Life’s Healing Life’s Healing ChoicesChoices

Week 1Week 1: The Humility Choice: : The Humility Choice: Realize I'm not God, admit I'm Realize I'm not God, admit I'm powerless to control my tendency powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and my life to do the wrong thing and my life is unmanageable.is unmanageable.

Matthew. 5:3 Blessed are the poor Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdon in spirit, for theirs is the kingdon of heaven.of heaven.

Week 2:Week 2: The Hope Choice: The Hope Choice:

Earnestly believe that God exists, Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me change. has the power to help me change.

Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.mourn, for they will be comforted.

Week 3:Week 3: The Commitment Choice: The Commitment Choice:

Consciously choose to commit all Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ's care and my life and will to Christ's care and control.control.

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. for they will inherit the earth.

What is Meekness?What is Meekness?

1. Opposite of meekness1. Opposite of meekness ___________ . ___________ .

insistence

Matthew 11:28-29 "Come to me, all "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, you who are weary and burdened, and and I will give you restI will give you rest.”.”

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am you and learn from me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble in heart, gentle (meek) and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. and you will find rest for your souls.

2. Power2. Power _________________ . _________________ . under control

Not insistant withNot insistant with __________ or __________ or ____________________________ . .

Godpeople

Luke 14:33 (NLT) So no one can So no one can become my disciple without become my disciple without giving up everything for me.giving up everything for me.

Proverbs 16:32 Better a Better a patient patient manman than a warrior, a man who than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who controls his temper than one who takes a city. takes a city.

Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man walls are broken down is a man who lacks who lacks self-controlself-control..

Romans 12:19-21 Do not take Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. repay," says the Lord. 20On the On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his you will heap burning coals on his head." head." 21 Do not be overcome by Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. evil, but overcome evil with good.

David’s StoryDavid’s Story

1 Samuel 24:4 The men said, "This The men said, "This is the day the Lord spoke of when is the day the Lord spoke of when he said to you, 'I will give your he said to you, 'I will give your enemy into your hands for you to enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.' "Then David deal with as you wish.' "Then David crept up unnoticed and cut off a crept up unnoticed and cut off a corner of Saul's robe. corner of Saul's robe.

5Afterward, David was conscience-Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe. of his robe. 6He said to his men, He said to his men, "The Lord forbid that I should do "The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the such a thing to my master, the Lord's anointed, or lift my hand Lord's anointed, or lift my hand against him; for he is the anointed against him; for he is the anointed of the Lord."of the Lord."

7With these words David rebuked With these words David rebuked his men and did not allow them to his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. And Saul left the cave attack Saul. And Saul left the cave and went his way.and went his way.

8Then David went out of the cave Then David went out of the cave and called out to Saul, "My lord the and called out to Saul, "My lord the king!" When Saul looked behind king!" When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down and him, David bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to prostrated himself with his face to the ground.the ground.

Humility____________

9He said to Saul, "Why do you listen He said to Saul, "Why do you listen when men say, 'David is bent on when men say, 'David is bent on harming you'? harming you'? 10This day you have This day you have seen with your own eyes how the seen with your own eyes how the Lord delivered you into my hands in Lord delivered you into my hands in the cave. the cave.

Loyalty____________

10Some urged me to kill you, but I Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you; I said, 'I will not lift my spared you; I said, 'I will not lift my hand against my master, because hand against my master, because he is the Lord's anointed.' he is the Lord's anointed.' 11See, See, my father, look at this piece of my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill corner of your robe but did not kill you. Now understand and you. Now understand and recognize that I am not guilty of recognize that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but you are not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life. hunting me down to take my life.

12May the Lord judge between you May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you. but my hand will not touch you.

____________Upright

15May the Lord be our judge and May the Lord be our judge and decide between us. May he decide between us. May he consider my cause and uphold it; consider my cause and uphold it; may he vindicate me by delivering may he vindicate me by delivering me from your hand.”me from your hand.”

____________Trust

Meekness isMeekness is __________ in the face __________ in the face of of ______________________________________ . .

KindnessMeanness

Inherit the EarthInherit the Earth

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, Blessed are the meek, for they for they will inherit the earthwill inherit the earth. .

2 Corinthians 6:4-9 Rather, as Rather, as servants of God we commend servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; and distresses; 5in beatings, in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; work, sleepless nights and hunger;

In this world:

6in purity, understanding, patience in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; and in sincere love; 7in truthful in truthful speech and in the power of God; speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; the right hand and in the left;

8through glory and dishonor, bad through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; yet regarded as impostors; 9known, yet regarded as unknown; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed…and yet not killed…

2 Corinthians 6:10 …sorrowful, yet …sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. yet possessing everything.

2 Timothy 2:12 …if we endure, we …if we endure, we will also reign with him.will also reign with him.

Romans 8:17 Now if we are Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in in order that we may also share in his glory.his glory.

In the next world: