Holy Habits Part 1

First Things First

We the sum total of what we

We and then our

Most people have and .

Everything worthwhile is uphill – John Maxwell

1.  for the 

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. from the .

Philippians 3:13 – Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have
taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining
toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which
God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

3. Formation .

Romans 12:2 (MSG) – Fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the
inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond
to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level
of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed
maturity in you.

Habit #1- Focus on what I do .

1. Put .

Exodus 20:1-3 – And God spoke all these words: “I am the LORD your God,
who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no
other gods before me.”

2. Give God the .

Leviticus 27:30 – A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from
the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the
LORD.

Deuteronomy 14:23 (LB) – The purpose of tithing is to teach you to always
put God in first place in your life.

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3. Expect God to

Proverbs 3:6-10 – In all your ways acknowledge him…Honor the LORD with
your wealth, with the first-fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be
filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.