Preparing for God's Plans

1.  Separate yourself from the crowd. (Ex. 33:7-8, 11)

     A. Principles-  Choose your principles from the Word of God and stand upon them. 

     B. Priorities- Organize your life to implement what God has said.  

     C. People- Select friendships which reinforce your principles and priorities. 

2. Submit to Godly authority. (Numbers 11:27-30)

     A. Consider permission from your authority to confer blessing. 

     B.  Consider denial to mean protection from bad decisions. 

3. Serve someone else's vision.  (Ex. 17:10-13)

    A. How can we be trusted to serve our own vision if we won't serve another person's vision?

    B. Be faithful where you are. 

4. See the promise beyond the problem.  (Numbers 14:5-8)

    A.  Problems are really opportunities in disguise.   

    B.  All plans lead to a problem. 

Notes from Mark Pettis, Church of the Highlands...1st Wednesday & Motion Night combined.