As I promised here are some notes:
Saturday Afternoon Notes Pt 1.------> THE 4:8 LEADER
- All lasting change is preceded by changed thinking. Any other type of change will only be temporary.
- Mind over matter. Control your thought life.
- Joy is not a distant destination at which you arrive, rather it's a path you choose to travel each day.
- You carry your weather. You decide how to feel.
- Be happy
- Whatever you give your attention to, becomes your experience/
- In order to be better, DO better. (Something I always say)
- Remember that dwelling on your problems doesn't fix them; it just makes you an expert on them.
- Acting your way into the feeling you most desire.
- If God tests you in something-----> you either pass or take the class again.
- Emotions don't reveal the quality of your life; they reveal the quality of your thinking at any particular moment.
- Don't identify yourself with your problems. Identify with your solutions.
- "Don't feed it, and it won't grow!"
- Whatever you give your attention too becomes your experience.
- Sometimes God will take everything away for you to realize he's all you need.
- Don't let your PAST operate your future.
Saturday Afternoon Notes Pt 2.---------> PRAYER (The interactive Journey)
- Sometimes we view prayer as: Pointless, boring, ineffective, mechanical & fake, gene-ish (used up wishes), Generic (Now I lay me down to sleep..., God is great..., May the Lord watch...)
- Prayer is like oxygen (YOU NEED OXYGEN....THE SAME WAY YOU NEED PRAYER!)
- MAIN POINT: It takes FAITH to pray. (TRUTH)
- Your faith won't grow until you see what prayer can do. (James 1:6)
- Have FAITH in God. Have FAITH in your conversation with God. Have FAITH that God can what you're asking him to do. (Check out a book called, "The Circle Maker")
Saturday Night Notes Pt 3.---------> Deadly Paths of Leadership (4 total)
But by the GRACE of God...
Deadly Path #1: SELF DOUBT/INSECURITY
-Not believing you're good enough to do what God has called you to do.
-Not qualified to be a leader.
-Too old or too young
------> It's so simple: GOD ALWAYS HAS THE FINAL SAY!
*God has the fist & last say of our destiny!
2 Corinthians 12:9 "...my grace is sufficient for you..."
*God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called!
Deadly Path #2: LONELINESS
-When no one is there for you
Matthew 28:20 "...I'll be with you always, til the end of the ages"
*Don't forget someone else felt the same way---> Jesus.
*Some of your most lonely times, are great times to do something for the kingdom (Not sure if I heard this particular part correctly.?)
Deadly Path #3: EMOTIONAL HURT & BETRAYAL
-They said they loved you, but they said they had your back
-They said they were your friend, but used you instead
-Makes you feel like you're done with people
Psalm 147:3 "...he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
*If you stay there long term & allow someone to control what you do. Then you're giving them power over your life, that only GOD deserves.
*God deals with us in-spite of us, so love EVERYONE on his behalf. We aren't allowed to stop loving people until Jesus does...and that means NEVER!
------> God will always wrap his arms around you. He will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deadly Path #4: UNFORGIVEN FAILURES
-Times when we fail in our life, and don't forgive yourself
-If you truly love God, you wouldn't have done it in the first place
*Now therefore there's NO condemnation! For those who are in Christ Jesus! Once your his...you're his & he'll never let you go.
*Despite what we do GOD LOVES US! (Point Blank Period)
Be mindful these are things you may not see...BUT by the grace of God.
Prayer: Lord redirect our focus & pull us back!
<--------------------------------RECAP-----------------Sunday Morning Notes----------------------------->
- PERSPECTIVE----> Progress is impossible without change & those who cannot change their minds...cannot change ANYthing.
- While you wait PRAY & PREPARE (As I would say----> Gods waiting room!!!)
- PROVERBS 3:5-6-----> God will direct your path. Reflect more and decrease, so that he may increase. There's no surprises for God. He is everything & knows everything!
- POUR OUT-----> Follow Gods blueprint. I was Chosen. God is awesome and amazing. I will find someone to POUR OUT too & or pour into.
*So Lord always show me...ME!
*Make the choice in your mind to keep going!
Here's a P from me: Purpose! Stand firm in what God has called YOU to do. When challenges come your way say to yourself or shout out Loud!!!---> "My life has PURPOSE & I am worth more then anyone could ever imagine"
SIDE-NOTE:
What happens when God has laid something important on your heart. You did it and THEN get rejected. When all you're trying to do is be the bigger person. Show the person that you love them REGARDLESS of how they treat you----> PLUS the person is older. *sighhhhhh* I'm just trying to understand how someone can be so cold in the heart, So closed off to being nice to someone. IDK..... Im frustrated and in a TIGHT spot...because this person is so close to someone (not by choice) whose oh so important to me, means so much to me. It's so wack. Any-who I reached out and I'M MAKING AN EFFORT. But the other simply isn't. I'll continue to show the love of God. I'll continue to every now and then reach out. One day, maybe sooner than later. I'll in their life and they wont have any control over that. As a Christian we are called to love one another, our neighbor, and even our enemy. We are suppose to treat each other the way we desire to be treated, and that's EXACTLY what I'll do.
Well with ALL the notes, and me expressing what's on my mind..... it just reminded me to, BE AND STAY KINGDOM FOCUSED, and that's all I can do. He can handle the rest.
Love Always,
-Crys ♥
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