My Story: I Decided To Stop

My Story “I Decided to Stop”

Last week we discussed “I Decided to Start” and how like riding a bicycle when we start peddling we start to go places. The freedom that comes from just starting the journey is so beautiful! With that freedom can come some temptations though right? Like not going to the place that your parents told you not to with your bike! It was so close & so fun, but you were so blind to the dangers of it! Following Jesus is the same! He rewards our obedience, and even though the thing we want to isn’t “that bad”, it still can cost more than we know! David faced some similar battles in his lifetime!

1 Chronicles 21 Galatians 5:22-26

Ask Yourself “If I continue this direction, how will this story end?”

  • YOU don’t know what YOU’RE MISSING if YOU STOP! (1 Chronicles 21:1-6)
    • It wasn’t the fact that David counted the army…it’s that he let Satan tempt him to do it and he followed through. This is what sin does to each of us! Counting an army isn’t hurting anyone right? Well as we see later it actually does!
    • What are the things in your life you are doing that seem to not harm any one but aren’t what Jesus is calling you to do?What are you missing out on by continuing to do them?
  • YOU don’t know what it WILL COST if YOU DON’T! (1 Chronicles 21:7-30)
    • Once David Realized He sinned…he did the right thing—Repented! Yet, he still had to deal with the Consequences of his sin. And like always, sin doesn’t just affect us…it effects those around us (many times unsuspectingly). 70,000 men died due to David’s sin (2 Samuel 24:15)
    • In your story where can you see that not listening to Jesus and doing what He says has cost you? Did it just affect you?

 

 

Take Away:
Living a BIG Faith Filled Life starts with small next steps in Christ!  What Next Steps can you take:
What Does God Want for Your Life (Look at Galatians 5:22-26)?

 

What is getting in the way of what God Wants for your Life? What will you decide to Stop (play each decision without Jesus forward)?

 

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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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