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INTRO
3 REALITIES OF STEADFASTNESS:
1) NOT PRODUCED BY YOUR PEDIGREE!
(Phil.
3:1-7)
When we see people who are consistent in their devotions to something and we are not, we tend to say, “Well, some people are just wired that way.”
While that may be true in some cases, that is not the case with being steadfast in our faith.
People who are steadfast in the faith are not steadfast because it just came easy for them.
My Story - My Struggle.
No matter what your background is, you can flee the things of this world and pursue steadfastness in Christ because Christ is in you.
2) NOT SET UP BY YOUR STRUGGLES!
(2 Cor.
11:23-29)
You know the Farmer’s Commercial Slogan, “We know a thing or two, because we’ve seen a thing or two.”
Sometimes people think that steadfastness only comes through difficulty.
People who are steadfast in their faith seem to always have some kind of traumatic experience that led them to being steadfast in the faith.
While it is true that God will often use difficulty to bring someone into a deeper walk with Him, it’s not the struggle that produces that walk.
The struggle simply strips away false realities and helps us to see a proper perspective of what matters most!
You don’t have to experience hardships to gain the proper perspective of understanding that Jesus matters more than anything else!
Tough time will always come because we live in a broken world.
While God will use tough times to shape our character and grow our faith, it’s not because of the struggle, it’s because Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Jesus is the focus, not the struggle.
3) DEVELOPED BY A DETERMINED DAILY DEVOTION TO JESUS (Phil.
3:7-14)
Jesus is better!
Steadfastness is built upon Jesus above all.
Don’t just know it in your head…let it sink into your heart.
Fleeing the things of the world and pursue steadfastness means that we are wholly devoted to Jesus everyday, not just on Sundays.
It means that each day is a fresh and new pursuit of growing in our love for Jesus, growing in our devotion to Jesus, and growing in our walk with Jesus.
What would it look like if every day your sole ambition was Jesus?
What it would like if everyday you woke up and prayed, “My Lord and King, what are we going to do today?”
Steadfastness isn’t just starting the morning that way…it’s making sure you check in and stay connected all day.
When pursuing Jesus becomes your identity, then you will be steadfast in Him.
Nothing else will matter more than Jesus.
When we are steadfast in our faith, Jesus will no be an accessory of our lives, He will be our life.
CONCLUSION
“NOT THAT I HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED THIS OR AM ALREADY PERFECT, BUT I PRESS ON TO MAKE IT MY OWN, BECAUSE CHRIST JESUS HAS MADE ME HIS OWN.”
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