1. 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
  2. Your word is a map to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105
  3. Trust in the Lord with all heart. Proverbs 3:5-6
  4. God will not prosper what we manipulate
  5. Doing more of what doesn't work won't make it work any better.
  6. Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalms 37:4
  7. TRUST
    1. Reduce negative thoughts
    2. Allow God to control my thoughts
      1. Develop emotional detachment from problems
      2. Give God my worries
  8. Start my day with positive Godly affirmations
    1. I belong to God
    2. God loves me dearly
    3. All things are possible with God
    4. I am lead by the Holy Spirit of God
    5. God supplies me with infinite abundance
    6. Life is a contiuous God-glorifying blessed miracle
    7. The love of God radiates through me
  9. DESIRE
    1. Object of worship
      1. If your greatest desire is anything less than God then you are in idolatry.
    2. Your desire is where you place your faith, hope and love
    3. Blessed is the man who trust in the LORD. Jeremiah 17:7-8
    4. Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the Lord. Lamentations 3:40
    5. Desire the desire, to desire God above all else
  10. Biblical Decision Making Steps
    1. 1. Begin with prayer
    2. 2. Define the decision
    3. 3. Be ready to accept and obey God's answer
    4. 4. Exercise faith
    5. 5. Seek concrete direction
    6. 6. Obtain counsel
    7. 7. Make a list
      1. Priorities that are important to God
        1. Will this draw me closer to God?
          1. 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
        2. Will it glorify God in my life?
        3. How will it impact those around me?
    8. 8. Weigh the decision
      1. Pros & Cons
    9. 9. Choose your spiritual priorities
    10. 10. Act on your decision
      1. 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
  11. When I work with God, He gives me the grace to make the right decisions and show good judgment.
    1. Let God be God
    2. Study the Word of God
    3. Surround yourself with people who are further along in the journey.
    4. Never give up