REMEMBERING WHAT WE’VE

ALREADY LEARNED ABOUT TRACTION!

DAVID: His painful past

became a distraction

THE ISRAELITES: Their fear of the future

led to inaction

PAUL: His present struggles

created dissatisfaction

AND THEY ALL NEEDED TRACTION!

SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS REGARDING TRACTION

Reminder 1: It sucks to be stuck, especially when you

are all alone

MY ISOLATION ONLY LEADS TO MORE

FRUSTRATION

Reminder 2: You will never gain

traction all by yourself.

WHEN YOU GO IT ALONE – YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN!

Reminder 3: To get traction you

need the right interaction

TO GET “UNSTUCK” YOU NEED THE HELP OF OTHER PEOPLE!

We belong to each other, and each needs all the others. (Romans 12:5 – Living Bible)

Help each other in troubles and problems. This is the kind of law

Christ asks us to obey. (Galatians 6:2 – New Live Version)

PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES FOR POSITIVE TRACTION

Two people are better than one. When two people work together, they get more work done. If one

person falls, the other person can reach out to help. But those

who are alone when they fall have no one to help them.

If two people sleep together, they will be warm. But a person sleeping alone will not be warm. An enemy

might be able to defeat one person, but two people can stand

back-to-back to defend each other. And three people are even

stronger.

They are like a rope that has three parts wrapped together—

it is very hard to break. (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 – Easy To Read Version)

The “combined effort”

principle

The “unconditional

support” principle

The “tangible

encouragement” principle

The “stand together”

principle

Companions as we are in this work with you . . . I heard your call in the nick of time; the day you needed

me, I was there to help. Well, now is the right time to listen,

the day to be helped.

Don’t put it off; don’t frustrate God’s work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over

everything we’re doing. Our work as God’s servants gets validated — or not — in the

details.

People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly,

unswervingly . . . in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we’re

beaten up, jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working late, working without

eating . . .

when God’s showing his power; we’re doing our best . . .

(2 Corinthians 6:1-3, 7 – The Message)

WITH THE HELP OF GOD AND OTHERS

WE CAN GAIN TRACTION

AND RISE UP FROM WHATEVER IS KEEPING US STUCK

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but not crushed and

broken. We are perplexed because we don’t know why things happen as they do, but we don’t give up

and quit.

We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get

knocked down, but we get up again and keep going . . .

(2 Corinthians 4:8-9 – Living Bible)

Let’s Pray