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*“Put On Your Game Face!”*
*IN THE ZONE*
Most football games are won or lost before one second ticks off the game clock.
Watch this clip from the movie, Facing the Giants.
The Shiloh Eagles have not had a winning season in six years under the leadership of Coach Grant Taylor.
This is a game against a team they had not lost to in many, many years.
*(Game Face 1 clip from Facing the Giants)*
Today, we begin a new series entitled “IN THE ZONE.”
My particular topic for this series is, *“Put On Your Game Face!” *Before the game a coach will often say, “you need to put on your game face.”
He is talking about being prepared.
Getting your focus on the game.
Not being distracted by anything or anyone.
That takes discipline.
Now as I mention the word discipline some of us may be thinking about the punishment that happened to a boy that was acting up in church.
This young boy continued to talk out and create a disturbance in the church service.
After his father had all he could take, we picked up the young boy and carried him to the back of the auditorium.
As the boy was leaving, he cried out to the congregation, “Please pray for me!”
This morning I want to look at personal discipline and how to discipline yourself for success.
Every great achiever in life has a common denominator and that is personal discipline.
My question for us today is: *“Does your game face need a face lift?”*
Paul was a disciplined person.
In fact, he writes about discipline in *1 Corinthians 9:24-27*:
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*v24* Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize?
So run to win! *1 Corinthians 9:24-27* (NLT)
*v25* 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.
*1 Corinthians 9:24-27* (NLT)
*v26* So I run with purpose in every step.
I am not just shadowboxing.
*1 Cor 9:24-27* (NLT)
*v27 * 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.
*1 Corinthians 9:24-27* (NLT)
There isn't much talk today about discipline.
We are a nation of hedonists.
If it feels good, do it.
If it doesn't feel good, avoid it.
We're mostly interested in what's fun.
If it's not fun, forget it.
Anything that is unpleasant should be avoided at all costs.
We do not like good, old-fashioned discipline.
*Good Discipline* involves 3 points:
*1.
Take Aim: On Purpose* – Intentional, Planned, Prepared 1:26 “So I run with purpose in every step.
I am not just shadowboxing.”
*2.
On Target: Prioritize*: First things first (what are some things I cannot afford to fail at) *1 Cor.
1:26* “So I run with purpose in every step.
I am not just shadowboxing.”
*3.
Train to the point of pain* Discipline is not easy and is often painful
* Game Face 2 Clip (FACING THE GIANTS The Death Crawl – Your Absolute Best)*
*Here are some key areas where believers need to practice good discipline.*
*1.
Physical*
*1 Corinthians 1:27* “ I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.”
*I Thessalonians.
4:4** "Each of you should learn to control his own body, keeping it pure and treating it with respect."*
Do you treat your body with respect?
Our bodies usually need more exercise, more rest, and fewer calories.
That's part of discipline!
*Proverbs 23:2* (Good News*) "If you have a big appetite, restrain yourself."*
That's a polite way of putting it.
The New International Version says */"/If you're given to gluttony, put a knife to your throat."*
(I read this definition of a dieter: “Someone who realizes that what's on the table ends up on the seat.”)
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Mental*
*Proverbs 23:7* “As a man thinks, so is he…”
*2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)* “… we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
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Emotional*
*Proverb 25:28 (Living Bible)* *"A man without self- control is as defenseless as a city with broken down walls."*
Are you a moody person?
Do you live by emotions?
What percent of your decisions would you say you've made because "I felt like it!"
based on moods.
"I didn't feel like it, so I didn't do it.
I felt like it so I did it."
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Financial *
How disciplined are you with your money?
Have you learned to manage your money?
The fact is, you can't have it all.
Contrary to what the beer commercial says, you just can't have it all.
You never will!
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*Proverbs 21:20 (Living Bible)* *"The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets."
*How smart am I? How smart are you?
We must learn to live on a margin.
The average American saves four percent of his income.
The average European saves 16% of his income.
The average Japanese saves 25% of his income.
Why are we so bad at that?
Because we like to live now! We've got to have it now even if we've got to charge it!
I'm going to live within my means even if it means using a credit card!
I read that the average American is buying $1300 on credit for every $1000 he earns.
That's what's called deficit spending.
We're imitating our government!
The problem is, the government is the only one who can get away with it because they make the money!
You don't.
My Daddy was a banker and he told me, *“Make sure the out-go is less than the in-come!”*
Learning to manage our money also means we learn how to give.
Giving to the Lord’s people and the Lord’s work.
Give first, give as generously, give cheerfully, give sacrificially.
If you struggle in the money are we frequently have classes on Financial Freedom.
Join the class and learn how to manage your money.
The problem is lack of discipline, impulse buying -- I see it and I've got to have it.
When the going gets tough the tough go shopping.
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