My Not to Do List

• It’s time to

 take control of my schedule.

(Ecclesiastes 4:6) Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

You need a free hand to use.  You need to say no to some things. 

(Jeremiah 6:16) This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”

• It’s time to rethink what I allow to enter my  mind and body.

(1 Corinthians 10:23) “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.

(Psalm 141:4 NLT) Don’t let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don’t let me share in the delicacies of those who do wrong.

• It’s time to organize my

 finances around what I decide to give, save, and live in that order.

(Matthew 6:21) For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

(Proverbs 3:9 MSG) Honor GOD with everything you own; give him the first and the best.

• It’s time to live my life intentionally by making choices on how I'd like to live.

(Proverbs 20:4) Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

(Psalm 90:12 LB) Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should.

The Key to it All

1.I must know  my purpose.

Romans 12:2 (ESV)

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,which God prepared in advance for us to do.

(Psalm 139:16) All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

(Jeremiah 29:11) For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

2. I must have a plan to achieve my purpose.

(Proverbs 17:24 GN) An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.

3.I must have accountability with a person who wants God's best in my life.

(Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NLT) Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.

Faith is taking a step even when you don’t see the

 whole staircase.

~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Chris Hodges, Church of the Highlands

All scripture is from the New International Version unless otherwise noted.