April 3 2016 Why Do I Do What I Don't Want To Do
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WHY DO I DO WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO?
What do you have a hard time controlling?
- My temper
- Spending
- Eating
- My moods
- Drinking
- Sexual desires
- Procrastinating
- Bad habits
1. THE PROBLEM:
Romans 7:15-16, 18 (LB) "My own behavior baffles me. For I find myself doing what I really hate and not doing what I really want to do! I often find that I have the desire to do good, but not the power. I don't accomplish the good I set out to do, and the evil I don't really want to do I find I am always doing!"
Mark 14:37"The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. "
Results:
- Confusion.
- Frustration.
- Defeat and discouragement
Romans 7:24 It is an agonizing situation. Who can set me free from the prison of this mortal body?
II GOD'S PROMISE:
John 8:22"Jesus said '.., When you know the Truth, the Truth will set you free.
FACT: Behind every self-defeating behavior is: A LIE THAT I’M BELIEVING
III. THE PRESCRIPTION:
Acknowledge THE ROOT OF MY PROBLEM
“Sin”: "I'M IN CHARGE AND I DON'T NEED GOD."
1 John 1: 8 (LB)"If we say we have no sin we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth."
To stop defeating myself, I must stop DECEIVING myself.
John 8:34 (Phillips) Jesus: "Everyone who commits sin is its slave "
Believe that Christ can change me.
Romans 7:24-25"Who can free me from this prison... " I thank God there is a way out through Jesus Christ our Lord!"
Romans 8:2 (Ph)"For the new spiritual principle of life in Jesus Christ lifts me out of the old vicious circle of sin... "
John 14:6"Jesus said, 'I AM" the Truth!"
Commit ALL I AM TO CHRIST
2 Corinthians 5:17 (LB)"When anyone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun!"
2 Timothy 1: 7"The Spirit God gives us doesn't make us timid,- instead his Spirit fills us with power, love, and SELF CONTROL. "
Stop Trying! Start TRUSTING
2 Corinthians 3:17"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. '
