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Would anyone disagree with me that there are a lot of miserable people in our society today?
Depression, Anxiety, Anger issues are prevalent in our culture.
Margie’s Story - Margie hung up the phone from her mom and felt sick in the pit of her stomach.
She had called her mother to wish her a happy birthday , but it didn’t take but a minute for the conversation to go sour.
Instead of being happy that Margie had called her, her mom criticized her for not visiting enough.
Then when Margie related that her son Kevin had a cough, she was criticized for not being a good enough parent.
The tension mounted and Margie hung up as soon as she could.
She felt guilty about hanging up on her mother and she felt worthless.
Listen that’s not what Jesus wants for our lives.
Has anyone had a phone call like that?
Of course you have.
Jesus came so we could enjoy an abundant or a rich and satisfying life.
So we are going to look at some steps we can take to enjoy that Abundant Life.
By following these steps, we will put ourself in the position to live a rich and satisfying life.
Step 1: Live your life to glorify Jesus every day.
Earlier Paul talked about bad and good habits to give the Colossian believers an idea of what to expect and what was expected of them in their attitudes and actions towards others.
Paul did not want to try and regulate every area of life, so he gave a general principle to guide all of our behavior.
Everything we do as believers should be done in the name of Jesus and for his glory.
He also says that we are to do it with a thankful heart.
We are thankful for what he has done in our lives, is doing in our lives and will do in our lives.
We are not slaves to rules and regulations, but we voluntarily place ourselves under Jesus lordship and we live to glorify him.
As Christians, we are representatives of Jesus… and we are to represent him well.
ILL - Years ago, Alexander the Great was conquering the world.
During one of his campaigns, he was visiting his wounded soldiers and he came to a young man who had deserted his companions and was just plain scared.
Alexander went to him and asked the boy his name to which the boy replied, “Alexander.”
Alexander the great paused for a minute and then said, “Son, you either need to change your name or change your ways.”
Action Steps
Action Step 1 - Wake up every morning and commit your life to bringing him glory.
Wake up and thank him for another day and ask him to help you glorify him today.
Actions Step 2 - Pray for Self Control to overcome temptations and for forgiveness when you make mistakes.
By doing this, you will be reminded that you have committed your day to him.
You will be surprised at how that will come back to you.
It will help you be more patient, self-controlled, to be more loving, tolerant…
Step 2. Spend time reading, studying, meditating and applying God’s Word to your life.
God tell us that he wants to transform our lives and He does that though his word.
As we meditate on God’s word, it begins to sink in and we understand how it applies to our lives and it becomes such a part of us that it changes us.
It changes our thoughts, the way we feel, and the way we act - - - who we are.
You may wonder why we need to be transformed.
Aren’t we all born good people?
NO.
We are born with a sinful nature whcih causes us to be naturally sinful, selfish, and self deceiving.
Don’t follow your heart.
Watch a baby when it doesn’t get it’s way - sinful nature.
Meditation on the Word reprograms our minds.
Bad experiences from the past affect our present day attitudes and emotions.
They affect the way we see things, the way we taalk to ourselves during the day… and because of that they impact the way we feel.
Our culture will program you to be:
depressed;
manipulative
Think negatively
worry
filled with self doubt and criticism
to doubt what God has done for you.
To question your relationships with others.
Reprogramming your mind begins at salvation.
Reprogramming your minds continues with renewing your mind.
We are constantly replacing bad programing with good programing.
How do we reprogram our minds?
1.
We reprogram our minds with the Word of God.
When you depend on the Lord, you are healthy.
2. We reprogram our minds by monitoring what we think about.
We can’t control our feelings, but we can control our thoughts.
We can choose what we think about.
Thoughts --- feelings ---- actions.
ILL - What happens too often is that someone hurts us and we think about what they did over and over again… robbing us of peace and the ability to get things that we need to get done - done until we do something stupid.
Listen, if you think angry thoughts all day - you will feel angry.
If you think sad thoughts all day, you will be depressed.
If you watch the news, you will be all that plus anxious.
Step 3: Get Rid of grudges daily.
The Bible doesn’t say we are never to feel angry.
It just says to handle it properly.
First, don’t let the sun go down before you get with God about it.
Never talk with someone who you are angry with before you speak with God.
Then get with the person.
If possible take care of it in the same day because the longer you let it fester, the worse it will be.
In the OT (Deut 24:13-15) Sunset was the time by when grievances should be handled.
When we don’t get rid of grudges, it will smolder and burst into a full fledged fire.
ILL - Arab - Israeli conflict we are immersed in these days began with Abrahams sin and two brothers who did not get along and never have.
Jesus is saying that we demonstrate true spirituality when we love our brothers and sisters enough to face up to him, emotional pain and all, and resolve any and all anger towards him.
Leave vengeance to the Lord.
Forgive others all the time.
Never get even with anyone.
We are to forgive the other person.
Forgiveness is a choice and you can make it.
God has forgiven each of us a lot, and because of that, we are to forgive others.
Step 4: Spend time with those you love every day.
Spend time with your family.
parents, kids, uncles, aunts, cousins, brothers, sisters...
Play together, talk, work, help each other.
God said it’s not good for the man to be alone… an it’s not.
Step 5: Spend time each week with other Christians.
Choose your friends wisely and then spend time with them.
Share with others and encourage them in their walk with the Lord.
Cultivate friendships with other happy Christians.
Meeting with others (outings, connect groups, lunch after church) can help you grow in your walk with the Lord.
We are not islands.
we were created to interact with others.
Loneliness is painful so look after others who see who may be lonely.
Step 6: Develop a Daily routine.
Develop a routine that brings personal satisfaction to you as you seek to glorify the Lord.
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