The Power To Change: You Don't Win by Trying

Who Likes To Win?

1 Corinthians 9:24 NLT

Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!

Paul Didn’t say run to

finish

for fun

to WIN

We are to run the race to win

Why is it that so many areas of life it feels like we are not winning?

Feels like we are not winning

spiritually

Financially

relationally

Feels Like we are not overcoming

Temptation

mindset

depression

anxiety

We are to run to win, but we are not winning

You’ve Been Trying For Too Long.

Trying to start to pray

be more patient

stop procrastinating

eat better

Start exercising

save money

You have been trying too long

Review the series

When Your Sick of Being Stuck

Why you do what you do

Stop The Neg. self talk

You do what you do because of what you think of you

Holy habits

Who do you want to become, and what is one habit you can start and what is a habit you need to break

So why are you not winning? You have been trying too long

Stop TRYING and start training

Paul is talking to the Church in Corinth where they hosted the Olympics.

The events that would take place were

running

jumping

discus throw

Wrestling

boxing

These events were done every 4 years

but every 2 years there were local events call the Isthmian games

that did many of the same events but added poetry

So when they were reading Pauls words they were really paying attention

1 Corinthians 9:24–27 NLT

Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

These athletes trained with crazy discipline

10 mo

strict diet

no wine

no junk food

the runners

trained nude

purity of body

no restrictions

Motivation

Wrestlers

they trained at the hottest part of the day

and in the snow

they would wrestle bulls horses and lions

These men were serious about their sport, they were not trying to win, they were training to win

Scripture never tells us to try to be Godly

1 Timothy 4:7–8 NLT

Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”

We are not trying to be different people, but we are training to be different people.” Dallas Willard

Whats the difference between trying, and training?

Trying Is An Attempt To Change With Minimal Commitment

It it often a half-hearted attempt

it gives you permission to fail

and a way out

I was trying to read the Bible more but______

I was trying to be more positive but these people were just so mean to me

I was trying to eat better but I had a bad day

Trying to change with minimal commitment when we need to be

Training Whole Hearted and have Commitment to Achieve results

When you are trying

You get the gear

Runners get the

Shoes

socks

shorts

goofy hat

You Create a Game Plan

Watch videos

read books

seek advice

When I trained Bjj I got all the gear

I got the gi

the rash guards

the bag

the shirts

the shorts

When I went to compete I got the plan

I trained 6 days a week up to 4 hours a day

I went to clinics

I watched videos

I talked over stat. with coaches

I worked on my attacks

I was not TRYING, I was training

If you want to be closer to God, have more faith, see change YOU NEED TO STOP TRYING and start training

Get your gear

Get a Bible

print or Bible app

Find a place that you can pray

or get an app

Get a journal

Start listening to worship music

PLAN

make Sunday Morning a priority

Start serving

Find a Bible reading plan

When You TRY, you give up when it gets hard or you don’t feel like it

When you are training you do not act on feelings you act on commitment

When you’re an athlete, competitor, disciple of Jesus your Fighting something that matters, vision, goal, dream, assignment.

Trying, without training is unthinkable

1 Corinthians 9:26–27 NLT

So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

When I’m trying—Hoping to become something I’m not.

When I’m training—I’m getting better at what I already am!

We Are Not Trying, We Are Training

Based On Who You want to become, How are you going to train?

When I was doing Bjj there were a few moments that really showed when my training was being done

When I had a Black Belt complement me on my technic and tell me he had problems with my attacks

When I got a medal

but the one that stood out the most is when I got this belt.

But the hardest belt to get is the white belt because most people do not even try.

If you want real life change, you have to stop trying

to read your bible

to pray

to help others

to serve

to _______

Start Training for who you want to become.