Agape Fellowship For All People

Ever remember when you were a kid and someone dared you to do something? You were more than eager to accept the challenge because there was not a dare that you did not want to pass up!

Well, I have a DARE for you today. As we have talked about meditation and how to awaken our minds to the plans and purposes of God, it will be important for you to associate a great amount of discomfort with your current situation and a great amount of pleasure with your desired end-state. Four easy steps will enable you to do this:

The first is Decide. Have you noticed how all things that we need to do start with our minds?! As we have seen, life is choice driven! As a result, the choices we make today will make a difference for our futures. The decision that we need to make is has to do with our desire to change and be directed by the Word of God in that change.

The second is Associate. Where you currently are and the poor decisions that caused you to be there have to be associated with pain and discomfort so that you are no longer desiring to stay where you are. Even if you have grown accustomed to where you are. Take the current trajectory of your to its logical conclusion. Associate pain and misery with this end result and it will serve as a motivator to change the course of your life. Then, based upon your plan that you created yesterday, associate the joy and fulfillment that you will have once that picture becomes reality.

The third is Recollect. You must recall the experiences that have hindered your decisions in the past to follow-through. This reflection stage will enable you to identify past destructive behaviors and allow you to see that change is possible for your life.

The last step is Envision. Can you see yourself as a totally new person? Can you believe that you can become the person that God wants you to become? If you can see yourself in a new light, you will soon walk in that new light!

Take the DARE today and make lasting change in your life!!