8D Part II

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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Matthew 16:24-27

Yesterday we talked about you gotta desire it… meaning you gotta seize it and take it. There are no feelings involved. 

 

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(V 24 let him deny himself,)

Deny = GK (absolute surrender) 

Its not living as a hermit, but rather choosing not to focus on yourself but rather focusing on what God wants. Its no longer about you… it is not about me anymore!

 

Freedom comes from not being self absorbed. 

 

 

but understand denying yourself is for this purpose

When you focus on serving LOVEing REACHING others… you are truly focusing on freedom. 

It is a mind shift, 

heart shift 

and spirit shift.

 

 

*Kyla had a hard life… she struggled as a single mother, young kids, financial limitations, No father around, little education, she was overweight, ridiculed as a young woman growing up-  she longed for a different life… 

 

Niles had a great life, money, thriving business, marriage, adoring kids, popularity, the esteem of people around him, the cabin, the boat, the vacations people dreamed about…  - but he also longed for a different life…

 

Neither cared if they lived or died…  And then both had the same experience that changed their lives.

Fires in their homes… at first overcome by smoke they were ok with just dying. But then they realized they had those they loved that needed to be saved. They coughed, crawled, eyes stinging, flesh burning… knew that had to do whatever it took to get their families out safe…

Instantly in less than a second the the thought of just giving up and dying turned into a tsunami of incredible will and power to LIVE and LIVE for OTHERS. 

 

The secret sauce to Living for God is denying yourself in order to live and love others!

 

 

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(v. 24 ESV you must do this daily) 

Daily - If you diet one day… zilch

If you work out one day… zilch

If you save money one day… zilch

If you do anything just one day typically it will mean nothing.

 

Choosing Jesus is a great first step… but it must be done daily. 

 

CREATE a system of daily habits to Daily follow him