Habits
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15 For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.
19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.
24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
1.We focus on the what but don’t understand the how.
2. We don’t see progress fast enough.
Read BibleApp plan all week—Yell kids way church.
Don’t buy coffee all month—Saved $100 ($37,500, $37,400)
Wrongly conclude: Small good decisions don’t matter that much.
Play video games 3 hours—Wife doesn’t leave.
Skip church one weekend—Didn’t seem to matter.
Half box of chocolates—Can’t really tell.
Wrongly conclude: Small bad decisions don’t matter that much.
Our life is the sum total of all the small decisions that we make!
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Small bad decisions—Rarely wreck life at once—Over time add up.
Your hard work—Disciplines—Sacrifices—Faithfulness
Not being wasted—Stored up!
Heat water—80°, 140°, 205°, 211° (Hot), 212° boiling.
Boiling—Overnight success.
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What they don’t see is…
You overcoming self-doubt—Failing, starting again—Praying—Sacrifices
Enduring criticism—Early mornings—Late nights.
Grind— Persistence—Private price—Small consistent disciplines.
It’s the things that no one sees that bring results everyone wants.
8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
3.Our distorted identity sabotages our success.
Enemy tells you what you are not—Connect failures to identity.
Didn’t do it right—Not good at it—Miserable person
You did bad—You are bad.
Moses: Not good speaker—Gideon: Weakest—Paul: Least and unworthy.
Just have addictive personality (Drink).
Stink handling $$$ (Shopping)
Not organized—Not disciplined person—Not good with people.
An unhealthy identity creates unwise habits.Unwise habits reinforce an unhealthy identity.
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Encourage you to take a different approach this year.
Most people create: DO GOALS.
Read more—Get more sleep—Less time SM.
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Encourage you to start with WHO GOALS.
Who do you want to become?
True man of God. Godly wife/mom. Bold witness class
Be sober, Clean. Financially free/Gen. Healthy person.
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Identity Shapes Actions.
Fight broke out—Pastor
When you know who you are—Know what to do.
Cig: Trying quit (Vape)—(Believe smoker trying be someone else.)
Cig: No thanks, not smoker anymore—(Smoking formal life—Not who.)
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Just who I am—Trapped—Sinner can’t change.
6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
7 For one who has died has been set free from sin.
18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
Who am I in Christ? Forgiven. Redeemed. C.O.G. Overcomer. M.T.C.
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Identity Shapes Actions.
Healthy identity creates positive habits.Positive habits reinforces a healthy identity.
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WHO DO YOU WANT TO BECOME?
A guy who loves Jesus, obsessed with his bride, great dad, devoted pastor and teacher to his church.
A strong leader who believes in people and is helping them do more to make a difference in the world.
(Wise steward)—The guy takes care of whatever was trusted to him (health, influence, money, time) uses it to glorify God.
Dude is enjoying the ride. And he’s rich in friendships, experiences, generosity, one heck of a legacy.
When you know who you are—Know what to do.
What would the person I want to be do?
When you define who you want to be—Know what to do?
Godly man do? Healthy person eat? Wise buy?
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No single action changes your identity.
But multiple actions over time
Change how you see yourself… Eventually changes identity.
Successful people do consistently.
Good news is—Don’t have to be perfect!
Skip a day—Eat too much—Lose your cool—Impulse purchase.
You don’t need unanimous. Just a majority.
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
