January 15 & 22 2017 Getting Where You Want To Be
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GETTING WHERE YOU WANT TO BE
Decade of Destiny - Part 2
GENESIS 24:1-57
1. Determine your present position
Ask
-Where Am I Now?
-What Would I Like to Change?
Gen. 24:1"Abraham was now old and well advanced in years., and the Lord had blessed him in every way."
2. Describe exactly what you want.
Gen. 24:3-4 "Don't get a wife for my son from the Canaanite girls who live around here. Instead, go back to my country, to the land of my relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac."
Ask
-What do I want to be?
-What do I want to do?
-What do I want t to have?
-Why do I want it?
Gen. 24:5 "The servant asked Abraham, 'What If the woman is unwilling to leave her home and come back with me to this land?"
3. Find a promise from God
Gen. 24:7 (NCV) Abraham said "The Lord brought me from the land of my relatives to this land and he
SOLEMNLY PROMISED me that he would give this land to my descendants. So, he will send his angel before you, So that you can get a wife there for my son."
4. Ask God for help.
Gen. 24:12(NLT)"Then Eliazar prayed, '0 Lord, God of my master Abraham. Give me success and show this kindness to my master, Abraham. Help me to accomplish the purpose of my journey.
Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)"So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we wil/find grace to help us when we need it."
5. Identify the barriers.
Ask: Why don't I have it already
vs. 21 - Finding the right girt
vs. 58 - Getting her to say yes in faith
vs. 49 - Getting the parent consent
6. Create a step by step plan.
Ask
-How do I intend to get there by the end of this decade?
-How long will it take?
7. Be patient and persistent.
Hab. 2:3 (LB)"These things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!"
8. Enlist a team for support.
Eccles. 4:12 (NLT)"One person standing alone is easily attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three people are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken."
Mal. 18:20 Jesus: "Wherever two or three come together in my name, there iwill be with them!"
9. Pay the price
Gen 24:53 "Then Eliazar brought out gold and silver and articles of clothing and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave expensive gifts to her brother and her mother."
Ask
-What will it cost?
-What am I willing to give?
-Is it worth it?
