If God only lives in the good moments, he never actually shapes the real life moments

FOLLOW

More than a belief system

Surrender our will- our plans

Becoming an apprentice of Jesus

FOLLOW- FORMED

We are all being formed by something

Being formed in a continuing process

FOLLOW-- FORMED-- FAITHFUL

"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock."

Luke 7:24

"Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock"

Luke 7:25

FOLLOW-

Acknowledge God as my designer

FOLLOW-

Acknowledge God as my designer

FORMED-

Allow outcomes to be determined by the designer (faith)

FOLLOW-

Acknowledge God as my designer

FORMED-

Allow outcomes to be determined by the designer (faith)

FAITHFUL-

The person who listens and does

FAITHFUL IS NOT:

Trying harder to do the right things

FAITHFUL IS:

Becoming a person who naturally does the right things

Being faithful requires us to invite God into our real life

"God, what is going on in me, right now, that you and I need to deal with?"

How do I know how I am doing?

Am I reacting?

Reacting

Our natural reflex without God's involvement in our life

How do I know how I am doing?

Am I reacting?

Am I responding?

Responding

The outcome when we include God in the equation

love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self- control

Relationship Blockers

• HURRY- hurry destroys relationships

Relationship Blockers

• HURRY- hurry destroys relationships
• DISTRACTION- what you repeatedly give your mind to, you gradually give your heart to

Relationship Blockers

• HURRY- hurry destroys relationships
• DISTRACTION- what you repeatedly give your mind to, you gradually give your heart to
• COMPETING AGENDA- when we row in two different directions, we end up going in circles

"God, what is going on in me, right now, that you and I need to deal with?"