Did you know that? Neither did I, until I attended the Fresh Ground Faith Conference with Jennifer Rothschild in Springfield, Missouri last weekend. One word: AMAZING!
There are many things I learned that I will possibly blog about later, but this particular teaching sticks out to me at the moment. Jesus promises that He will deliver. We are to trust His promises, not our feelings.
THREE P’S IN THE WORD PROMISE:
- PERSEVERE – Three things you must focus on to persevere in holding onto the promises of Christ:
- Turn your feeling into an action. Make your feeling adjust to what is really going on; to what the truth is.
- Affirm your true identity. Remember this: who you are and what you struggle with are NOT the same thing. (Worth repeating out loud.)
- Feed the truth, and starve the lies.
- PLAN – Live strategically. What does that mean? Well, in regards to habits, Jennifer gave some great examples:
- It is much easier to end habits than begin habits.
- So… pick a few habits to end and you’ll soon see that the habits you originally wanted to start will take their place. (This puts a twist on the New Year’s Resolution eh?)
- PRACTICE – Do you have a mentor in your life who practices 1 Corinthians 11:1, following the example of Christ?
- If you don’t have a mentor ask God to put one in your path.
- If you do, imitate them as they imitate Christ so that you can become the best You. (No, this doesn’t mean steal their identity and be exactly who they are. It means imitating the qualities they possess that lets the world know they belong to Jesus.)