Last week we began our brand new series called, Choosing to Cheat.
Here are 8 things we learned:
- Cheating is choosing to give up one thing in hopes of gaining something better. Ex: A teenager cheats her parent's trust in order to go to a party.
- When we cheat, we say no to one thing, in order to say yes to something else. Ex: I can say no to a late night run to Taco Bell, and say yes to a thinner waistline (working on this one).
- When we choose to cheat God (by not making Him priority in our lives), we are choosing to cheat ourselves out of our destiny (God's plan for our lives).
- Our decisions determine our destiny and our choices reveal our character.
- One of the biggest decisions Joseph had to make, while he was enduring hardship, was whether or not he was going to trust God or cheat on Him with his own feelings (Genesis 37:23-28; 39; 40:9-15)
- Choosing to Cheat Principle: Choose to cheat on the right things now, so that you won’t be forced to cheat on the wrong things later. Ex: Cheating work to make time for the family.
- Joseph cheated on the right things (his feelings), and was blessed for it in the end (Genesis 50:20).
- Is Jesus first priority in your life? If He is, the promise is that you have everything you need (Matthew 6:33).
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