What are You Doing that You Need to Stop
Pull up a chair and let’s chat for a few minutes. What are you doing that you need to stop and what is it that you need to start? How would you complete this sentence, “I need to stop __________, and start ____________?
What immediately popped into your mind? Maybe you have been carrying around some guilt because you know you are doing things that you should not do. Or maybe the fact that you aren’t choosing to do things you know you should be doing is causing you some unrest.
So, give it a little more thought. What do you need to stop doing? What do you need to start doing? You see, I believe they are connected. If we do something that we shouldn’t do, it is because we are not doing what we should do.
Profound? Maybe not. However, I believe that God is asking me to share about this and I need your help. I can share what I need to stop and start, but I want to build a more comprehensive list. So, can we link arms and talk about this? Can we invite others to join the conversation? The pandemic and this super weird time we are living in has caused us to revert back to some of our old ways. It’s been a hard season and we need to shake it off, right? I need to know what you need to stop doing and what it is you need to start doing because there are others just like you.
Acknowledgment is the first step.
Will you at least give it some thought? There are no wrong or right answers and everyone has something they need to stop. Here are some examples of what you might say…
I need to stop worrying and start trusting God.
I need to stop sitting for long periods and start getting some exercise.
I need to stop living to please people and start living to please God.
I need to stop being judgmental and start loving others unconditionally.
I need to stop self-medicating with (liquor, pills, food, etc.) and start being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Now you try…
I need to stop __________ and start ____________.
Will you email me your response or simply comment below? (Send me as many as you can think of. They don’t have to all apply to you. No judgment here.)
Let’s spend some time over the upcoming weeks talking about all the things we need to stop doing so that we can start doing what is pleasing to God and honors Him. Are you in?
“17-18 Let me say this, then, speaking for the Lord: Live no longer as the unsaved do, for they are blinded and confused. Their closed hearts are full of darkness; they are far away from the life of God because they have shut their minds against him, and they cannot understand his ways. 19 They don’t care anymore about right and wrong and have given themselves over to impure ways. They stop at nothing, being driven by their evil minds and reckless lusts.
20 But that isn’t the way Christ taught you! 21 If you have really heard his voice and learned from him the truths concerning himself, 22 then throw off your old evil nature—the old you that was a partner in your evil ways—rotten through and through, full of lust and sham.
23 Now your attitudes and thoughts must all be constantly changing for the better. 24 Yes, you must be a new and different person, holy and good. Clothe yourself with this new nature.
25 Stop lying to each other; tell the truth, for we are parts of each other and when we lie to each other we are hurting ourselves. 26 If you are angry, don’t sin by nursing your grudge. Don’t let the sun go down with you still angry—get over it quickly; 27 for when you are angry, you give a mighty foothold to the devil.
28 If anyone is stealing he must stop it and begin using those hands of his for honest work so he can give to others in need. 29 Don’t use bad language. Say only what is good and helpful to those you are talking to, and what will give them a blessing.
30 Don’t cause the Holy Spirit sorrow by the way you live. Remember, he is the one who marks you to be present on that day when salvation from sin will be complete.[a]
31 Stop being mean, bad-tempered, and angry. Quarreling, harsh words, and dislike of others should have no place in your lives. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you because you belong to Christ.”
Hi friends!
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P