Today we bring you a very interesting discussion from Pastor Craig Groeschel, which is titled “The Power of Your Daily Routine.”
During The Power to Change, we learned what we needed to do to start godly habits and break bad ones. In this message, we’ll get the last piece of the puzzle and learn how consistency can make our results last for good!
Pastor Craig Groeschel started the sermon by asking if we knew what our lives would look like in the next five years, spiritually, physically, relationally, and financially. What does the trajectory of your spiritual life say about your future spiritual life? Some of you might say that based on what I’m doing now, five years from now I’ll probably be closer to God than I ever have been before.
Others will say, “I’m going to know more of His word because it is dwelling in my heart. I’m being directed by the spirit of God; my ministry is growing; my impact is increasing; I’m reaching more people; and I’m becoming more like Jesus.” Or for some of you, you’re kind of hitting this wall spiritually right now, and getting to church is kind of difficult for you. Some of the old sins are creeping back up, and five years from now,you might not be doing as well spiritually. You might have lost a little bit of faith, fallen back into some old patterns, become lukewarm, even drifted from God. What do you think your life will look like five years from now, spiritually?
In the area of relationships, five years from now, you’re either developing some great, God-honoring friendships. You’re going to be stronger. You’re sharpening each other. You’ve got rich friendships, or maybe you don’t really have very good friends, and those you do have are a bad influence on you. What will your friendships look like? If you’re married five years from now, based on where you are, you could be closer than you ever have been before. You could have a level of intimacy in your marriage that you didn’t even know was possible, or based on your trajectory, you’re continuing to struggle.
Financially, some of you, based on your trajectory, are going to be debt-free—no more student loans, no more car payments, no more credit card payments. You’ve got financial margin. You’ve been able to be more generous than you ever have before. Or, for others of you, you’re going to continue on the same path and still live paycheck to paycheck. Maybe the debt will grow, maybe the financial pressure will grow, and you’re going to find yourself worse off five years from now than you are right now.
Physically, where will you be five years from now? The great news is, believe it or not, even though you’re five years older, you actually can be stronger. You can be healthier. You can maybe become more energetic and more healthy than you’ve ever been before, or five years from now, you may be more tired, more unhealthy, and lacking in energy.
Pastor Groeschel tells us that there is no way we can accurately predict what will happen in five years because there are some external forces outside of our control. However, for the most part, we can predict with a high degree of accuracy because the habits you have today will shape who you become tomorrow.
No matter what you want, what you want doesn’t determine what you become. Hope doesn’t change your life alone. Habits do. Intentions don’t determine direction. Your habits determine direction.
This is a message that you will learn a lot from.
Watch and learn from this sermon by Pastor Craig Groeschel “ The Power of Your Daily Routine” and remember that we bring the latest Sunday messages from Pastors across the United States of America to you.
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