Letting Go of a Dream | Facing Your Blitz Weekly Video Devotion

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When does a dream of yours prevent what is best in your life? Watch how an NFL quarterback called an audible, dropping one dream for a better path.

Game Plan:

“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” Ps. 139:23, NIV

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Prov 3:5-6, NIV

Time Out:

Are you attached to a dream that might be holding you back from God’s best for you? Perhaps you’re pursuing something that is taking too much out of you and taking too much from your marriage, family or relationship with God? Maybe that has happened in your past. God will help us to discern if a dream or passion of ours is not the best path for us. He invites us to trust Him and let Him guide us, rather than our own incomplete and flawed thinking.

A key measure of whether you are trusting God or yourself is whether you are transparent and openly share your motives and goals with mature, respected advisers.

Go Deep:

God invites us to seek understanding and direction from Him. Pray and invite God to examine your heart, motives and goals in life. Ask God if the dream and goals you are pursuing are of your own understanding and design? A key measure of whether you are trusting God or yourself is whether you are transparent and openly share your motives and goals with mature, respected advisers.

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Don’t Predetermine…Trust | Facing Your Blitz Weekly Video Devotion

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Do unwanted circumstances, situations and conversations upset you deeply? Consider what NFL quarterbacks need to learn about the risks of predetermining.

Game Plan:

“Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.” James 4:13:16, NLT

Time Out:

Do you anchor your expectations in cement? If you do, it magnifies your disappointment and resentment when expectations aren’t met.

Do you grab the reigns of control with intensity? If you do, there’s a pride and pretention problem that damages your faith, your relationships and your peace.

Just like quarterbacks need to read a defense, rather than guess or predetermine where to throw the ball, we need to let God guide our steps in life. Our mind and will may plan our ways, but it’s the Lord who directs our steps. Are you reading His signals, and welcoming His plans?

Do you anchor your expectations in cement? If you do, it magnifies your disappointment and resentment when expectations aren’t met.

Go Deep:

Decide this week to regularly test your thoughts. Ask yourself if your business, career, family or social plans are shaped by arrogance and presumption? When it comes to your plans and expectations, are prayer, listening and trusting God central to your approach? Make this your first thought and frequent prayer about everything : “IF THE LORD WILLS…”.

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