I DECLARE WAR

I Declare War I have written to you who are God's children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. God's word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one.

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.

For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.

And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

INTRODUCTION

It’s time to DECLARE WAR

It’s time to DECLARE WAR

You see, You are in a war whether you like it or not…

You see, You are in a war whether you like it or not…

We have 3 enemies.. The devil The world Ourselves

And the greatest struggle is within you.

And the greatest struggle is within you.

Apostle Paul said this:

You are in ONE whether you like it or not... We have 3 enemies.. The devil The world Ourselves

So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.

And the greatest struggle is within you Because of our tendency towards self-sabotage Banksy; frame shredded the painting at the most critical moment, 1.4 million sale had just closed... painting self-destructed. Security guards protected painting from others, didn’t realize the greatest threat was from within. We can all be our own worst enemy. Benedict Arnold to our own progress TRAITOR Examples of Battles: Anxiety Moodiness version of you you don’t want to be. Suicidal thoughts Over-eating Other Numbing agents (drugs, alcohol, shopping, gambling, social media) Distraction We do things every day that are not good for us Annals of Internal Medicine, 100 people are prescribed drug, and one-third of them won’t even fill the prescription, and half of the remaining 67 will fill it, but won’t even take the medication correctly. They will miss doses, they will quit taking it out, they might not even take it at all. Even true of Anti-rejection drugs

I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate.

But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good.

So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can't.

The greatest struggle is within you Because of our tendency towards self-sabotage Banksy; frame shredded the painting at the most critical moment, 1.4 million sale had just closed... painting self-destructed. Security guards protected painting from others, didn’t realize the greatest threat was from within. We can all be our own worst enemy. Benedict Arnold to our own progress TRAITOR Examples of Battles: Anxiety Moodiness version of you you don’t want to be. Suicidal thoughts Over-eating Other Numbing agents (drugs, alcohol, shopping, gambling, social media) Distraction We do things every day that are not good for us Annals of Internal Medicine, 100 people are prescribed drug, and one-third of them won’t even fill the prescription, and half of the remaining 67 will fill it, but won’t even take the medication correctly. They will miss doses, they will quit taking it out, they might not even take it at all. Even true of Anti-rejection drugs

I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.

But if I do what I don't want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.

I love God's law with all my heart.

But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.

Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?

Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.

We have this tendency towards self-destruction.

We have this tendency towards self-sabotage.

Show that video of the auction day>

A buyer who purchased that painting by this street artist Banksy for $1.4 million, only to have it shred itself moments later, she will keep the piece of artwork, according to auction house.

A buyer who purchased that painting by this street artist Banksy for $1.4 million, only to have it shred just moments later, she keep the piece of artwork, according to auction house.

We have this tendency towards self-sabotage. A buyer who purchased a painting by provocative street artist Banksy for $1.4 million, only to have it shred itself moments later, will keep the piece of artwork, according to auction house Sotheby's.

The bottom half of the canvas "Girl With Balloon" — one of Banksy's most famous works — started going through a shredder hidden inside the painting's frame right after the hammer fell at auction on Oct. 5 in London, all the stunned art collectors looked on.

The auction house announced on Thursday that the purchaser had decided to keep the artwork.

"The buyer, a female European collector and a long-standing client of that auction house is proceeding with buying it at the same price.

Nearly $1.4 million, bid matched the all-time record for Banksy, a mysterious artist known for his political graffiti whose true identity has not been made public.

The prank appeared to have been the artist doing: Later, he shared a video on his Instagram account explaining that he had put the shredder inside the frame years ago, with a caption that read,

"The urge to destroy is also a creative urge,"

This quote the artist said was from Picasso but was actually said by Mikhail Bakunin, a 19th-century Russian who was a leading theorist of anarchism.

The action house claimed it had no involvement in the prank and was just as surprised as everyone else.

The auction house said the resulting, half-shredded piece of artwork had been given a new name, "Love is in the Bin."

Think about this the Security guards protected painting from others, didn’t realize the greatest threat was from within.

"In the process of ‘destroying’ the artwork, a new one was created," The action house said.

In a statement through the auction house, the buyer said, "When the hammer came down last week and the work was shredded, I was at first shocked, but gradually I began to realize that I would end up with my own piece of art history."

The lady that bought it, her decision to keep it may pay off: Experts say the stunt is certain to elevate the painting's worth.

It’s become worth more after the shedding than what it was from birth of the painting.

We can all be our own worst enemy.

We can all be our own worst enemy. Benedict Arnold to our own progress TRAITOR Examples of Battles: Anxiety Moodiness version of you you don’t want to be. Suicidal thoughts Over-eating Other Numbing agents (drugs, alcohol, shopping, gambling, social media) Distraction We do things every day that are not good for us Annals of Internal Medicine, 100 people are prescribed drug, and one-third of them won’t even fill the prescription, and half of the remaining 67 will fill it, but won’t even take the medication correctly. They will miss doses, they will quit taking it out, they might not even take it at all. Even true of Anti-rejection drugs

Benedict Arnold to our own progress, TRAITOR

Benedict Arnold to our own progress, TRAITOR

We have Battles: Anxiety Moodiness version of you you don’t want to be. Suicidal thoughts Over-eating Other Numbing agents (drugs, alcohol, shopping, gambling, social media) Distraction We do things every day that are not good for us Annals of Internal Medicine, 100 people are prescribed drug, and one-third of them won’t even fill the prescription, and half of the remaining 67 will fill it, but won’t even take the medication correctly. They will miss doses, they will quit taking it out, they might not even take it at all. Even true of Anti-rejection drugs

We have Battles: Anxiety, Moody, Suicidal thoughts, Over-eating, we use Numbing agents (drugs, alcohol, shopping, gambling, social media)

We do things every day that are not good for us Annuals report of Internal Medicine, 100 people are prescribed drug, and one-third of them won’t even fill the prescription, and half of the remaining 67 will fill it, but won’t even take the medication correctly.

They will miss doses, they will quit taking it all, they might not even take it at all.

Better rate if prescribed by vet for your pet.... Author Jordan Peterson Your dog would be happier and better o ff if you took care of yourself. 4 keys to winning the battle within.... Starts with a declaration of war. Where you set yourself wholeheartedly in a singular direction. There is incredible power in declaring war. Nothing great has ever been done with half of someone’s heart. Very beginning of book, there is a war contract—a page where you can write down what in your life you are declaring war on. Whatever you write down I can tell you this: Declare war and the wolf will rise.... the first president to be submerged in a submarine; the first president to own a car; the first to have a telephone in his home; and the first to entertain an African-American, Booker T. Washington, in the White House. First president / American to receive Nobel prize Only prez receive medal of honor July 1, 1898 Cuba San Juan Hill Spanish American War assistant secretary of the navy Teddy Roosevelt Rough Riders journals he described a moment when he fully committed to the action before him. As he crossed a barbed wire fence that lay on the battlefield he said a wolf rose in his heart. From there he moved into battle and fought like a man possessed. You might be saying, “I don’t want to be a wolf”... How like the devil. Intelligent, fierce, loving, pack animals develop such strong social bonds for their family and other loved ones, they have been known to sacrifice themselves for the survival of the pack / family unit. Everyone pitches in to raise wolf pups—mothers even intentionally synchronize births so that they can all share in responsibility of feeding hungry pups no matter whose they are.

We are our worst enemy!

So night we want to talk about some keys to winning the battle within.... Starts with a declaration of war.

Where you set yourself wholeheartedly in a singular direction.

Where you set yourself wholeheartedly in a singular direction. There is incredible power in declaring war.

There is incredible power in declaring war.

There is incredible power in declaring war.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

July 1, 1898 Cuba San Juan Hill Spanish American War assistant secretary of the navy Teddy Roosevelt wrote in Rough Riders journals and he described a moment when he fully committed to the action before him.

4 keys to winning the battle within.... Starts with a declaration of war. Where you set yourself wholeheartedly in a singular direction. There is incredible power in declaring war. Nothing great has ever been done with half of someone’s heart. Very beginning of book, there is a war contract—a page where you can write down what in your life you are declaring war on. Whatever you write down I can tell you this: Declare war and the wolf will rise.... the first president to be submerged in a submarine; the first president to own a car; the first to have a telephone in his home; and the first to entertain an African-American, Booker T. Washington, in the White House. First president / American to receive Nobel prize Only prez receive medal of honor July 1, 1898 Cuba San Juan Hill Spanish American War assistant secretary of the navy Teddy Roosevelt Rough Riders journals he described a moment when he fully committed to the action before him. As he crossed a barbed wire fence that lay on the battlefield he said a wolf rose in his heart. From there he moved into battle and fought like a man possessed. You might be saying, “I don’t want to be a wolf”... How like the devil. Intelligent, fierce, loving, pack animals develop such strong social bonds for their family and other loved ones, they have been known to sacrifice themselves for the survival of the pack / family unit. Everyone pitches in to raise wolf pups—mothers even intentionally synchronize births so that they can all share in responsibility of feeding hungry pups no matter whose they are.

As he crossed a barbed wire fence that lay on the battlefield he said a wolf rose in his heart. From there he moved into battle and fought like a man possessed.

Nothing great has ever been done with half of someone’s heart. Very beginning of book, there is a war contract—a page where you can write down what in your life you are declaring war on. Whatever you write down I can tell you this: Declare war and the wolf will rise.... the first president to be submerged in a submarine; the first president to own a car; the first to have a telephone in his home; and the first to entertain an African-American, Booker T. Washington, in the White House. First president / American to receive Nobel prize Only prez receive medal of honor July 1, 1898 Cuba San Juan Hill Spanish American War assistant secretary of the navy Teddy Roosevelt Rough Riders journals he described a moment when he fully committed to the action before him. As he crossed a barbed wire fence that lay on the battlefield he said a wolf rose in his heart. From there he moved into battle and fought like a man possessed. You might be saying, “I don’t want to be a wolf”... How like the devil. Intelligent, fierce, loving, pack animals develop such strong social bonds for their family and other loved ones, they have been known to sacrifice themselves for the survival of the pack / family unit. Everyone pitches in to raise wolf pups—mothers even intentionally synchronize births so that they can all share in responsibility of feeding hungry pups no matter whose they are.

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:

You can change the way you feel by changing the way you think.

SERMON IN A SENTENCE **You can change the way you feel by changing the way you think** You dont have to think about everything you feel, but you will feel everything you think about. So many of the struggles come from our feelings, but to a surprisingly large degree we hold the reins on our emotions through what we allow in our mind. How you fight your inner war determines how you fight you external battles. "Before battle of fist must come battle of mind.” - Kung Fu Panda Write this down: **Negative thoughts cant lead to a positive life.** Where the head goes the body must follow. no one wakes up and says, I want to have a bad day but we all have woken up and allowed ourselves to think the kinds of thoughts that lead to a negative day That’s why litany of verses stress our minds: 1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

In touch with emotions sympathy, guilt, sadness, joy, playfulness, camaraderie, and grief To be a wolf is not just to be a brave warrior; it is also to be a loving nurturer, and that is your destiny. TITLE: THINK LIKE A WOLF You are what you think (NKJV) For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. SERMON IN A SENTENCE **You can change the way you feel by changing the way you think** You dont have to think about everything you feel, but you will feel everything you think about. So many of the struggles come from our feelings, but to a surprisingly large degree we hold the reins on our emotions through what we allow in our mind. How you fight your inner war determines how you fight you external battles. "Before battle of fist must come battle of mind.” - Kung Fu Panda Write this down: **Negative thoughts cant lead to a positive life.** Where the head goes the body must follow. no one wakes up and says, I want to have a bad day but we all have woken up and allowed ourselves to think the kinds of thoughts that lead to a negative day That’s why litany of verses stress our minds: 1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

You dont have to think about everything you feel, but you will feel everything you think about.

You don’t have to think about everything you feel, but you will feel everything you think about.

So many of the struggles come from our feelings, but to a surprisingly large degree we hold the reins on our emotions through what we allow in our mind. How you fight your inner war determines how you fight you external battles. "Before battle of fist must come battle of mind.” - Kung Fu Panda Write this down: **Negative thoughts cant lead to a positive life.** Where the head goes the body must follow. no one wakes up and says, I want to have a bad day but we all have woken up and allowed ourselves to think the kinds of thoughts that lead to a negative day That’s why litany of verses stress our minds: 1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

So many of the struggles come from our feelings, but to a surprisingly large degree we hold the reins on our emotions through what we allow in our mind.

How you fight your inner war determines how you fight you external battles.

How you fight your inner war determines how you fight you external battles.

"Before battle of fist must come battle of mind.” - Kung Fu Panda

"Before battle of fist must come battle of mind.” - Kung Fu Panda Write this down: **Negative thoughts cant lead to a positive life.** Where the head goes the body must follow. no one wakes up and says, I want to have a bad day but we all have woken up and allowed ourselves to think the kinds of thoughts that lead to a negative day That’s why litany of verses stress our minds: 1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

Listen to this:

Negative thoughts can’t lead to a positive life. Where the head goes the body must follow.

No one wakes up and says, I want to have a bad day but we all have woken up and allowed ourselves to think the kinds of thoughts that lead to a negative day.

1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

. ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ Not saying the answer for every problem is: mind over matter I am saying what happens in your mind really does matter. Positive thinking is not a replacement for God, it is a response to Him The other problem with negativity is that it begets more negativity **What you look for you will find** Stanford professor Arnold Zwicky called the “frequency illusion.” That will make you see more and more negativity There are two well documented processes at work: selective attention and confirmation bias. Selective attention: Think about the last car you bought. Everywhere after. the number of those cars didn’t change. But, you focused your attention on that particular car and your subconscious mind basically took it as a command to pay attention to that variable in your environment and voila! You see them everywhere. The more you think about and talk about all the things that are going bad in your life, the more you’re going to see those things in your life. Once you’ve flipped the switch of your attention to focus on the negative thing (or whatever thing), you’re going to see (a lot!) more of that which will CONFIRM your BIAS to the negative. You’ll see more negative stu ff and then tell yourself, “SEE. Told you. It’s all negative. Story of my life.” Then your subconscious basically got a pat on head and a good boy! For finding what you were looking for and work harder for MORE of the negative which will feed the vicious downward spiral. Remember who holds the buzzer The Passion Translation (TPT) 8 So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always. **It’s impossible to worship and worry at the same time**

Not saying the answer for every problem is: mind over matter

I am saying what happens in your mind really does matter.

Not saying the answer for every problem is: mind over matter I am saying what happens in your mind really does matter. Positive thinking is not a replacement for God, it is a response to Him The other problem with negativity is that it begets more negativity **What you look for you will find** Stanford professor Arnold Zwicky called the “frequency illusion.” That will make you see more and more negativity There are two well documented processes at work: selective attention and confirmation bias. Selective attention: Think about the last car you bought. Everywhere after. the number of those cars didn’t change. But, you focused your attention on that particular car and your subconscious mind basically took it as a command to pay attention to that variable in your environment and voila! You see them everywhere. The more you think about and talk about all the things that are going bad in your life, the more you’re going to see those things in your life. Once you’ve flipped the switch of your attention to focus on the negative thing (or whatever thing), you’re going to see (a lot!) more of that which will CONFIRM your BIAS to the negative. You’ll see more negative stu ff and then tell yourself, “SEE. Told you. It’s all negative. Story of my life.” Then your subconscious basically got a pat on head and a good boy! For finding what you were looking for and work harder for MORE of the negative which will feed the vicious downward spiral. Remember who holds the buzzer The Passion Translation (TPT) 8 So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always. **It’s impossible to worship and worry at the same time**

I am saying what happens in your mind really does matter. Positive thinking is not a replacement for God, it is a response to Him The other problem with negativity is that it begets more negativity **What you look for you will find** Stanford professor Arnold Zwicky called the “frequency illusion.” That will make you see more and more negativity There are two well documented processes at work: selective attention and confirmation bias. Selective attention: Think about the last car you bought. Everywhere after. the number of those cars didn’t change. But, you focused your attention on that particular car and your subconscious mind basically took it as a command to pay attention to that variable in your environment and voila! You see them everywhere. The more you think about and talk about all the things that are going bad in your life, the more you’re going to see those things in your life. Once you’ve flipped the switch of your attention to focus on the negative thing (or whatever thing), you’re going to see (a lot!) more of that which will CONFIRM your BIAS to the negative. You’ll see more negative stu ff and then tell yourself, “SEE. Told you. It’s all negative. Story of my life.” Then your subconscious basically got a pat on head and a good boy! For finding what you were looking for and work harder for MORE of the negative which will feed the vicious downward spiral. Remember who holds the buzzer The Passion Translation (TPT) 8 So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always. **It’s impossible to worship and worry at the same time**

Positive thinking is not a replacement for God, it is a response to Him.

The other problem with negativity is that it begets more negativity **What you look for you will find**

The other problem with negativity is that it brings more negativity, What you look for you will find.

Positive thinking is not a replacement for God, it is a response to Him The other problem with negativity is that it begets more negativity **What you look for you will find**

The more you think about and talk about all the things that are going bad in your life, the more you’re going to see those things in your life.

The more you think about and talk about all the things that are going bad in your life, the more you’re going to see those things in your life.

The more you think about and talk about all the things that are going bad in your life, the more you’re going to see those things in your life. Once you’ve flipped the switch of your attention to focus on the negative thing (or whatever thing), you’re going to see (a lot!) more of that which will CONFIRM your BIAS to the negative. You’ll see more negative stu ff and then tell yourself, “SEE. Told you. It’s all negative. Story of my life.” Then your subconscious basically got a pat on head and a good boy! For finding what you were looking for and work harder for MORE of the negative which will feed the vicious downward spiral. Remember who holds the buzzer The Passion Translation (TPT) 8 So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always. **It’s impossible to worship and worry at the same time**

Once you’ve flipped the switch of your attention to focus on the negative thing (or whatever thing), you’re going to see (a lot!) more of that which will CONFIRM your BIAS to the negative.

You’ll see more negative stuff and then tell yourself, “SEE. Told you. It’s all negative. Story of my life.”

You’ll see more negative stu ff and then tell yourself, “SEE. Told you. It’s all negative. Story of my life.”

Once you’ve flipped the switch of your attention to focus on the negative thing (or whatever thing), you’re going to see (a lot!) more of that which will CONFIRM your BIAS to the negative. You’ll see more negative stu ff and then tell yourself, “SEE. Told you. It’s all negative. Story of my life.”

Stanford professor Arnold Zwicky called the “frequency illusion.” That will make you see more and more negativity There are two well documented processes at work: selective attention and confirmation bias. Selective attention: Think about the last car you bought. Everywhere after. the number of those cars didn’t change. But, you focused your attention on that particular car and your subconscious mind basically took it as a command to pay attention to that variable in your environment and voila! You see them everywhere. The more you think about and talk about all the things that are going bad in your life, the more you’re going to see those things in your life. Once you’ve flipped the switch of your attention to focus on the negative thing (or whatever thing), you’re going to see (a lot!) more of that which will CONFIRM your BIAS to the negative. You’ll see more negative stu ff and then tell yourself, “SEE. Told you. It’s all negative. Story of my life.” Then your subconscious basically got a pat on head and a good boy! For finding what you were looking for and work harder for MORE of the negative which will feed the vicious downward spiral. Remember who holds the buzzer The Passion Translation (TPT) 8 So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always. **It’s impossible to worship and worry at the same time**

Then your subconscious basically got a pat on head and a good boy!

For finding what you were looking for and work harder for MORE of the negative which will feed the vicious downward spiral.

The Passion Translation (TPT) 8 So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always. **It’s impossible to worship and worry at the same time**

The Passion Translation (TPT) 8 So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always.

It’s impossible to worship and worry at the same time.

**It’s impossible to worship and worry at the same time**

Be grateful don’t grumble Pray don’t Pout Encourage don’t Complain

You can’t be accidentally negative while you are being intentionally positive.

You can’t be accidentally negative while you are being intentionally positive Greater!! Value on shredded people

Greater!! Value on shredded people

Remember: Greater Value on shredded people.