What on Earth Am I Here For?
Day 22 | Created to Become Like Christ
Notes from 2/21/13
Women's Small Group Bible Study
page 172
God's ultimate goal for your life is not comfort, but character development.
Character vs. Personality
page 173 Frustrated by Circumstances?
Life is suppose to be difficult.
It's what enables us to grow!
pg. 172 God doesn't want you to become a god; he wants you to become godly -- taking on it's values, attitudes, and character.
page 172 God ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development.
page 172 Christlikeness is all about transforming your character, not your personality.
page 173: Life is suppose to be difficult. It's what enables us to grow.
page 173: Many Christians misinterpret Jesus promise of the "abundant life" to mean perfect health, a comfortable lifestyle, constant happiness, full realization of your dreams, and instant relief from problems through faith and prayer.
In a word, they expect the Christian Life to be easy. They expect heaven on earth.
God is not your servant.
page 173: Never forget that Life is not about You!
God gives us our time on earth to build and strengthen our character for heaven.
page 174: Through choices we make...
We choose to do the right thing in situations and then trust God's Spirit to give us his power, love, faith and wisdom to do it.
Since God's Spirit lives inside of us, these things are always available for the asking.
Holy Spirit releases his power the moment you take a step of faith.
Obedience & Faith
Obedience unlocks God's power.
Page 175: Atleast 8x in New Testament, make every effort in our growth toward becoming like Jesus.
#1: Let go of old ways
#2: Change the way we think
#3: Put on new habits, Christlike habits
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