CVC VALUE #5—BEFORE YOU ARE READY
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CVC VALUE #5—BEFORE YOU ARE READY
DR. LARRY LAMB - APRIL 3, 2022
Before You’re Ready
1. Discovery – What is God’s purpose for me?
2. Develop – What am I doing to develop the one and only life God has given me?
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.” Jim Rohn
3. Decide – What decision will I make for Christ that stretches me away from being a consumer to a contributor?
Does my FEAR fuel indecision? Does my FAITH fuel action?
“We’re concerned with how things turn out; God seems more concerned with how we turn out.” Philip Yancey
2 Corinthians 5.7 For we live by believing and not by seeing.
God says many times to people: You go first, and I will do something.
God says, “BEFORE YOU’RE READY.”
Malachi 3.10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in My Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put Me to the test!
Joshua 1.1-3 After the death of Moses, the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. 3 I promise you what I promised Moses...”
Ecclesiastes 3.1 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 11.4 Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.
When God calls us to leave what’s comfortable, to go to the next place, remember God is already there.
Before You’re Ready
1. Prayer = Asking God for daily wisdom.
2. Scripture = Searching God’s Word for depth.
3. Faith = Belief before sight.
4. Submission = Yes to God’s direction wherever, whatever, whomever. 5. People = Those who speak into our lives because they have a track
record of maturity.
6. Waiting = Called and then sent appears to be the pattern God installs
to develop our character.
7. Go = Move in the direction of God’s calling. 8. Repeat = Do this for life.
Does my FEAR fuel indecision? Does my FAITH fuel action?
Dear God, I know that I am on the wrong path. I admit that I am a sinner on the road headed away from You. I want to turn around and journey with You on the road to eternal life. I know I cannot do that by myself. I know You sent Your Son, Jesus Christ, to die for my sins. Right now, I trust in Jesus as the only One who can provide true life -- the life that is found in You. I trust in Jesus as the One who did for me what I cannot do for myself. I trust in Jesus as the only One who can place me in an eternal relationship with You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.