6 Part Series: No Limit LivingSpiritual Objective• Receive strength daily• Developing a deeper

relationship with Christ• Become better stewards • Supernatural Superfood for

growth• Depending on Christ in love• Outwit satan

Personal Objective• Strengthen your mind• How to enrich and

encourage those around us• Get a tune-up YOU• A step up to maximize your

God given talents and gifts• Helping yourself and others

come to know Christ

Circumstances by sight or

hearing

Initial thoughts

More thoughts *ACTION*

Result

CircumstancesHow much house can we afford?

Loss of a loved one

Overdue bills

Life/death decisions

I am in a dead end job

Past horrific experiences

WHY? WHEN?

HOW?

Circumstances by sight or

hearing

Initial thoughts

More thoughts *ACTION*

Result

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CircumstancesRepresented by Circumstances:

*Anxiety*Complaining*Catalyst

Matthew 6:25

~Stress, worry and fear can lead us to a place of emptiness. And then we complain. Things get out of focus. That’s until we let God step in.

What’s bugging you?• Practice Skill • 1. Prayer • 2. Take inventory of what is “bugging” you or has filled

your thoughts for the last 24 hours. Write down what it is and set aside

• 3. Seek the Lord • Scripture :Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but

an encouraging word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25

Quote: “We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness “~ Francis Chan, Crazy Love

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Thoughts

Represented by

*old thoughts*thoughts towards habits*Christ, ourselves and satan

ThoughtsChrist• Truth• Honest• Pure• Just• Lovely• Good Report• Virtuous• Praise

Satan• Lies , negative, dishonesty• Lying, deception , secretive• Unclean, sinful, filthy• Distrusting• Self-righteous• Gossip, slander, judgment• Cowardly, prideful • Unthankful, unbelievable

*ACTION*

1.Prayer2.Gratitude3.Seek the Lord

*Peace*One day at a time*Focus*Deliverance from worry

1. Worry2. Your own strength3. Feeling of

overwhelmed continually

4. Isolation from others

*Restlessness*Consumed day in day out*Stuck in the “rat race”*One worry leads to another*Feeling physically sick

Circumstances by sight or hearing

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*ACTION*

Result

*ACTION*

Who will you choose to focus on?

ActionResults in action

*Commune with God*Focus on Christ’s love during all times*Get back to the center of His love, and all fear vanishes*Ask God what thoughts to take captive

*You are not alone

1.When CIRCUMSTANCES arise take your thoughts captive and PRAY

2.Remember that Christ gave His life for us and we need to FOCUS on Him

3.Commit and devote with Christ daily

4.Ask Christ what thoughts to take captive

5.YOU ARE NOT ALONE

Q: What happens to us spiritually when we have anxiety?

Q: Who should represent our thoughts? How do we recognize when we are thinking Christ’s thoughts or satan’s thoughts? Ask yourself.. Does it keep me in prayer? Does it move you more towards Christ?

Fill in the blank Things can get out of _____________ that’s until we let God step in.

Take Home Thought

Jesus understands your situation(s). Any temptation circumstance you are facing has been faced before. Better yet, Jesus understands what it is like to be tempted, for the Bible teaches that he can sympathize with us, “for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin (Hebrews 4:15)