CHARACTER Mini-Summit Continued
A decision to
grow
Inside means that others
can grow from our Outside.
“True, genuine, sustainable growth is
an inside job.”
-Rick Clark
- WHO WE BELONG TO!
Inside
– Attitude of the mind and heart. Rom
15:4-6; Ephesians 4:23
Apostle Paul
said in Romans 15:4-6, “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give
you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,…” He also
challenged us in Ephesians 4:23…to be made new in the attitude of
your minds;…’.
Imagine the
next time when you wake up and you stop and give God the chance to fill your
mind and heart with His Word. Imagine
the difference you will make to anyone who comes into contact with you and the
impact you will leave upon their own minds and hearts…all because you said that
this day’s attitude belongs to God
and I will live out His attitude in
all circumstances.
- WHO PEOPLE SEE WE BELONG TO!
Outside
- Actions - 1 John 3:18
Ask yourself ‘what does it take for me
to do the activity of God during the day?’
How would your day be different if you said I will act and allow all my
responses and activity to reflect God. To
resemble the lifestyle of someone who is changed by God from the inside out -- you
can no longer keep the Living and Written Word in -- it must escape as Jeremiah said in chapter 20, verse 9… ‘But
if I say, “I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his
name,” his word is in my heart like a fire,
a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of
holding it in; indeed, I
cannot.’
Litmus test is this… ‘who knows that
you belong to Jesus Christ outside your immediate family?’
Two
specific items that reveal what is stored in a person’s heart and mind:
1. Words – Not just what words you use, but
how you use them and the overall tone of the words can either draw people to
you or repel them away.
Scripture to study: Colossians 4:6 and Titus 2:7-8
2. Works – Every single living soul lives in a
glass house and works and plays in a very clear fishbowl. Everything we do is seen, interpreted, and
judged base on what we core values we have established. If a person never established boundaries or
any sort of core values then the possibilities of their life being tossed back
and forth without any rudder for direction on an open and stormy sea becomes a
reality.
Is
your current activity driven by the rudder of God’s will and His purpose for
your life?
Scripture to study: Matthew 5:16; Hebrews 10:24; 1 Peter 2:12
