HOW MANY TIMES?
4/1/20234 min read
It’s a weekend!!! Yaaaaaay!!!! Time to RESET…….“Again????” you say. Yes, again.
Have you ever felt like you simply CANNOT go to God about the saaaaaaaaaame thing AGAIN? Have you not even bothered to pray about something because you have decided you are fed up with you on this matter, so God must be fed up too?
Have you felt God must be saying “she’s back here again? She aint serious!”
Take a look at this video.
Would you try to get that sheep unstuck again? Well a Shepherd would. No matter how many times that sheep got himself stuck, the Shepherd would rescue it.
So, have you given up on yourself? “I’ll never get rid of this bad habit.” “I’ll never be able to do better at this?” “I’ll never stick to this” “I can never change.” “I will forever be stuck here!”
Whether it’s sticking to a diet or exercise, breaking a vice, getting out of a self-inflicted hopelessly bad situation, or just being disciplined about anything at all, don’t we often feel like giving up? Don’t we often actually give up and do nothing? I know I do. I need this reminder probably more than you do.
Do you know we have an enemy? Yes we do. He’s that voice speaking all these lies to us. He is the one whose mission in life is to kill, steal and destroy - from the very beginning in the garden of Eden, until now. He tries to kill our dreams, steal our joy and peace, destroy our relationship with God and others, and our future.
God, on the other hand, is our Shepherd and does not get fed up of us. He is not like man. His mission is to give us ABUNDANT LIFE. He gives us the opportunity to reset as many times as we need to. My sista, “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.” (Lamentations 3:22-24)
Think about those words of truth for a moment.
We get to reset every morning. In fact, we get to reset every time we need to.
YOUR WEEKEND RESET TIP
Never give up. Instead, RESET. How many times? For as many times as you need to. Here’s how:
R - ecognize your value and worth. See yourself as God sees you in Christ - His beloved prodigal daughter.
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)
“The Lord your God is with you. He is the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you. In his love he will no longer punish you. Instead, he will sing for joy because of you.” (Zephaniah 3:17);
“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” (proverbs 31:10)
“But you are chosen by God, … chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and- day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.” (1 Peter 2:9)
E - valuate how you are lining up your thoughts and actions to your true value and worth in the relevant aspect(s) of your life - whether spiritually, physically, emotionally, financially.
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24)
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7)
S - et SMART goal(s) to close any gaps so that you think and act like the child of the King.
“...forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal to win…” (Philippians 3:13-14)
E - xpect to achieve your goals to change and grow with the help of God, the Potter.
“.....this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they plan to do will now be impossible for them.” (Genesis 11:6)
“... And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.” (2 Corinthians 3:17-18)
“For we are His workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10)
"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him". (Hebrews 11:16)
T - ake ACTION!!! Do what you need to do. Learn what you need to learn. Practice what you need to practice. Get help if you need help.
“What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions?” (James 2:14)
What area or even areas in your life do you need to RESET? Don’t just RESET - RESET now! Not sure how to start? Start with the ‘T’ - TAKE ACTION - Get the help and guidance you need by joining the ‘Recharge and Reset’ community HERE right now!