Called and

EquippedNumbers 10-14

“As a man thinks in his heart, so he is.”

Proverbs 23:7

“Wherever the mind goes, so follows the man.”

Proverbs 23:7 (Paraphrase)

Every man’s life is the sum total of the thoughts he entertains.

“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it…”

1 Corinthians 9:24 & 27

“…and therefore, I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.”

1 Corinthians 9:24 & 27

“All of the land which you see, I will give it to you and your descendants.”

temporary solutions High Calling

Wilderness Land of Promise

Manna, pillars Challenge; risk-taking

Miracle of deliverance Transformation

The Law Spirit of Grace

Moses, the deliverer Jesus, the Savior-f

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Your thoughts matterflesh SpiritWalk in fear Walk in faith

Seek comfort/Ease Seek challenge/HardshipLook back at things lost Look forward with hopeCritical/RebelliousComplain

Prayerful/HumbleGive thanks

“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 2:5

“Finally my brethren, whatsoever things are…truenoblejustpurelovelya good report

…if there is any virtue,…if there is anything praiseworthy,

“Finally my brethren, whatsoever things are true… noble…just…pure…lovely…good report, if there is any virtue, if there is anything praiseworthy…

meditate on these things!

Philippians 4:8

stable lives…… are thankful for what God has given.…wait patiently for God’s direction and confirmation.…welcome challenge, investment, risk-taking and hardship

the lotto dangerMichael Carroll, age 19, in 2002, won $9,700,000

the lotto danger

the lotto dangerFive years and 120 pounds later Michael Carroll was deeply in debt, scratching out a living at a biscuit factory.

the blessing“My servant, Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring him into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.”

Genesis 14:24

knowing Jesus christ creates the best version of you.

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