- For I know that the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
- Your word is a map to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105
- Trust in the Lord with all heart. Proverbs 3:5-6
- God will not prosper what we manipulate
- Doing more of what doesn't work won't make it work any better.
- Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalms 37:4
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TRUST
- Reduce negative thoughts
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Allow God to control my thoughts
- Develop emotional detachment from problems
- Give God my worries
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Start my day with positive Godly affirmations
- I belong to God
- God loves me dearly
- All things are possible with God
- I am lead by the Holy Spirit of God
- God supplies me with infinite abundance
- Life is a contiuous God-glorifying blessed miracle
- The love of God radiates through me
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DESIRE
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Object of worship
- If your greatest desire is anything less than God then you are in idolatry.
- Your desire is where you place your faith, hope and love
- Blessed is the man who trust in the LORD. Jeremiah 17:7-8
- Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the Lord. Lamentations 3:40
- Desire the desire, to desire God above all else
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Biblical Decision Making Steps
- 1. Begin with prayer
- 2. Define the decision
- 3. Be ready to accept and obey God's answer
- 4. Exercise faith
- 5. Seek concrete direction
- 6. Obtain counsel
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7. Make a list
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Priorities that are important to God
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Will this draw me closer to God?
- And without faith it is impossible to please God , because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6
- Will it glorify God in my life?
- How will it impact those around me?
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8. Weigh the decision
- Pros & Cons
- 9. Choose your spiritual priorities
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10. Act on your decision
- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
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When I work with God, He gives me the grace to make the right decisions and show good judgment.
- Let God be God
- Study the Word of God
- Surround yourself with people who are further along in the journey.
- Never give up