We are not in control It’s all about God…our relationship with Him and serving Him is paramount…using prodigal chaos as an instrument to grow closer to God Our joy is independent of our prodigal or really any other “fixing” circumstance Our vision is seeing Jesus face to face..fixing our eyes on Jesus so that we might have joy now and eternity thereafter The Prodigal Journey/ Process The Prodigal journey is a journey like any other journey. It begins from where you are now to a place you want to end up. You will most likely need to change paradigms along the way and that is why we have explored paradigms at length so far in this lesson. Our starting for our Prodigal journey is not a physical location, but rather a spiritual location. We often are not entirely accurate at assessing our own spiritual state. The questions listed below are asked by Tozer to gain a greater self awareness. The answers would gain even greater value if processed by a community that knows and loves you. Answer these questions honestly as a start. Where are you NOW: Self Assessment (Tozer) What do you want most ? What do you think about most ? How do you use your money ? What do you do with your leisure time ? What company do you enjoy ? Who and what do you admire ? What do you laugh at ? Once you have a clear vision of where you are, then you need to make sure you know where you want to end up. How do you want to live your life? What would a win look like if you lived your life in a certain way? We will have an upcoming entire lesson on this topic, which will help you determine your own personal mission statement and define your own specific purpose in life. However let’s assume for right now that you feel that living your life wholly for Christ and glorifying God would be a great place to end up. So what does the Bible tell us about a person with this paradigm looks like? What is the END GOAL : A Biblical Vision of TRUTH….to be like Christ Phil 4:8 whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things II Cor 6:14 do not be yoked with unbelievers Matt 6:19 treasure is where your heart is… …your Matt 6:24 one can two masters… …no
We are not in control It’s all about God…our relationship with Him and serving Him is paramount…using prodigal chaos as an instrument to grow closer to God Our joy is independent of “fixing” our prodigal or really any other circumstance Our vision is seeing Jesus face to face..fixing our eyes on Jesus so that we might have joy now and eternity thereafter The Prodigal Journey/ Process The Prodigal journey is a journey like any other journey. It begins from where you are now to a place you want to end up. You will most likely need to change paradigms along the way and that is why we have explored paradigms at length so far in this lesson. Our starting for our Prodigal journey is not a physical location, but rather a spiritual location. We often are not entirely accurate at assessing our own spiritual state. The questions listed below are asked by Tozer to gain a greater self awareness. The answers would gain even greater value if processed by a community that knows and loves you. Answer these questions honestly as a start. Where are you NOW: Self Assessment (Tozer) What do you want most ? What do you think about most ? How do you use your money ? What do you do with your leisure time ? What company do you enjoy ? Who and what do you admire ? What do you laugh at ? Once you have a clear vision of where you are, then you need to make sure you know where you want to end up. How do you want to live your life? What would a win look like if you lived your life in a certain way? We will have an upcoming entire lesson on this topic, which will help you determine your own personal mission statement and define your own specific purpose in life. However let’s assume for right now that you feel that living your life wholly for Christ and glorifying God would be a great place to end up. So what does the Bible tell us about a person with this paradigm looks like? What is the END GOAL : A Biblical Vision of TRUTH….to be like Christ Phil 4:8 whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things II Cor 6:14 do not be yoked with unbelievers Matt 6:19 …your treasure is where your heart is… Matt 6:24 …no one can two masters…
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