a) Maturity in Christ is not a matter of MORE TRYING. It is a matter of MORE DYING.

b) In Christ you must DIE to LIVE!

c) You developed an identity before you acknowledged Jesus as Lord. Once you are Born-Again, you must be willing to give UP the life you came up with OWN YOUR OWN in order to accept the life God PLANNED FOR YOU before the world began!

d) Before you came to God you were living with a fake ID. Once you are Born-Again you have to accept God’s identity for you!

e) Everything you need to succeed in life is stored up for you already. God prepared it before the world began. He prepared it for your purpose. If you discover your purpose and you walk it out, you will experience God’s provision for the vision He placed IN YOU!

f) If you pursue the wrong things, you are going to need things God DID NOT already store up for you. When this happens you are left with TRYING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN on your own. This is NOT the way God intended for you to live!