren’t facts.” There’s a fine line between acknowledging that feelings are legitimate an assuming that what you feel at the moment is what God wants you to do. 

21:15 - “Prayer will always work, but God’s word states faith without works are dead.” James 2:20

26:11 - “People who operate under feelings will not understand people who operate under the spirit.” Operating under the spirit does not exclude you from having feelings. It shows you exemplifying strength that it will not override the instructions from the Holy Spirit about your life. 

27:35 - Hebrews 12:1. Sin is not the only thing that can slow us down. There could be distractions in your life that are weighing you down that lessen your faith! Run and build endurance in obeying and trusting God’s word! Don’t despise small beginnings. 

29:28 - “Jesus initiates and perfects our faith!” Hebrews 12:2

Turnaround Takeaways

 ⁃ Success is not produced overnight. 
 ⁃ Don’t be perfect, just don’t make excuses. 
 ⁃ Don’t serve your feelings over God!
 ⁃ Endure your trial from God! There is a great result awaiting your obedience. 

Biblical Examples Showcasing Feelings

⁃ Jonah running from God before being found in the belly of a whale. He was the leader needed to help other peoples salvation
- Samson let his raging emotions get the best of him.
⁃ David being led by feelings of lust which led to adultery and murder. 

The quality and outlook of your life is solely based on the daily decisions you make. God has promised in Jeremiah 29:11 to prosper us, and it’s imperative that we walk continuously with him believing that his word will not return void. 

5:42 - There is nothing we can do to make God love us more. John 3:16 states, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son…God knew & loved you before you entered this world! He desires to have a genuine relationship with you. 

10:25 - Are you expressing to God that you want everything he has for you? Are you willing execute on everything he wants you to do?

22:30 - Make God a part of your decision making. God’s word declares he knows the plans for our life to prosper us. Satan fights what pleases God, which is our faith. Operate in faith actions with God although you may not fully understand. Proverbs 3:5-6

29:40 - Your gifts can’t make room for you if you aren’t using them

Focus Scriptures:

Matthew 7:8 states we should ask, seek before finding, and knock on the doors of God first before anything becomes available in our life. There’s nothing that’s too small to converse with God about! Bring every situation to him so that he can order your next steps. From there it’s up to trust those directions an apply them moving forward. 

Psalms 51. Don’t go before the lord proudly with an ego! Acknowledge your shortcomings so that Daddy can hear you. A decision to turn away from behaviors that separate you from God needs to be made in order for him to move fully in your life. Ask for faith and strength to follow him wholeheartedly!

Takeaways 

1. Come to God with that specific area
2. Humble yourself… 
3. Include God in every decision you make
4. Operate in your gift as much as you can

What's your excitement level when it comes to praising & acknowledging God?

God's word declares that he has plans for us to prosper if we lean not to our own understanding. In troubling or growth situations, we try to take control and leave God out. Trust and believe that his ways will always remain higher than ours. Grab hold of the lesson from Jeremiah 18 in becoming moldable for God's use.

Moldable - Willing to be used however God wants to by giving him your all.

Flexible - Bending a little bit to be used by God while maintaining control of your will.

9:35 - Don't be willing to be changed in your current position but not willing to have the position changed completely. We can't become too picky in how we want God to bless our life. Have a discerning spirit to hear & follow God's voice when he is directing you to a different yet fruitful path in your life.

14:14 - Jeremiah 18:1-6 summarizes when clay is in the potters hand, it can be reworked into a new creation that seems great in the potters eyes. God is asking you to be humble so he can mold your life for your purpose in his will. When we put our full trust in God as the potter, he will rework us into a new vessel bringing forth new life unto you.

Principles:

1. Responsive vs Resistant: The clay has to be molded. It has to be responsive to the potter so he can make it into an instrument of his choosing. Respond to God's shaping over family or friends outlook on your life.

2. Effective vs productive: The clay has to remain in the potter's hand. When the potter has finished making the instrument of choosing, it doesn't have the ability to do what it wants. It has to remain in the potter's hand to be effective.

3. In order to fulfill God's purpose for your life, you must be moldable and remain in his hand.