Mindset Matters: Choosing Growth to Claim God's Promises

mindset is defined as a set of beliefs that shape how you see yourself and how you see the world around you. It's all about how you see yourself, which is so very, very important that you see yourself well. You know, if you don't see yourself right, I promise you, you're gonna have a low self esteem, and you're probably gonna be, you know, a little difficult to be around, moody, or whatever. Anyway, you get that. But it's a set of beliefs that shape how you see yourself, but also the world around you, the people who are around you. [00:52:53] (34 seconds)  #MindsetShapesYou

So it's possible. Come on. That we're limiting god in our lives by just the very mindset that we've embraced. Psalm seventy eight forty one says, yes, again and again, they tempted god and they limited the holy one of Israel. And he's talking about them when they were going through the wilderness and he brought them through the promised land, And it says, they limited the holy one of Israel. Can I tell you again and again, we are limiting the holy one of Israel? And how are we doing it? By the way we think, the limiting beliefs that are, you know, holding us in bondage. [01:23:48] (37 seconds)  #DontLimitGod

And, you know, first of all, how many know that that takes that takes some faith in the midst of going through some trash at the moment just to turn your focus away from that and just begin to praise god in the midst of what have I got to praise God for him in prison? Well, here's the thing. I got God with me. God is for me. Who can be against me? If I die, I die. I'm in heaven with the Lord to be absent from the bodies to present with the Lord. [00:37:12] (34 seconds)  #PraiseInThePain

And I think the fact that it says, and at midnight, just kind of representing that moment maybe when it's the darkest in your life. How many of you have ever noticed that you do pretty good during the day sometimes, but it it's it's at night, and you can feel so alone and your thoughts can just begin to maybe run all over the place. Maybe it's the most difficult then and seem like things are hopeless. And the bible says, and at midnight, Paul and Silas began to pray, and they began to sing praises to God. [00:36:33] (39 seconds)  #MidnightPraise

When you consider the writings of the apostle Paul, and for that matter, any of the other New Testament writers, there's no better metaphor than team to describe the church. The church is much more than just a group, for sure. It's more than a gathering even though it's often considered that, and it's even more than a family. As important as family is, and it is a big deal to us, and we believe the church is the family of God, but the church is also meant to be a team, [00:49:14] (32 seconds)  #ChurchAsTeam

How often is god in heaven endeavoring to get you past your fixed mindset? Has your pastor get up and say, come on, buddy. Come on, babe. Come on, sweetheart. You can do this. You actually can defeat the devil because he's already been defeated for you. Come on. You actually can rise above this. Come on. Because god is on your side. The favor of god rest on you. Amen? You can do it. Ain't that what god does? I think it is. You know why? Because he's a good dad. Amen. Is this okay? Yes. [01:13:33] (42 seconds)  #BreakFixedMindset

Every parent has had to help their child push past a fixed mindset. Watch this. When they were learning to do math. Now I loved math, so that wasn't a big deal. My brother hated math. And bless his heart, he would sit over and he'd cry, he'd tell mom, I just can't do this. And you know what she said? Bless your heart. Archie's the smart one. You're the dumb one. So you don't have to do it, bud. You know what my mom did? My mom knew I didn't struggle with that, so she's letting me work. [01:11:29] (35 seconds)  #TeachGrowthMindset

If your life is not working, your thinking is wrong because when your thinking is right and it includes god in it and you're acting on god's word, you're applying god's word in that situation, your life will turn around in that area of your life. Amen? We got quiet in this Presbyterian church. Are y'all receiving this or you just ready for come on. Is this is is this okay? This is a good message to end the series on, isn't it? Yes. Amen. [01:20:14] (29 seconds)  #AlignThinkingWithGod