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Christian Warrior Skill Training: How to Take Charge in Five Minutes

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Do you want to do this?

Add value to your life and someone else’s life.

Then take action and do this:

Practice Leads to Skill

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Progress Starts Here:

First, God has given you opportunities to serve Him through loving others.

You know this.

But just because we know something is true it doesn’t mean we’re doing anything about it.

People are thirsty but do I hand them a bottle of water? People are hungry but do I offer them ten dollars for lunch?

Be on the lookout for opportunities. They come at unaware moments. And they bring joy and wonder to you.

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Second, Jesus taught by example. Jesus did kind things and said captivating words such as, “You feed them.”

This will happens to you as you and I let Jesus live His life in and through us daily—moment by moment.

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Third, the Holy Spirit isn’t pushy. We don’t have to be kind. Kindness is a choice.

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Things About Kindness:

  • Air breathed is evidence of God’s kindness.
  • A spiritual warrior is skilled in kindness.
  • Choosing kindness offers growth and freedom.
  • Kindness releases God’s power into circumstances.
  • Kindness isn’t for the weak.

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What You May Have Forgotten:

  1. Kindness belongs on your to do list.
  2. Kindness is an okay surprise.
  3. Kindness allows you to experience the living Christ.
  4. Kindness leads you to personal prosperity.
  5. Kindness is always in demand.

Recall That:

  • The Lord uses an act of kindness to change someone’s eternity.
  • Take charge in five minutes by practicing kindness.

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Bonus Song:

Rebel Heart Lauren Daigle

8 Ways to Prevent Further Disaster In Your Life With the Beatitudes

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These kinds of things happen, don’t they?

Tragedy. Disaster.

CONSIDER THE WORDS

A. W. Tozer said, “Here is our human race… the exact opposite of the virtues praised in the Beatitudes.” (Matthew 5:1-16).

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CONSIDER LIFE AND CONDUCT

Jesus described a prosperous person in God’s economy in the Beatitudes:

  • Someone who is God dependent
  • Someone who is grieving
  • Someone who is humble
  • Someone who is obedient
  • Someone who is merciful
  • Someone who is pure
  • Someone who is a peacemaker
  • Someone who is treated badly

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CONSIDER LIFE AND CONDUCT

Then I used antonyms to describe Tozer’s assessment of a person existing outside God’s economy:

  1. Someone who is independent, unprincipled, self-reliant
  2. Someone who is without peace, sorrow, or regret
  3. Someone who is immodest, arrogant, disrespectful
  4. Someone who is disobedient, defiant, hostile
  5. Someone who is merciless, ruthless, cruel
  6. Someone who is impure, corrupt, unclean
  7. Someone who is a troublemaker, agitator, quarrelsome
  8. Someone who is a persecutor, tormentor, villain.

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PREVENTING ANOTHER TRAGEDY OR DISASTER

Living the beatitudes is an awake choice. This choice requires Holy Spirit prompting. Behaving contrary to the Beatitudes is very much easier.

Beatitude behavior is uncommon, but sorely needed in our world.

Isn’t this the truth?

Jesus knew what he was talking about.

The Good News is that you can choose to practice a Beatitude lifestyle today—but, it won’t be EZ.

Where Could You Get to Where God Isn’t Already There?

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I need to remind you of two things up front:

Remember, these two things:

First, there is nowhere you can get to that God isn’t already there.

Second, nearly everyone has really messed up bad sometime, somewhere.

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OK, now that you’ve been reminded of these two things, let me ask,

Why aren’t you paying close attention to these two things?

  1. What’s your drop dead explanation for ignoring these two things?
  2. Is that actually a satisfactory excuse?
  3. Have you convinced yourself you’re smarter than God?

Stay with me.

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In the messing up situation (second thing), you may blame someone else for your circumstances. Nonetheless, when you’re really honest, you are where you are because you choose to be.

OK, this is your truth.

But here’s another truth: where you are is also an opportunity waiting for you to take advantage of. A new beginning possibility.

Here are three stories (of many) that show your disgusting and debilitating mess isn’t the end, but a realistic entryway to a second (third, fourth, etc.) chance to a start fresh and experience a rewarding life.

And there are many more reports which could be told in the book these true stories come from.

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Here’s another thing: God never gives up on you.

Nothing separates you from God.

Concerning the second thing, you may separate yourself from God, but God is not separated from you.

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Two things to get clear today:

  • God is where you are.
  • God hasn’t given up on you.

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Messing up still means anywhere you are, God is already there.

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