090104 Better This Year Lesson 01 A Matter Of Perspective (Upload)

Better This Year! Perspective Perseverance Providence

It’s a Matter of Perspective If you really want to create lasting change in your life, you must take steps to optimize yourself and your circumstances

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Every year people make New Year’s resolutions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

We make resolutions on January 1, but don’t keep them

Wife: “On New Year’s Day, we did what we always do … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Half-hearted recognition of things we need to improve ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The idea of New Year’s resolutions is a good one ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Today we begin a series called “Better This Year” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What holds us back most is the way we think ,[object Object],[object Object]

Norman Vincent Peale said, ,[object Object],[object Object]

Romans 12:2 NIV ,[object Object]

The first step to changing your life is changing your thinking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Paul: the great optimizer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

1. Focus on long-term goals, not just short-term resolutions If you really want to create lasting change, you have to see your life in terms of goals, not resolutions

Resolution: quit smoking to improve health ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Optimizer’s real objective is to improve health ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Look at your New Year’s resolutions and ask yourself: ,[object Object],[object Object]

Many say they want to get rid of a certain sin in their life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Paul’s long term goal was simple: ,[object Object]

That was the focus of his efforts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some are good and ethical, but not interested in spiritual things ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2. Focus on progress, not just perfection If you really want to create lasting change, you have to learn to recognize improvement

Perfection is the objective in any New Year’s resolution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Philippians 3:12-13 NIV ,[object Object]

A basketball player’s goal is to hit every shot that he puts up ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Optimizers think the same way ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

We have to learn to think differently about perfection ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3. Focus on “how” not just “what” If you really want to create lasting change, you have to have a plan

The “what” part is easy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Paul gives a strategy for reaching the goal of godliness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Until you develop the “how,” the “what” will be unattainable ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Optimizers focus on the how, not just the what ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

God will guide you through the process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Our God is a God of action ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

090104 Better This Year Lesson 01 A Matter Of Perspective (Upload)

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