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Lesson 3- Getting Back to Business
God gives us warning signs as we are approaching obstacles along the highway in pursuit of your purpose.
What looks like a roadblock can actually be a road sign or notice from God to let you know that you are going in the wrong direction or going to fast.
Road Signs
SLOW
Slow down and pay attention to your health
Are you eating properly?
Exercise?
Rest/Enough Sleep?
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to those he loves.”
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Evaluate your priorities
Make a list of things that need to be done
Be selective in your commitments
Eliminate unnecessary stressful obligations
Don't give in to the pressures of urgency
Tackle each item one at a time
“Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.”
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Nourish your spiritual life
— Remind yourself daily to …
“Be still, and know that I am God.” ()
— Open lines of honest communication with God about your concerns, needs and fears.
— Set aside time daily for personal prayer and Scripture meditation.
— Memorize Scripture that builds assurance of God’s love (; ; ; ).
“It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.”
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STOP
Evaluate the real reasons why you are stressed out
Am I trying to meet my needs instead of waiting for the Lord?
Seeking self- worth through achievements
Spirit-led or people pressured
“Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God?
Or am I trying to please men?
If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
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STOP/CONFESS any sins
jealousy
overreacting
impure motives
manipulation
“He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”
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YIELD
To God's control over your life
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.”
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your rights and expectations to God
acceptance
control
success
heard/understood
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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”
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RESUME SPEED
Choosing to let Christ live through you
Live in the NOW
Focus on the purpose in front of the pressures
Choose to be thankful
Commit to talking less and listening more
“Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord.” ()
“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.”
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PURPOSE
“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life … so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders.”
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PRAYER
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, presents your requests to God" ()
PROTECTION
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his.”
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PEACE
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart!
I have overcome the world.”
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Hunt, J. (2008).
Biblical Counseling Keys on Stress Management: Beating Burnout Before It Beats You (p.
19).
Dallas, TX: Hope For The Heart.
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