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“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” —Albert Einstein


James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.


I hope to I declare.


CONSISTENCY


THE DECLARATION


“This year, with God’s help and the power of the Holy Spirit, I declare I will be a PERSON of CONSISTENCY, because TRANSFORMATION happens when I do consistently what others do OCCASIONALLY.”


Are you consistent in the RIGHT THINGS?


1 Timothy 4:7–8 MSG Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever.


Romans 7:15, 18–19 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do…For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.


FOUR WAYS TO GROW IN CONSISTENCY


1. Start SMALL


SMALL things done consistently beat BIG things done occasionally.


Zechariah 4:10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.


2. Don’t GIVE UP when change is SLOW


Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.


3. Plan for FAILURE not PERFECTION

If your aim is PERFECTION, when you mess up you’ll GIVE UP.


Planning to fail doesn’t mean you EXPECT TO FAIL.

It means you already know what you’re going to do to GET BACK ON TRACK.

The ENEMY is after your CONSISTENCY.

Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

4. Fall in LOVE with the PROCESS

“New goals don’t deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results.”—James Clear

“Success isn’t when you achieve a goal in the future. Success is when you honor God today.”—Craig Groeschel 

Transformation happens when you do CONSISTENTLY what others do OCCASSIONALLY.

CHALLENGE: What’s one thing I can do to become more spiritually consistent?

Hebrews 10:24–25 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together… but encouraging one another…


“This year, with God’s help and the power of the Holy Spirit, I declare I will be a person of consistency. Transformation happens when I do consistently what others do occasionally.”

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