How to Make the Main Thing the Main Thing
Read Philippians 3
· Learn How to Party - REJOICE
· Keep your Eyes Open for ‘religious people’
· Know Who You Are – You are not what you have or what you have done! You are a child of God.
· Don’t put confidence in the Flesh. That means yours too.
· Stay rooted in Christ Jesus. Let him be the reason for it all.
o And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. Col 1:18
· You are not perfect yet. Arriving at church does make you perfect.
· Let Go of The Past. Keep being born again
o Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath Eph 4:26
o Forgiveness is a part of letting go of the past. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matt 6:12
· Be Assertive- Get it done
o Knowledge of Passive, Aggressive, & Assertive
§ Passive – lack of energy, unresponsive, not active; but acted upon.
§ Aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends, inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion.
§ Assertive – You can define assertiveness as honoring your wants, need and values and seeking appropriate forms of their expression in reality. 1. To insist upon (rights, claims, etc.) 2. (May take a clause as object) to state to be true; declare categorically 3. to put (oneself) forward in an insistent manner
· Have Goals. (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, long term)
· Know the Prize. (Keep in front of you the things you desire)
· Do a mind check often (if you check your mind, you will check your mouth). Ask yourself 'How am I thinking?'
· Join with others like-minded people. (small bible study groups are great)
· Don’t lose sight on the ultimate prize. To be like Christ is the ultimate prize.
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