Messages

HOW DO YOU DREAM BIG AND DO IT!

• Don’t Complain About What You Don’t Have – Thank God For What You Do Have.

• Allow Motivation, Passion and Determination Drive You – Not Situations, Circumstances or Lack.

• Don’t Allow Limitations, People’s Negative Opinions, or Small Thinking Hinder You In Any Way.

What Can Help You Not Quit too Soon?

1. Magnify God and not your problems.

2. See yourself as God does.

3. Realize who your source truly is.

4. Develop a heart of gratitude.

5. Don’t quit when you get discouraged.

6. Don’t focus on the results only.

7. Realize that trying one more time, might be the time that brings the desired result!

When I am faced with situations that I wouldn’t choose— situations that are confusing, less than desirable or difficult, I ask myself these questions:

Lord, what do you want me to:

1. See- observe, acknowledge or be aware of.

2. Say- speak to, speak about, encourage, admonish or correct.

3. Learn- experience, know or obtain knowledge or wisdom about or from.

4. Do- act of obedience, kindness, compassion or benevolence.

What Can You Do?

You can see what needs to be seen.

You can say what needs to be said.

You can learn what needs to be learned

You can do what needs to be done.

There is nothing like the frustration of failure, or the guilt of yesterday’s wrong. However, I want you to know that there is also never a wrong time, to do the right thing. And, I want you to know that you will never go wrong doing the right thing. It takes effort, awareness and intentionality to do the right thing. It’s easier to do what’s easy, but it’s not better. Nonetheless, with desire, effort and the empowering of the Holy Spirit, you can do it! You can do what’s right and you can do what’s better. You will never have regret or be disappointed when you do things God’s way. The Bible is a guide on how to do things God’s way. It’s a roadmap on how to do what’s best and to do what’s right. The Bible is not a book of no’s and limitations— it’s a book of defined boundaries. It’s written for your benefit. Anytime that I’ve done things my way, or that I have foolishly done what felt right or good in the moment, I’ve always had regret and remorse. But anytime that I have done things God’s way or that I’ve done things the right way— I’ve never had remorse or regret. Remember: “You’ll never go wrong doing the right thing!”

When You Do the Right Thing:

1. You feel good.

2. You don’t have as many regrets.

3. You have a sense of fulfillment and contentment.

4. You feel better about yourself.

5. You have a clean conscience.

6. You have less stress and rest better.

7. You have a peace.

8. You usually add value to the person or the situation.

9. You model integrity and maintain your character.

10. You elevate your self-esteem.

When You Do the Wrong Thing:

1. You feel bad.

2. You have regrets.

3. You’re not as fulfilled or content.

4. You don’t feel good about yourself.

5. You experience guilt and shame.

6. You have more stress and our restless.

7. You experience turmoil.

8. You don’t add value to anyone or anything.

9. You don’t model integrity and you don’t maintain your character.

10. You create a low self-esteem.

The children of Israel had to be delivered from Egypt (place of bondage). But, they had to ultimately die in the desert (place of letting go of the past), before they could ever dominate in the promised land (place of taking new ground).

There’s always a sequence when it comes to destiny. The children of Israel left Egypt, but they wandered in the desert before they possessed the divine plan of the promised land. I believe that the desert of dying to self is the most significant place on your way to a destiny or in obtaining the promised things of God.

1. The children of Israel FLED Egypt.
2. They DWELT in the desert.
3. They POSSESSED the promised land.