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ActionLesson 6
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Principle 3: Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s
care and control.“Happy are the meek” (Matthew
5:5).
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Step 3: We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of
God.“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual
act of worship” (Romans 12:1).
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Barriers that get us stuck
Guilt
DepressionAngerPride
Doubt Fear
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• “We choose to commit . . .”
• Making a choice requires action.
• No choice, no change.
• Not to decide is really to decide.
• Have you made the biggest decision?
The Answer is ACTION!
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•Accept
•Commit
•Turn it over
•It’s only the beginning
•One day at at time
•Next step
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• Once-in-a-lifetime decision
• A personal relationship
• Now is the time!
Accept Jesus Christ as Your Higher Power and
Savior
“If you declare with your lips, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved”
(Romans 10:9 GNB).
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Commit to Start Asking and Following
His Will• Turning over my life = one-time
• Turning over my will = every moment
• Willpower: willingness to accept God’s power to guide my life
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground” (Psalm 143:10).
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Turn It Over
• What is “it”?
• “Let go and let God”
• How much do I turn over?
“In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success”
(Proverbs 3:6 TLB).
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It’s Only the Beginning
• This decision leads to new life
• Lifelong process of spiritual growth
• Eight not three“God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished”
(Philippians 1:6 TLB).
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One Day at a Time• Not yesterday, not tomorrow
• Change and growth occur in the present
• Am I living life in the present?
“Don’t be anxious about tomorrow, God will take care of your tomorrow too. Live life one day at a time” (Matthew
6:34 TLB).
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Next Step• If you haven’t already, ask Jesus into your life to be your Higher Power
• How? Consider 4 questions: “Am I willing to...
• Believe Jesus Christ died on the cross for me and showed He was God by coming back to life?
• Accept God’s free forgiveness for my sins?
• Switch to God’s plan for my life?
• Express my desire for Christ to be the director of my life?
• “Yes” to all 4? Then, you’re ready for Principle 3
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Prayer Dear God, I believe You sent
Your Son, Jesus, to die for my
sins so I can be forgiven. I’m
sorry for my sins, and I want to
live the rest of my life the way
You want my to. Please put Your
Spirit into my life to direct me,
Amen.