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I Am Responsible.mp3
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My notes for lesson 1) I AM RESPONSABLE -
Joseph & His Brothers:
Gen 45:4-8 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. (5) Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. (6) For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. (7) And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. (8) So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
Joseph doesn’t blame or seek revenge on his brothers…
Mat 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Remember the Baker & the BUTLER? – HOW did that BUTLER know to recommend Joseph?
· What are the thoughts or questions that you have on a regular basis that are leading you to an unhappy state of mind?
· How can you restate that in a way that produces faith and self confidence?
Take a Personal Inventory: On a scale of 1 – 10 (10 being outstanding / 1 being miserable) rate how you feel your doing in each of the following categories.
Spiritual ________ Family ________ Emotional _________ Physical _________
Socially _________ Professionally _________ Financially _________
If we allow others (by their actions to control our actions – then Life can become a pretty depressing affair)
Your mind MUST NOT dwell in the Problems of the Past but in the Solutions of the FUTURE
· Make a list of your lifes greatest Failures…
· Make a subsequent list of lessons learned from those failures…
Og Mandito & Br. Allan Ogg’s
Not seeking to cast blame on others… (Not using past mistakes/struggles/disappointments… as an excuse for not succeeding today and into tomorrow…
George Washington and Fort Necessity -
Owning our decisions, past, present & future
The Impact of our thinking:Take a look at your failures…
· consider what you could have done differently in order to avoid those event’s
Remember every decision not to do something is still a decision.
· Make a list of five decisions you have made in the last 5 years that have had a hand in where you are right now…
Changing my thinking –
You are where you are because of HOW YOU THINK…
· Looking at the above personal inventory… consider what a 10 in the area of greatest weakness would look like.
It’s been said, “if you don’t know where your going, it’s gonna be pretty tough to get there.
Yogi Berra said; “If you don’t know where your going, you’ll end up someplace else.”
Write it out:
Why ME??? So many people run from their problems…
Instead of WHY ME? Why not ask… WHY NOT ME?
TURN YOUR problems in to POSSABILITIES…
King DAVID:
2Sa 12:15-23 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. (16) David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. (17) And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. (18) And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? (19) But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. (20) Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. (21) Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. (22) And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? (23) But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
“IT’S not my FAULT” – will no longer be in my vocabulary – That phrase has been symbolically written on the gravestones of the UN-successful every sense Adam & Eve took the first bite of the forbidden fruit.
The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews
The First Decision for Success ~ I AM RESPONSIBLE
The buck stops here.
From this moment forward, I will accept responsibility for my past. I understand that the beginning of wisdom is to accept the responsibility for my own problems and that by accepting responsibility for my past, I free myself to move into a bigger, brighter future of my own choosing.
Never again will I blame my parents, my spouse, my boss, or other employees for my present situation. Neither my education nor lack of one, my genetics, or the circumstantial ebb and flow of everyday life will affect my future in a negative way. If I allow myself to blame these uncontrollable forces for my lack of success, I will be forever caught in a web of the past. I will look forward. I will not let my history control my destiny.
The buck stops here.
I accept responsibility for my past. I am responsible for my success.
I am where I am today – mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, and financially – because of decisions I have made. My decisions have always been governed by my thinking. Therefore, I am where I am today – mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, and financially – because of how I think. Today I will begin the process of changing where I am – mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, and financially – by changing the way I think.
My thoughts will be constructive, never destructive. My mind will live in the solutions of the future. It will not dwell in the problems of the past. I will seek the association of those who are working and striving to bring about positive changes in the world. I will never seek comfort by associating with those who have decided to be comfortable.
When faced with the opportunity to make a decision, I will make one. I understand that God did not put in me the ability to always make right decisions. He did, however, put in me the ability to make a decision and then make it right. The rise and fall of my emotional tide will not deter me from my course. When I make a decision, I will stand behind it. My energy will go into making the decision. I will waste none on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.
The buck stops here.
I control my emotions.
In the future when I am tempted to ask the question “Why me?”,
I will immediately counter with the answer: “Why not me?”
Challenges are gifts, opportunities to learn. Problems are the common thread running through the lives of great men and women. In times of adversity, I will not have a problem to deal with; I will have a choice to make. My thoughts will be clear. I will make the right choice. Adversity is preparation for greatness. I will accept this preparation. Why me? Why not me? I will be prepared for something great!
I accept responsibly for my past. I control my thoughts. I control my emotions. I am responsible for my success.
The buck stops here.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Elim Tabernacle Bible Study