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| Because of our decisions, we find ourselves where we are at now. Eveyone of us is a product of our decisions. A decision is the foundation of change. Making good decisions Ps Kevin Howell |
| Change becomes possible when you determine your problems were caused by you're own decisioins Where we are at right now is a result of our bad decisions Taking responsiblity for our decisions Learn how to make good decisions When we begin to go forward, there are certain things that will begin to happen. What will happen ? Employer to Employee (example) The decision of a leader that the servant doesn't agree with. The servant usually gets offended. Developing your decision making The decisions we make should be lined up with Christ The first thing you have to get past in order to develop you decision making is "offense. Getting past offense You have to get away from what you want to do, and get over to what God has for you. A hallmark of a poor decision is, something we've decided to do without seeking God The Best way to qualify your decisions is to seek God first Humanity doesn't want to go to the cross Conforming the humanity The hallmark of a good decision is "seeking God first " There's a confidence in moving towards the will of God when you get a Word from God. A double minded man is unstable Until you seek the mind of Christ, your decisioins will remain poor Eternal significance of our decisions Renewing your mind David encouraged himself in the Lord, and makes good decisions |
| Matthew 26 Philippians 3 Philippians 2 James 1 II Samual 2 Hebrews 4 II Corinthians 2 John 14 Ecclesiastes 11 Ecclesiastes 12 I John |
| Decisions in offense Decisions in strife Decisions in anger Decisions in envy Decisions in selfishness Decisions in fear Humility is a key element to making good decisions Ultimate test of humility is to submit yourself to the Word of God Good decisions are operable in humility The weapons of our warfare (regarding decisions) Pride exalts itself over the knowledge of God, Humility humbles itself in the knowledge of God Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus Humbled and submitted to the Word of God You need to forget the past in order to change your decision making process Supernatural power to forget Building on bad decisions results in a dead end road, and your time is devoured Don't presume you know the right answer The harvest is ahead of us, you cannot go back to yesterday (it's gone) You get tested when you're ready to go to the next place David in the wrong place When you're in the wrong place you will foster the wrong decisioins A key to prosperity is being in the right place The place and person (Jehovah Jirah) The end of the road to sin, is sin The best way to get off the way to sin, is don't get on the road to sin The decision that puts you on the road to sin, leads to sin and keeps you going that way |
| In troubles and trials , put them away and enquire with the Lord. That is the way to make a good decision. Most of us make decisions out of where we've been, and not where we're going We need to be sowing to where we're going Joseph's preparation to where he was going. There is your part and there is God's part |
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| Worship is how you acknowledge and make Him Lord The Holy Spirit intercedes for us Singing in the spirit in worship Decide to worship The highest order of praise is when the Holy Spirit is worshipping through you. Worship and speaking in unknown tongues are similiar. We start and the Holy Spirit takes over. Encouraged in the Spiritual gifts Taking dominion back Dominion over weather Men are anointed to be kings over the earth (Birthday Blessing for Emmy and Kristie) Hearing from God Our weapons of warfare are not carnal Making decisions Coming to the place where we make good decisions The first thing you must do in order to make good decisions, is to take responsibility for your wrong decisions 1. Decree to make better decisions 2. Establish a reference point for making good decisions Decisions we make that are based on the sin nature Forget the past and refrain yourself to stop looking back The past is full of wrong decisions, so if we forget that, than we forget about making wrong decisions We heed to know what God says Only God really knows My reference point will be the Word of God. Period. A verse that needs to be on our memory and on our tongues (Hebrews 4:12) For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword , piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. The Word of God is alive with the life of God I don't want the thing that is in my natural mind, I want the thing that God worked out The Word of God is a discerner Distinguishing what's right and what's wrong The wrong decisions that turned out right Let this mind be in you that is in Christ Jesus Renewing your mind to the Word of God 3. Forget the past reference points and establish new reference points. Humbled to the will of God 4. Submitting to the will of God is humbling As you humble yourself, God can exalt you & give you the right decision. Submission as an attitude |
| Submitted to the Word of God Decisions to conform to the Word of God Decisions from offense Never the less, at Your will Persue Gods will and purpose Let this mind be in you that is in Christ Jesus Become obedient to Gods will Faith begins when the will of God is known Willing to endure trial for Gods will, and Gods goodness How do I know the will of God? Prosperity, a covenant promise. Prosperity is Gods will Be steady in the Word of God Get over to the place where you know Gods will Seek God, and begin to hear from God Seeking God for decisions that have eternal consequenses Begin to press in to hear from God A direct issue from the Word An indirect issue from the Word The father will teach you The leader of everything we need is the Holy Ghost The answers and wisdom of God is in you Receive the Holy Spirit, it's where the answers are at Sow into the land you are in If the rain kept you from sowing, the rain kept you from reaping Get the mind of Christ When you sow, you're empowered to reap When the clouds are full, the rain will come Keep filling til it rains Keep sowing til it reaps I want it to rain a harvest all the time You have an unctioin from the Holy one Opening a channel for God to talk to you Decide to listen to God Make yourself available to hear from God Create opportunity for a place to hear from God When you hear from Him, you do it. Decision making is a process to learn to make better decisions We're talking about the will of God Wisdom must deal with actions Is an answer being blocked? Whatever you sow, you will reap. ( Mercy, Money, Kindness, Love etc.) Did you sow these things? Look for opportunities to make a decleration over your seed A higher place to develop is in His process |
| II Samuel 5 Isaiah 61 : Key elements of the anointings of God Everlasting joy shall be upon your head The spirit of increase Setting the captives free from any bondage they may have The anointing of increase is based on seedtime and harvest The seed will grow up to become what it is The price was paid for your sickness Operating in unity Operating in multiple laws Faith Seedtime and harvest The way that all spiritual laws operate The anointings of God Agreement Calling forth that thing that be not as though they are The seed delivered |
| Growing up and becoming greater The way the anointing works Wisdom is the principle thing The anointing of God involves wisdom The decision making process Natural and Spiritual decision making Your ability to make a decision Jesus ( King of decision making ) D-Day We have to hear from God When you go on hold for the Lord Inquiring of the Lord Making a breakthrough The key to the breakthrough is doing something The Lord meets you along the way Getting a word of God and moving on it You are after a word from God Trust, obedience and faith are required for breakthrough |
| At Your Word Lord , I will go forward A word that you don't act on is worse than not getting a word No longer conferring with flesh and blood because I got a word from God The Lord goes before you The key is inquiring to the Lord From foolishness to rebellion From a natural force to a spiritual force The spiritual war A picture of our prayer life Make the place from the progress in the natural to the battle in the realm of the spirit Come to the place where you do your part and inquire with the Lord and He does His part David settles that he will not do anything until he inquires with the Lord Jesus needs you to participate The highest order of spiritual prayer Engage God in the place where you need help INQUIRE WITH THE LORD |
| Don't do anything until you hear from God Jesus said " I don't do anything until I hear from God. The battle plan comes from God God Get up in the mullberry tree Gods given us a picture Looking for the fingerprints of God Spiritual battles are higher than natural battles There is a word behind the word The growth of your spiritual discernment Only God knows how to change the spiritual climate I you can't hear, you can't obey If you don't engage the enemy, you will never defeat them Strongholds The true enemy is not the people, it's the spirit inside the person |
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| King David was anointed by God and man Keep moving forward The place of the breakthrough / The Lord of the breakthrough The Lord battles for you / Breakthrough in the realm of the spirit To inquire / Heart to hear and obey the voice of the Lord Wisdom is the principle thing / Wisdom in your decisions The progression of the spirit You don't break spiritual bondages by natural means The rebellious spirit / Rebelling and refusing to submit to authority The knowledge and redemption of God is in the knowledge base of all creation Better decision making will require change |
| The breastplate of judgement / The Urim and Thummin God alive on the inside of us and given us the ability to hear His voice and lead us Being moved by what we know Preaching by faith The anointing of God upon us to make decisions, begin with inquiring with the Lord The first step is forgiving people Waitiing in the "hold" David encouraged ( strengthened himself in the Lord ) Getting encouraged before inquiring Change the spiritual climate |