choice: making a new years choice for 2014

CHOICEG E T T I N G R E A D Y F O R T H E R E S T O F Y O U R L I F E

ONE OF THE GREATEST

GIFTS GOD GAVE US WAS THE

FREEDOM TO CHOOSE.

WE MAKE OUR

CHOICES THEN OUR

CHOICES MAKE US.

FOR MOST OF US, WHAT WE ARE TODAY IS THE RESULT OF THE CHOICES WE HAVE MADE IN OUR LIFE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM YOUR LIFE FROM THIS MOMENT FOWARD?

F O U R R E S O L U T I O N S F O R 2 0 1 4C H O I C E S

H E B R E W S 1 1 : 2 4 - 2 7I T W A S B Y FA I T H T H A T M O S E S , W H E N H E G R E W U P, R E F U S E D TO B E CA L L E D T H E S O N O F P H A R AO H ’ S DAU G H T E R .

H E C H O S E TO S H A R E T H E O P P R E S S I O N O F G O D ’ S P EO P L E I N S T E A D O F E N J O Y I N G T H E F L E E T I N G P L E A S U R E S O F S I N .

H E T H O U G H T I T W A S B E T T E R TO S U F F E R F O R T H E S A K E O F C H R I S T T H A N T O O W N T H E T R E A S U R E S O F E G Y P T, F O R H E W A S L O O K I N G A H E A D TO H I S G R E AT R E WA R D .

I T WAS B Y FA I T H T H AT M O S E S L E F T T H E L A N D O F E G Y P T , N O T F E A R I N G T H E K I N G ’ S A N G E R . H E K E P T R I G H T O N G O I N G B E C A U S E H E K E P T H I S E Y E S O N T H E O N E W H O I S I N V I S I B L E .

TO BE THE ME GOD MADE ME TO BE.

I C H O O S EC H O I C E N U M B E R O N E

I D E N T I T Y C R I S I S

W E E I T H E R S U F F E R F R O M A N E E D T O B E L I K E D O R A N E E D T O B E A C C E P T E D .

W H O A M I

R E A L LY ?

WHO ARE YOU

LETTING DETERMINE

YOUR IDENTITY?

T H E C H O I C E

P R E T E N D O R B E M E ?

F R I E N D S PA R E N T S

W O R K M AT E S C H U R C H FA M I LY

W H O G O D M A D E M E T O B E

R O M . 1 2 : 2 !

D O N ’ T C O P Y T H E B E H AV I O R A N D C U S T O M S O F T H I S W O R L D , B U T L E T G O D T R A N S F O R M Y O U I N T O A N E W P E R S O N B Y C H A N G I N G T H E WAY Y O U T H I N K . T H E N Y O U W I L L L E A R N T O K N O W G O D ’ S W I L L F O R Y O U , W H I C H I S G O O D A N D P L E A S I N G A N D P E R F E C T.

J E R E M I A H 2 9 : 1 1 !

F O R I K N O W T H E P L A N S I

H AV E F O R Y O U , S AY S T H E

L O R D . T H E Y A R E P L A N S F O R

G O O D A N D N O T F O R

D I S A S T E R , T O G I V E Y O U A

F U T U R E A N D A H O P E .

TO NO MORE BE DEFINED BY ANYONE EXCEPT GOD!

I C H O O S EY O U R F I R S T L I F E S H A P I N G C H O I C E

S H O R T T E R M PA I N S O I

C A N A C H I E V E

L O N G T E R M G A I N

KNOW PAIN

KNOW GAIN

C H O I C E N U M B E R T W O

I C H O O S E

M O S T O F O U R P R O B L E M S I N L I F E C O M E F R O M C H O I C E S F O R I N S TA N T GRATIFICATION.

E A C H D AY Y O U M U S T C H O O S E … !

T H E PA I N O F D I S C I P L I N E O R

T H E PA I N O F R E G R E T !

1. L E T G O D B E ‘ T H E G O D ’ O F E A C H D AY.

2. B E C O M E A S T U D E N T O F L O N G T E R M G A I N B E H AV I O U R S .

3. S U R R O U N D Y O U R S E L F W I T H P E O P L E O F L I K E M I N D .

4. W H E N Y O U FA L L D O W N , R E F E R T O N U M B E R 1 !

F O U R DA I LY C H O I C E S …

S H O RT T E R M PA I N H E L P S M E G ROW

W E C A N R E J O I C E , T O O , W H E N W E R U N I N T O P R O B L E M S A N D T R I A L S , F O R W E

K N O W T H AT T H E Y H E L P U S D E V E L O P

E N D U R A N C E . A N D E N D U R A N C E

D E V E L O P S S T R E N G T H O F C H A R A C T E R , A N D C H A R A C T E R S T R E N G T H E N S O U R C O N F I D E N T H O P E O F S A LVAT I O N .

R O M A N S 5 : 3 - 4

SHOT TERM PAIN SO I CAN ACHIEVE LONG TERM GAIN!

I C H O O S EY O U R S E C O N D L I F E S H A P I N G C H O I C E

GOD’S VALUES, NOT THE WORLD’S.

C H O I C E N U M B E R T H R E E

I C H O O S E

T WO VA L U E S YS T E M SGOD WORLD

PURPOSEPEOPLE

PEACE OF MIND

POPULARITYPLEASURE

POSSESSIONS

MOSES GAVE UP!MOSES CHOSE!

W H AT M AT T E R M O S T I N YO U R L I F E ?

PURPOSE

PEOPLE

PEACE OF MIND

POPULARITY

PLEASURE

POSSESSIONS

I F Y O U D O N ’ T D E C I D E W H AT ’ S I M P O RTA N T I N Y O U R L I F E , O T H E R P E O P L E A R E G O I N G T O D E C I D E I T F O R Y O U !

M O S E S WAS L O O K I N G A H E A D

V I S I O N S E T S VA L U E S . !

W H AT Y O U K E E P L O O K I N G AT W I L L

D E T E R M I N E W H AT Y O U VA L U E .

TO LIVE BY GOD’S VALUES NOT BY THE WORLD’S.

I C H O O S EY O U R T H I R D L I F E S H A P I N G C H O I C E

T O L I V E B Y FA I T H ,

N O T B Y F E A R .

C H O I C E N U M B E R F O U R

FAITHI C H O O S E

H OW TO L I V E B Y FA I T H

1. CHOOSE TO BE THE YOU GOD MADE YOU TO BE.

2. CHOOSE SHORT TERM PAIN TO ACHIEVE LONG TERM GAIN.

3. CHOOSE TO LIVE BY GOD’S VALUES NOT THE WORLD’S.

TO LIVE BY FAITH NOT BY FEAR.

I C H O O S EY O U R F O U RT H L I F E S H A P I N G C H O I C E

H OW TO L I V E B Y FA I T H

1. WHO YOU PUT YOUR FAITH IN IS WHAT MATTERS MOST.

2. GET SUPPORT FROM YOUR CELL FAMILY.

3. ASK AND EXPECT GOD TO HELP.