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What God is teaching me…
What God has taught me…
What God is teaching me…
What God is teaching me…
…it’s not always the way I see it,
What God is teaching me…
…it’s not always the way I see it,
and it’s normally not about the obvious.
Jesus said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” John 6:5
Jesus is in the business of changing hearts…
“For as he thinketh in his heart,so is he:”Proverb 23:7
Which comes first…Behavior or Thoughts?
The mind leadsthe body.
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:”Proverb 23:7
Money
EmployerHealth
Spouse
Car
Neighbor
Computer
Traffic
Money
EmployerHealth
Spouse
Car
Neighbor
Computer
Traffic
It is not about “the bread.”
It is about the sin in my heart…
Money
EmployerHealth
Spouse
Car
Neighbor
Computer
Traffic
Recognize it!Confess it!
Call on the Holy Spirit!
“Blessed are the pure in heart,for they shall see God.”
Matthew 5:8
STOP and ASK…Do I have the FRUIT:
Love/Joy/Peace/Patience/KindnessGoodness/Gentleness/Faithfulness/
Self-control
Galatians 5:22-23
SIMPLE TESTFOR A PURE HEART
What God is teaching me…
…it’s not always the way I see it,
and it’s normally not about the obvious.
IT IS ABOUT MY SINFUL HEART.
What God has taught me…
What God has taught me…
…US!
MONTH DAY YEAR HOUR MIN
JAN 22 1977 20 : 01
DESTINATION TIME
January 22nd
1977Attraction
+Love
ATTRACTION
ATTRACTION
SUE MARIE MIKE
ATTRACTION = Response of the emotions
LOVE
LOVE = Act of the will
TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
2. COMMUNICATION
TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
2. COMMUNICATION
He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind…”
TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
2. COMMUNICATION
He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind…”
…and, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27 (NIV)LO
VETWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A
SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
LOVE = Act of the will
CHOICE
MY WILLor
GOD’S WILL
Valuable Tools…
How did God S.H.A.P.E. me?
“You shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother’s womb… You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit… Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; ALL the stages of my life were spread out before you, the days of my life all preparedbefore I’d even lived one day!”” Psalm 139:13 (MSG)
“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)
Two essential elements required
in marriage:
1. Security2. Significance
Can my spouse meet my deepest
needs:
Security & Significance?
The most accepting wife in the world cannot
meet her husband’s need for
significance.
The most loving husband in the
world can never meet his wife’s
need for security.
We simply are not enough for each other…ONLYGOD is able…
“My Utmost For His Highest”
November 2
OBEDIENCE OR INDEPENDENCE?
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.”
John 14:15
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT…
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