Victory Life KY

Live Inspired

Episode Summary

Time in God’s word is so important for the born again is because in our new lives we’re built to live different.

Episode Notes

• Psalm 37:3-5,NKJV- Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 
• Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 
• Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

• This is why Paul reminds us, “Don’t focus on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen. Because things that are seen are temporary, but things in the unseen are eternal.”

• The reason time in God’s word is so important for the born again is because in our new lives we’re built to live different.

• Seriously, don’t focus on things that are seen… but things that are unseen???

• This is where Trust, Delight, Commitment come into play.

• Think about it, according to the apostle Peter, we’re a chosen generation of royalty.

• We are the seed of Abraham and heirs according to the promise. What promise?

• Genesis 12:2-3,NKJV- “I will make you a great nation; 
• I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. 
• I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

• As the seed of Abraham, we are the people of God. That being said, we cannot overlook the reality that Jesus told us; everything about the Kingdom works according to seedtime. Here’s a perfect example, 

• Psalm 139:16,NLT- You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

• This is whyTrust, Delight, Commitment are absolutes.

• Consider this, according to Psalm 139, He saw this day, just as clear as the day He formed us. Which means, He’s got a life laid out for each of us. This is that Romans 8, predestined life.

• Is it possible that our Heavenly Father is patiently waiting for each of us to take the next step in the life He's already seen we could have.

• Here’s a couple of my favorite scriptures that help me process this inspired life Jesus died for.

• Ephesians 1:4-5,NLT- Long before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. 

• Ephesians 1:11,MSG- It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, He had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose He is working out in everything and everyone. 

• A Here’s the deal, none of us will ever discover this new life, this inspired living, passively waiting for the Lord to perform one of His miracles, while we continue doing life the way we've always done it.

• It may sound over simple, but it all comes down to this one truth, Jesus said, follow Me and I’ll make you…

• Y’all have heard me say this for years, watching Jesus while we do our own thing isn't following Him.

• And without a doubt, following Jesus requires Trust, Delight, Commitment.

• Remember, As the seed of Abraham, heirs of God, He’s got a life waiting to be discovered. So live inspired.

• Genesis 12, “I will make you a great nation; 
• I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.”

• You gotta love how God prophesied Abraham’s life to him.

• And it all started with God giving Abraham one simple step of faith, “go where I’m telling you.”

• One step at a time, one day at a time, one inspired life at a time.

• Here’s what’s crazy, He’s already seen our lives, and He's still asking you to follow Him.

• As a matter of fact, Jesus tells us, "You did not choose Me, I chose you that you should go and bare fruit."
• Mark 3:13-14,NKJV- And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. Then He appointed twelve, 
• 1. that they might be with Him 
• 2. that He might send them out to preach

• Remember what Paul told us in Ephesians, "It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we're living for."

• God gave us three simple principles for success in the "In Christ" Trust, Delight, Commit.

• Make today one of those days you discover something He saw in you the day He formed you.

• The Apostle Paul said, " Be wise and make the most of every opportunity."

• God knew we wouldn’t be able to control every circumstance, but we can control our commitment.

• Coach John Wooden would always say, "You've got to apply yourself every day to be better, it won't just happen."

• We all need to leave here today with this reality, our Father is patiently waiting for each of us to take the next step in the life He's already seen we could have?

• And the greatest part is, He’s given us His Spirit to inspire, direct, empower.

• Romans 8:11,NLT- The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, He will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

• What if today is the day God takes you out of your routine, by simply asking you to take a step of faith towards a life He laid out before we took our first breath.

• But by design, He gave you the power of choice.

• Deuteronomy 30:19,NLT- “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!"

• Today's question is; Have you grown comfortable in your routine, in the securities of your day-to-day, not even considering that the God might be waiting on you to take your next step of faith.

• So what if today is the day God is gonna send someone your way to change the course of your life? Or He sends you to do the same to someone? Live Inspired.

• One of my favorite stories is Elijah and Elisha. Elisha was a regular guy going through his same old routine, with no idea Elijah is about to show up in his life.

• Living inspired means staying open, refusing to settle in behind the plow where our view of what we see everyday gets in our way of seeing something new.

• So sometimes God will send one of His faithful into you life to give you a little nudge.

• One reason I love this story so much is, Elisha shows is what God can accomplish through everyday people, willing to take a step of faith. Willing to live inspired.

• What’s crazy is Elisha went so far as to burn everything that could hold him back for his God opportunity.

• Maybe a little plow burning is exactly what some fo us might need. Think about it, what are you gonna do when Jesus shows up and drops His mantle on you?

• Psalm 37:3-5,NKJV- Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 
• Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 
• Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.