It is not the movement of the clock
that produces the newness of life it is the movement in your mind
you're gonna hear all kinds of things said about you
throw it behind you
the enemies that you see today you will see them no more no weapon formed against you shall
be able to prosper every tongue that rises against you God will condemn this is my time
truth of the matter is everybody in here is going through a change
you don't have to be ashamed of yours we are all in the process of transforming
to a higher better expression of myself
let this be the year that I birth the higher better expression of myself
don't let the habits of my past stop me from this metamorphosis what separates us is transformation
the possibility of change the desire to evolve
the passion to get up off the ground and stop eating dirt
I'm tired of doing what I used to do if I always do what I've always done
I'll always be where I've always been I'm going throw it behind me
because the real battle ground is in your mind that's where the fight is you lay down with it you get up with
it you go to work with it you can't digest your food because of it smiling in front of people
and nobody knows that there's gunfire going off in your head it's not a geographical location
it's not depth it's not money it's not haters it's not enemies it's not liars it's not backbitters
that's not the battleground stop wasting your weapons on what people say because it is not what
they say about you that matters it is what you say about you that threatens your destiny you will
never be defeated by what they say about you you will be defeated by what you say about you
the first thing that Jesus wants to change this year is the way you think
some of you need to turn back to Jesus and trust him
you need to give him your mind it's why Jesus said this is the greatest commandment love
the Lord your God will your heart soul mind and strength this year can change I believe
Jesus wants to do a radical miracle in your life if you let him if you let him
see some people give up in their mind before they ever even try to see if they can do it you can't
don't just look at something hard and say well I could never do that no you look at something
hard and you say if God wants me to do that I can do all things through Christ who is my strength
new living comes from new thinking
that you and I go through the process of being made new by having our minds transformed by the truth
Romans chapter 12 verse 2 says do not conform to the pattern of the world
be transformed how by the renewing of your mind that you begin to put off the old and
put on the new that you don't just try harder one day you address the lies because he brings
up deceitful desires these lies that fuel self-destructive behaviors addiction sins
toxic relationship so you address the lies and you embrace the truth of God's word and this is the
path by which he brings about transformation that renewing and new living comes from new thinking
or renewed thinking thinking that doesn't go with what people have told you or what your
advice from some mentor if it's not consistent with God's word that I begin to embrace what God
says about life dating love marriage work and I hold onto those truths and I put off the lies
and Paul's saying man you change your living by changing your thinking
your old self is worn out it's useless it never worked in the first place so take it
off and throw it away don't keep any of it get rid of all those ways of thinking and acting
and speaking get rid of the habits the thing that use to define you doesn't define you anymore you
are new in Jesus it's a change in order to put on the new you first have to take off the old
get rid of it completely that might mean pouring out your alcohol throwing away your drugs finding
new friends get rid of all the stuff that was the old you the old you wasn't working so why
would you go back to wasn't working people get a keep just enough of the old that they go back to
it don't do it don't go dumpster diving for the things that once made you comfortable
that's not who you are we have to learn how to let go of the things that are behind
and let God bring us into new beginnings God has got a new beginning for every single one of you
you can begin again you're not at a dead end it's not over for you you're not too old
we all need new beginnings all the time you know we get started and we're going good for a while
maybe you need a new beginning in your prayer life maybe you need a new beginning in bible study
maybe you need a new beginning in regular giving nothing will change this year until you change it
leave all the baggage you have loose yourself cut off all the weight
get rid of stuff that is being distracting you and forget the past
you have a great future your history is not your destiny
you have a great future but you will miss it if you keep hanging on to the past God equates
life with time and your life is your time and whatever you're doing with your time that's
your life so anyone or anything that consumes your time is consuming your life some people
are parasites do some inventory and throw some old things out of the warehouse and it might be people
it might be habits it might be a routine that ain't working
you're going to repossess your life say it loud I will repossess my life how you how how
I'm gonna control my time again put some boundaries in your life lay some criteria I will
not do this and do that this is what I'm going to check for because I ain't got time to waste time
I got a building to build I got a life to construct I have a vision to complete I got
something to do with my life some of you have got some amazing things out in front of you
but I can tell you the greater that God wants to use you the more the enemy will come against you
I have a little thing that I say new level new devil see some of you are asking God for more
of something when you ask for more blessing you probably going to get more opposition there's always
going to be times in your life when things are not going to be easy and you're either going to
give up or you're going to have to do a little bit of pressing it means the enemy is coming against
you and instead of you just letting it defeat you you say no way I know what God's word says
and whatever he told me I can have I will have it in Jesus name I will not quit I will not give up
I think there's some people here and you just feel like it has been so long since
God has done anything in your life you've just been waiting and waiting and waiting
and you just don't feel like he's changing you you don't feel like he's changing your
circumstances and I just want to tell you that as long as you are believing God is working
did you hear me as long as you're believing God is working and just because you don't
see anything or feel anything that does not mean that God is not doing anything
amen and so don't let just don't get discouraged and throw in the towel if anybody is at the
point of just wanting to give up maybe you came tonight and you said God I got to have a word
you got to speak to me well I'm telling you that God says do not give up I mean I've
given up a million times but the thing is is God really won't let you give up
he'll pick you back up and get you going so we're gonna have to press into things
and through things and it's a principle that we have to understand change isn't easy
it's difficult to change habits that are developed over the course of time it's difficult to accept a
new thing when you've always done it that way but growth requires change you can't become the new
you unless you're willing to change the old you you can't grow without changing to which you say
well I want to grow but I don't want to change my schedule I don't want to change my friends
I don't want to change my priorities I don't want to deprive myself I don't want to change God's
answer to I don't want to change this get out of your comfort zone the pain of moving outside your
comfort zone can be so real that you decide just not to grow it's easier not to change it's easier
to stay the same it's easier to stick in your comfort zone it takes no discipline to stay the
same growth occurs on the other side and the call of God will always take you out of your comfort
zone God leads you out of the familiar out of what you know because when you get outside your
comfort zone you're put in a place where you learn to rely on his power and on his strength