Growing Old And Growing Up
1 Cor 13:11-----> There is a different between childish and child-like.
· Growing older and stop being childish.
· Always keep a child-like attitude in us.
· Some people grow old but they never really grow up.
· MATURITY DOES NOT COME WITH AGE BUT WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
· No one want to take responsibility and it starts all from the beginning of the creation of the earth. Adam and Eve start to blame instead of taking responsible of their own action and this disappoint God greatly.
· Exo 32:21
· Rom 14:12
· Just imagine a circle and we are inside the circle. Everything that is in the circle, we have control over. Out of the circle, it cannot be controlled.
· The one thing that is in the circle is us and we can control.
· What we have control for, we need to start taking responsibility as we grow up.
· Responsibility is to take control over our own life.
· Firstly, renew our mind
We cannot control thoughts in our mind. Thoughts will flood our mind and it is always swirling around. We need to take control and direct our thoughts. Ultimately, we know that thoughts shape our life. We need to remove negative thoughts one by one.
· We need to custom and put inspection in our mind.
· Secondly, our will allows us to make decisions. Our decisions we make today will shape who we are tomorrow.
· Exo 8:9-----> What is the frog in your life. Make a decisions that direct your mind. Emotions are indicator and it tells us of ou7r surface of our heart. Attend to our emotion and not be ruled by emotions.
· David says “ This is the day which the LORD has made” Therefore we should REJOICE!!!.
· Lastly, we need to discipline our body.
1 Cor 9:17----> I will make sure that I will give leadership to our body.
As we grow old, we want to grow up too. Whenw e grow up, we need to take control over our mind, our will and our physical body.
· Take responsibilities in our own attitudes and emotions.
· God wants us to be thermostat to be more proactive. Holy Spirit in us can help us make decisions.
Sermon by: Mark Corner
From Hexing
