Series: navigating life's storms and temptations

Today's message: living God's way in a world gone wild

• Socially acceptable or biblical?
• Romans 12:2

1. Tell the truth all the time
• the handshake as a kid (is your word)
• being a truth teller is so much easier than being a liar

Proverbs 6:16-17; Psalm 15:1-5; Psalm 51:6; 1Peter 1:22-23

2. I will live guilt free
John 3:16-17

3. I will live as God's unique creation.
Psalm 139:13-17; 1peter 2:9-12

God cares for me. He created me in my mothers womb

One of satan's greatest tools of destruction.

4. I will not pout or complain or get grumpy as I get older life is to short.
2 timothy 4:6-8

What plan do we want to have for our kids and for us getting older.

Be happy in life.

5. I will choose to be generous- it all belongs to him anyway and he is a generous God.

John 3:16

2 Corinthians 9:10-11; Ephesians 5:1-10; proverbs 11:25; psalm 112:5

6. I will love one women (Becca), all my life

• what the world says about marriage that if its not fun any more get out.
• set dates up for your marriage
Genesis 2:24; proverbs 5:18-23

• My job as the spiritual leader of my family (read God words and pray)

• Guard her heart

•She never has to wonder if I love God and spend time with him
•I will keep her from feeling incacure.
•I will keep away from things that degrade or devalue her.
•I will do my best to calm her anxious moments

• Capture the moments
•Sense when she needs me to pray for her.
•Responsible for her spiritual well-being
•Praise and encourage her
•Be there when she needs someone to listen to her.

Proverbs 10:25

Where are you going to live and be. I choose to live a Biblical life.

How are you feeling?

No really how are you feeling?

Do you really want to know or are you asking to make your self feel better?

Well I am feeling good!

Really?

Yeah I feel fine!

Eric, how do you feel?

I feel as if I have been left in a dry place. Like my world has been flipped upside down. I'm angry at people for asking how I am doing and mad at the ones not asking. I want to be left alone but I want everyone around me.

Really I just want to scream and cry and smile. I am happy that my mom is not in pain for once in my life. I am happy my mom is at peace in the arms of Joshua(Jesus).

I am sad. Sad because my son will not know his grandma. She might have made life's crazy but she made three life's. My brother, sister and I owe her that much.

I want to sleep. Mainly so I can get some rest. I want to be picked up by God and held in his arms for a few days so that I can rest.

Mostly I want to say I Love You. But that will never happen again. If you still have your mom, no matter the relationship with her call her and say those three words. Cling on her.

May God give me peace, rest, and joy. I love you family.

If we were granted one wish
1kings3 & 2 chronicles1:14-17

Solomon was the tenth son of king David.
If you could have one wish what would it be.
If you were 20 what would you wish for.

1. Ask for whatever you want God to give you.

1kings3:1-14
When Solomon got married his wife's dad gave them a city.

Vs5. God tells him ask for whatever you want.

Solomon ask for a discerning heart.
Solomon knew that Without God he would have nothing.
And if you...vs 14.
Psm37:4
• Generational curses and blessings.
• little child vs7
John 15:5 apart from God you can do nothing.
Solomon got all the loot.

2. What if solomon asked for something else

He could have asked for anything.
A billion dollars
Perfect body
Great health

But none of the world things will have a lasting affect on the eternal.

3. God still asks that question today

What do you want most.
Put God first above anything or anyone else.

Have you forsaken your first love.

Seek after eternal things.

4. When God was given a choice.

•God sought after you
•He chose to leave riches and glory for you
•He chose to suffer greatly for you
•He chose to die a terrible death for you.-John 14:6
•He chose to have a relationship with you
•He chose not to force you to be his friend.

Will the choices of God change the way you make your choices in life.

Holy sprit do my choices please you.