• Paul’s prescription for the anxieties of this world begins with a call to rejoice.
— Philippians 4:4 NASB

• You need to choose to rejoice in the LORD
— Colossians 3:2 AMP
— Psalm 89:6 ESV

• Stare at the mountain less and at the Mountain Mover more.
— Psalm 37:4 ESV
— Philippians 4:6-7 NASB
— Zephaniah 3:17 ESV

• ENJOY GOD!

• ENJOYING GOD BEGINS WITH TRUST.
— John 15:11 NIV
— Hebrews 12:3 NIV

• ENJOYING GOD IS THE RESULT OF PROPERLY RECEIVING GIFTS FROM GOD.
— Psalm 16:8-9, 11 NIV

• Prayer comes from a proper orientation.
— Philippians 4:12-13 NIV

• Prayer happens freely in godly community.
— Matthew 11:28-30 NIV

• Prayer involves confession.
— Psalm 32:1-5 NIV
— Psalm 66:18 NIV

• Prayer leads to spiritual restoration.

• CONSIDER GOD.

• Consider the WILL of GOD!
— Psalm 90:10-12 NIV
— Psalm 39:4-6 NIV
— Romans 12:1-2 NIV

• Consider the WRATH of God.

• Consider the WORK of God.

• Be who you say you are and allow the fruit of your life to prove it.
• Fruit will ALWAYS expose the true identity of its tree.
• You cannot carry good things in broken vessels.

— 2 Corinthians 8:7 NIV

• POTENTIAL Giver
— Acts 20:35 NIV

• EMERGING Giver
• CONSISTENT Giver

• TITHE Giver
— Malachi 3:10 NIV

• EXTRAVAGANT Giver
— 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 NIV

• It's UNCONTROLLABLE.
— James 3:2-3 NASB

• It's UNSTOPPABLE.
— James 3:4-6 NASB

• It's UNTAMABLE.
— James 3:7-8 NASB

• It's USABLE.
— James 3:9-12 NASB

• Works give your faith the energy it needs to come alive. It is not enough to have belief – faith is present when we act on what we say we believe.

• YOUR ACTION DEFINES YOUR FAITH.
— James 2:14-26 AMP
— Acts 4:32 AMP

• Do my actions correspond with what I claim to believe?
1. Find out God’s will for your life.
2. Take Action – Decide what actions are needed to work with your faith.

• Favoritism DOES NOT FIT with real faith.
— James 2:1 NIV

• Favoritism is a CONTRADICTION of God’s treatment of the poor.
— Deuteronomy 10:17 NIV
— Romans 2:11 NIV
— Proverbs 17:5 NIV
— 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 NIV

• Favoritism is a VIOLATION of the Royal Law of Love.

• Momma taught me to LISTEN.
— James 1:26 NIV

• Momma taught me to LIVE FOR GOD.
— James 1:22-25 NIV
— Isaiah 6:9-10 NIV

• Momma taught me to LOVE OTHERS.
— James 1:27 NIV