A basic message about God being the center of everything!!

2. Everything Else Pales in Comparison to HIM

5. To yield to HIM

6. To serve Him1 Cor 6:19-20 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. KJV Josh 24:15 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; ……… but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. KJV

7. This Growth Is A Process A series of choices Not “just” a one time event Will take this lifetime Often Need to Repeat “Lessons” Rom 12:21 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. KJV

8. Growth Over a period of time Not to many Jericho’s Involves Change [Sometimes Very Radical] Often Growth is painful 1 Cor 11:1 11 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. KJV

9. Heb 12:9 9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? KJV Deut 7:9 9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations; KJV Ps 119:160 160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of Thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. KJV

10. Ps 14:1 1 THE [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds; there is none that does good or right. AMP 1 Thess 4:5 5 Not in the passion of lust like the heathen, who are ignorant of the true God and have no knowledge of His will, AMP

11. Who Or What is in Control? Gods Way Luke 9:23-25 23 And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself [i disown himself, j forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, k refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me [l cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also]. 24 For whoever would preserve his life and save it will lose and destroy it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he will preserve and save it [m from the penalty of eternal death]. 25 For what does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and ruins or forfeits (loses) himself? AMP The Worlds Way Mind/Will Emotions

13. To talk or pray to HIM

14. To listen to HIM and OBEYAnd when I fail ask for forgiveness and get up and keep on going