0175 Decisions Determine Destiny

decisions determine destiny

Decisions determine destiny (Deut.30:19)

God made destiny and directions to it (Jer.29:11)

We will not reach God’s destiny by being parked at the parking lot

We will not reach God’s destiny by being led by feelings instead of directions

If God has a plan for my life it has to be within the four walls of the church

Did God have plan for Joseph, Daniel, Ester, Samson or Ezra?

You determine your destiny

God chooses those that choose Him

It doesn’t matter what I do if I am destined to salvation I will be saved (John 3:16)

Destiny was in the hands of Judah & Peter (Mt.18:14)

Your decisions affect other people

Adam’s & Jesus’ decision affected humanity: death, pain, sickness, and etc

David’s decision affected his family

Some of us live under the affects of other peoples decisions

Every wrong decision has a consequence while every right decision require discipline

Decision to follow God have price

Abraham (Gen.12:1); Moses (Heb.11:23-29); Matthew (Mt.9:9-13); Peter (Mark 1:17-18); Rich ruler (Mark 10:21)

If you don’t discipline your flesh, your flesh will discipline your life

Decisions not follow God have consequence

Play now and pay later or pay now or play later (grasshopper and old ant)

You will sow what you reap (Gal.6:7)

It’s hard to make a wrong decision when you look to the consequence of it (Heb.11:23-29)

Esau’s decision had a consequence

Indecision is decision

We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over

When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice

If you don’t make your own decisions someone else will

Wrong decisions ruin us while good ones reward us

Saul was Israel’s choice (1 Sam.8:7, 9, 18 and 22)

Saul robbed the lives of Israel (1 Sam.8:1-17)

David is God’s choice (1 Sam.16:1)

We suffer consequences of decisions that were not made on time

Wrong choice because of impatience (1 Sam.13:8)

God already had a king for them but they couldn’t wait

They didn’t need a king because they had a prophet

Some decisions are made too late after us knowing what to do

Wrong choice because of refusal to be different (1 Sam.8:5, 20)

We can’t say we want to be like other nations without first saying I don’t like to be like Jesus (1 Sam.12:12)

It’s always nice to know when someone wants to be like you

We want to be like the people God destroyed (Deut.8:20)

The people you want to be regret what they have become

You will not elevate but lower yourself by not being different then them (Deut.26:19; 28:1)

Crowd doesn’t care about you (Mt.20:29-34)

Formula to fail: please everyone

God could but wouldn’t force you to follow Him

Devil can’t make you follow him either

No one will be forced into hell or into heaven

Three most important decisions you will need to make in teenage yours

Vocation

Marriage

Salvation (85% of people that ever get saved they do it by time they are 18)

Crowd says follow us; cross follow me

Crowd says rely on yourself; cross says rely on me

Crowd says earn your worth; cross says I am your worth

Crowd says bear your burdens; cross says nail them to me

Crowd says be happy; cross says be holy

Crowd says if it feels good do it; cross says for loves sake endure it

Crowd says honor yourself; cross says humble yourself

Crows says do; cross says done