I Choose Discipline Over Regret

I Choose “Discipline OVER Regret”

Matthew 25:1-13

This time of year if you follow football…it’s a fun time of year! We know that someone will win the SuperBowl and go to Disney World! Yet, if we’re not careful we’ll miss out on the discipline it takes to win the SuperBowl! No Ice Cream or Macaroni & Cheese? What?!? That’s just a few things these athletes have to give up for a chance to win the Championship!

  1. Choose Between the Pain of Discipline or the Pain of Defeat. But this life will have Pain!
    • John 16:33
      • Jesus told us that in our lives on Earth we will experience pain but we can take heart because He has overcome the world!
  1. Choose Between What You Want Now and What You Want Most?
    • Matthew 25:1-5
      • What Do You Want Most:____________________________________________
      • We see here that all 10 women were pure and lived a good life
      • The difference between the 5 wise & 5 foolish are that the wise virgins were preparing for what they want MOST—not just meeting the Bridegroom but going to the feast! It wasn’t about the appearance of having it all together…but instead the separation is in the preparation.
  1. What Do You Need to Choose Now for what you want Most?
    • Matthew 25:6-13
      • What we see here is 5 women were interested, 5 women were committed
      • It will be a lot of Hard Work…but you get to choose your pain. There is purpose in every step.
      • We must refuse that at the end of our life we won’t say: “I wish I spent more time with my kids”; “I wish I would have forgiven to keep that relationship alive”; “I wish I had taken better care of myself”; “I never knew that would ruin my life”
  1. Significance of oil in this Parable:
    • Oil is used as faith in this story! The oil is a representation of the discipline and faith that the 5 wise women had! Their willingness to be vessels of faith allowed them to be a part of the feast! They not only meet the Bridegroom (Jesus)…they faithfully walked step by step with Him.
    • Ever tried to catch oil? That’s how faith works! We are trying to catch it instead of being the vessel for it. With just a little faith…BIG Things can happen! What is your faith leading you? What’s the thing God’s calling you to so that you can live out your MOST?

Take Away:
What will your life look like in five years if you don’t make changes to the undisciplined areas of your life?

 

What would you need to do differently now to achieve the thing you want most?

 

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Author: Tyler West

Founder and Lead Pastor of thevine.tv Realtor® with The Ott Group at Ponce Realty Group LLC (www.theponcerealtygroup.com) Theodore Roosevelt describes in “The Arena” a man who boldly stepped out of the seats & into the Arena! The Arena I get to fight in is to help others live an abundant life by finding the gifts that God has given them and helping them take their next step by fulfilling the calling God has on their lives! Growing up in a widowed home from the age of 2, I experienced the dependence of faith, the importance of family, the foundation of integrity, the value of loyalty and the success that can be achieved through hard work. Whether expanding Walgreens from 4000 to 8000 healthcare stores, or stepping out in faith to be a part of launching a NewSpring Church Campus--faith, family, integrity, loyalty and hard work are fingerprints of me being involved! Each experience I have stepped into has allowed me to develop invaluable relationships that have not only achieved remarkable results, but more importantly made an impact on the lives of others that will last beyond this lifetime...a cause worthy to fight for! Can't wait to see how Jesus continues to #JoinSpartanburg at #thevinetv and the Local Church Around the World!

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