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A lot of people think that since God designed us with a purpose before they were born that every detail of their lives is preset and that there is nothing they can do about it… we have no choice in the matter.
That’s not true.
That’s not what the Bible teaches.
Yes God has a plan and a purpose for your life, but the Bible reaches repeatedly that God will not force his plans on your lives.
God will not force you to go along with his plans for you.
So most people are lacking purpose in their lives and because of that, they waste their lives away.
He gives you a choice to accept his plans or to reject his plans for your life.
God says that he has good plans for our lives, but we have to accept those plans or reject them.
Before Moses took the Israelites into the promised land, he told them the following and he says the same thing to us today...
He is giving them a choice to make.
God is giving a promise to the Israelites, but more than that, he is giving the promise to you and I.
He says if you listen to me… obey me… and follow me, you will be successful.
This is what I want for you!
For you to be successful.
I want you to succeed as a parent… a worker… an employer… as a person.
God gives you this choice between life and death… success and disaster through obedience or disobedience.
He says that if you do these things you will be successful But then he gives a warning in vs. 17
The thing that sets us apart from other animals is that we can choose.
It’s the greatest gift there is… we get to choose.
You are not a puppet where God the puppet master is pulling the strings.
We would never mess up or sin if God were pulling the strings like a puppet master.
There would be no evil in the world.
But God gave us this gift… the ability to choose.
Not everything negative that happens to you is your fault… I know that.
But we live in a fallen world and while you may do good, others do not.
Other people often choose to do the wrong thing and people get hurt.
We will get hurt.
But what happens to you in life is not nearly as important as the way you choose to respond to it.
Because for some people they go through a bad situation and it builds them up, and other people, it breaks them.
For some people it's a stepping stone.
For other people, it's a stumbling block.
Two people… same situation… same pain and two totally different outcomes of their response.
People always ask how do I change something?
Well the way you change anything is to change the value of it.
If you want to change your home, change what you value at home.
If you want to change your health, change what you value in your body.
If you want to change your business, change what you value at work.
If you want to change your community, change your job, change the values in that situation, and it will change the circumstances.
Only the right values will give you the right future.
The choices you make today determine your tomorrows.
Ask yourself, what do you need to do today to get you to where you want to be tomorrow?
God gave the Israelites the choice between life and death… failure and success.
He said you can choose life or death.
You can choose success or failure.
You can choose happiness or sadness.
I'm giving you the choice.
Blessing or curse, success or failure, I'm letting you choose.
I'm not going to force my plan on your life.
But long before God gave his people the choice, he gave the leader a choice.
Who was the leader?
The leader in this case happened to be Moses.
Moses is one of the greatest leaders in the Bible, but he would not have been if some choices had not been made.
To be a leader, you have to be willing to make choices before everyone else does.
Let’s look at ...
Moses 4 Life-Shaping Choices
1. Refuse to be defined by others.
I resolve to no more be defined by anyone except God.
2. Choose short term pain for long term gain.
God will use your pain to help you grow.
God will reward you in heaven.
3. Choose what God values, not what culture values.
Things the World Values
Popularity, Prestige & Power
Pleasure
Possessions
Things God Values
God’s purpose is more important than popularity.
People are more important than pleasure.
Peace of Mind is more valuable than possessions.
4. Choose to live by faith, not by fear.
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