FOCUS FLIP

What's the chapter in your life you keep revisiting? Good or bad, where are you getting stuck?

Maybe this is the year you start saying goodbye to your past and allowing yourself to start living in the present, so you can begin dreaming about your future.

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Breaking down Romans 12:9-21, especially this section:

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Or willing to do menial work. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay, says the Lord. On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Do your actions prove that you believe what you say you believe?

We try to 'figure out our lives' based on who we are. What can we accomplish? What is our strength?

What if we have it all wrong? What if we need to 'figure our lives' based on who God is?

"Therefore, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead My people, the Israelites, out of Egypt. But Moses asked God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" He answered, "I will certainly be with you."

Do I trust him when the opportunities keep shutting?

Do I trust Him when I see others excelling and I feel like I'm spinning in circles?

I don't know what you are going through right now. I don't know how painful the holiday season is for you. I don't know what your past story is that is whispering that God isn't faithful.

He can handle your anger. He can handle you coming to him scared, and mad. He can handle your disappointment.

He wants to prove to you that despite what you see, He will always be faithful to His Word.

God uses the common details of your life to set you up for a perfect appointed time of grace.

Isaiah 43:19, "Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert."

How many times does God ask us to do something and you say 'NO' because it's uncomfortable or inconvenient?

What if your obedience has nothing to do with you but could be the miracle that someone else has been praying for?

It's more than a name change, it's an identity change.

Our words, the words of others, if repeated in our minds & hearts become can become our beliefs. Our words become our beliefs and our actions follow our beliefs. HOWEVER. Only you can allow words to have that power over you.

What name or names have others tried to give you?

What name or names have you tried to give yourself?

What is the name God has given you?

Proverbs 18:21:

"Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit—you choose."

If you don't understand what you need to be saved from, how do you actually understand your need for a Savior?

We are going back to the basics and talk about what 'truth' & 'sin' actually is.

I'll share about the parallel between Elijah calling God fire from heaven & Jesus dying on the cross.

We'll talk about the blessings that come out of obeying the 10 commandments.

I'll be sharing much more than what I've listed, but you'll have to listen to hear it!

When I took a deep look into the mirror I realized that I believed God would fail me the way other people did…

Reading from Matthew 6:19-34

3 Questions:

1.When you say, "God is my provider," do your actions, or reactions to circumstances, match your words?

2.Do you believe that God never fails? Do you believe that will never fail you?

3. Listen to the podcast to find out. ;)

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God sees you and loves you in the middle of your circumstances. In the place of feeling neglected or abandoned, He is with you.

In this podcast, we will talk about Hagar in Genesis 16:7-14.

We will talk about how God takes us back to the place we were hurt, so He can completely heal everything. He doesn't do partial healings; He does whole healings.

Today, we break down Philippians 4:5-7. I will share 3-key elements of this scripture, along with a couple of basic-steps to calm you when anxiety is coming on.

Philippians 4:6-7 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

3 Keys Elements in this verse:

1. God doesn't want us to pick and choose the situations we take to Him. He wants us to go to Him in EVERY situation. Don't be anxious about ANYTHING!

2. Come with Thanksgiving. We received the answer to our prayer, yet we are already thanking God for what he's going to do.

3. God's peace transcends ALL understanding.