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The New You by Ron Hutch Craft
The New You by Ron Hutch Craft
ByRonHutchcraft
Notanotherfailedresolution!
Whenanewyearbegins,manypeopletrytotake sometimetoreflectonthepast,andresolvethat theywanttodothingsdifferently.Thisisa seasonwhenpeopleareprobablymorefocused onpersonalchangethananyothertimeofthe year.Thisisagreattimeforreevaluatinglifes priorities.Allofusarekeenlyawareofthingswe needtochangeinourlives. Weseemtohavethisintrinsicdesiretobebetter people.Sowecommittoactionsthatwill improveourhealth(loseweight,exercisemore); ourfinances(getoutofdebt,startsaving);our work;oureducation(takeaclass;learna language);reduceourstress(limitmy commitments;managemytimebetter);start newrelationships,ordeepenexisting relationships(spouse,children,friends), Unfortunately,alotoftimessomethinggoes wronginthisprocessforchange.Inonestudyof peoplemakingresolutions,52%wereconfident ofachievingtheirgoals.Butonly12%achieved theirgoals.Ina2007studyfromtheUniversity ofBristol,78%ofthepeoplewhomade resolutionsfailedtocarrythemout. Hereisastrategyforpersonalchangethatcan work!
Step#1SetaSpecificGoal
Futurecommitmentsthataregeneralarealmost alwaysdoomedtofail:Imgoingtobeabetter spouse.ImgoingtobeabetterChristian. Thosewordsaresogeneralthatyoujustcant measurethem;therefore,theyreusuallynot attainable! AlongtimeagoIwasaguywhohadalotof weighttolose.Thefactis,nowIweighawhole lotlessthanIusedto.WhatIfoundwasthatyou say,Imgoingtoloseapound,apoundanda half,oracouplepoundsaweek. Bysettingaspecificgoalthatismeasurable,you willknowifyousucceededinachievingyour goal!Setaspecificgoal,andyouareonyourway toaNewYou!
Step#2DoBigGoalsOneDay ataTime
DailyisabigwordintheBible.Infact,theBible isallaboutdays.Checkouttheseverses,andsee ifyounoticeatheme
Takeupyourcrossdaily.
Luke9:23
Asyourdays,soshallyourstrengthbe.
Deuteronomy33:25
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TheNewYoubyRonHutchcraftPage2 Surelygoodnessandmercywillfollowme
allthedaysofmylife. Psalm23:6
Hismerciesareneweverymorning.
Lamentations3:2223
Wearereneweddaybyday.
Step#4GetStartedRightAway
Everydayyouwaittogetstarted,thelesslikely itisthatyouwill.Thefirstdayofchangingis oftenthehardest.Starttoday.
2Corinthians4:16 God'sstrengthtodolifecomesin24hour deliveries.Ourproblemis,ifwestartthinking aboutthenextmonth,thenextyear,ortherest ofourlife,wecannotsustainthat.Whenwelook atweeksormonthsorayearofchanged behavior,we'llsink. Successfulpersonalchangecomesthrough makingonegooddayyourgoal.Godwilltake sevengooddaysandgiveyouanewkindof week.Dothirtyofthose"newme"days,and you'llhaveamonth. Takethesebigcommitmentsandbreakthem downintobitesizedchunksandsay,OK,Ineed tosucceedtoday.Forrealchange,focus everythingonbeingthenewyouTODAY!
Step#5GetupQuicklywhenYou FallDown
Leaveyourfailureintoday.Ifyoumessup,you mightsay,Oh,no!IatetwolargeFrenchfries. Theregoesmyentireplantoloseweight!Whats theuse?DontsuccumbtotheWhatstheuse lie.Getbackupagain.TheBiblesays, Thougharighteousmanfallsseventimes,herises again.(Proverbs24:16). Here'swhere"daily"comesinagain.Ifyoublow it,don'tletthatfailurelastlongerthanaday.Just becauseyouhadonebaddaydoesn'tmeanyou havetomakeittwobaddays,10baddays, hundredsofbaddays.Getrightup.Dontletyour failurelastmorethanoneday.Tomorrow'sa brandnewday.Dustyourselfoffandsay, Hallelujah,Hismerciesarenewagainthis morning!
Step#3AnnouncetheNewYou
Youneedtoputyourselfonthelineforthe changesyouwanttomake.Ifyoukeepyour goalstoyourself,it'stooeasytojustsilentlygive up.Weallneedaccountability. Twoarebetterthanone,Ifeitherofthemfalls down,onecanhelptheotherupThoughonemay
GrowingDeeperinYourPersonal RelationshipwithGod
Howcanweapplytheseprinciplestobecominga moreintentionalfollowerofJesus?Ifyourgoalis
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ornot?Itisamazingwhatcanhappen whenyouspecificallyapplywhatyouread intheBible.DontjustreadGodsWord.Let GodsWordreadyoubyfindingan application.Thatshowyougrow. 5. KeepaprayerlistofthingstopraiseHim for,thingstoaskHimfor,andanswersHe's given. Getuptomorrowmorningandstartthedaywith Jesus.GetoutyourJesusJournalandwritein therewhatHesaystoyouinHisWordandwhat Hewantsyoutodo.Nothingcouldbemore strategicforbecominganewyou.
Key1:MakeYourTimewithJesusthe NonNegotiableofYourPersonalSchedule
Itsveryimportantthatyoubeginyourdaywith Jesusbeforeyouhearanyothervoice,before youopenyouremails,beforeyouturnontheTV forthenews,beforeyoumakeaphonecall,and beforeyoudoanything.Ihavetoliterallyhear Jesusbeforeanyofthatotherstuffcomes crashinginorHisvoicegetsdrownedoutorI donteventaketimeforit.Imakesuretospend timewithJesusrightatthebeginningofmyday. 1. Setaspecifictimeandplacewhereyou'll meetJesuseverydayinHisWord. 2. PrayerfullydecidewhatbookoftheBible you'llworkthroughinthedaysahead. 3. Asyouread,askyourselftwoquestions: WhatisGodsayinghere?andWhatamI goingtododifferentlybecauseHesaidit? 4. KeepaJesusjournal.Thisisperhapsthe greatestspecificstepIveevertakento deepenmyrelationshipwithJesus.Ikeep myjournalwithmyBible,andupdateit daily,includingmyresponsetowhatGod saystome,andwhatImgoingtodo differentlytoday. Tonight,Icanlookbackandsay,DidIdoit
Key2:BecomeaRescuer
Youcanmakeresolutionsthatchangeyourlife, andyoucanmakeresolutionsthathelpchange thelivesofothers.Onereportsaidthatthevast majorityofpeopleonlymakeresolutionstodo thingsforthemselves,andnottohelpothers. Unfortunately,whatwedontrecognizeisthat peopleallaroundusareinmortal,eternal danger.Manytimeswecantseeit,butpeople aroundusaredesperateforJesus. GodsWordrevealstousthateverypersonwe comeincontactwitheveryoneweworkwith, everyoneofourneighbors,everypersonwego toschoolwith,everypersonwerecreatewithor areinaclubwithwillspendeternityinoneof twoplaces.TheycanonlybeforgivenbytheMan whodiedforthem.Nomatterhowreligiousthey are,theirreligioncannottakeawaytheirsin.The
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BiblesaystheywillbeseparatedfromGod foreveriftheydontknowHim. Resolvetohelpchangetheeternaldestinationof someonearoundyou.CommitbeforeGodthe following:Imgoingtohelpsomeonegetto knowJesuswhodoesntknowHimrightnow. Thatstartswhenyousay,Lord,givemean opportunitythisweektosharemypersonal hopestory.Therewillbeanaturalopportunity comeupforyoutoexplainthedifferenceJesus hasmadeinyourlife.Iguaranteeyou,ifyoupray that,itisgoingtohappenbeforetheweekis over. Tryprayingthe3openprayer,basedonthese verses: Andprayforus,too,thatGodmayopena doorforourmessage,sothatwemayproclaim themysteryofChrist,forwhichIaminchains. PraythatImayproclaimitclearly,asI should.(Colossians4:34,NIV).
"Lord,OpentheDoor"
AskGodtoprovideanatural,unforced opportunitytotalkaboutyourJesus relationship.
"Lord,OpenTheirHeart"
BelievethattheOnewhodiedforthisoneyou careaboutwillsupernaturallysoftenand preparehis/herheart.
"Lord,OpenmyMouth."
AskGodtohelpyouseetheopportunityand openyourmouthtotalkaboutJesusinaway appropriatetothesituation. Ifyouconsistentlypraythiskindofprayerfor someoneclosetoyou,Godwillanswerit!Thisis theyearforyoutobecomearescuer. Whateveryourgoalis,breakitdowninto24 hourchunks.Youhavetostartonittoday.Ifyou delay,itgetsalittlelesslikelyyoullevertackle it.Lookingatthegoalisthehardestpart.No matterhowhard,justtakeitadayatatime. Soonenough,youwillrealizetheresanewyou!
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AboutRonHutchcraft
RonHutchcraftiscommittedtocommunicatingtheGospelofJesusChristtothelostintheirlanguageandto motivatingandequippingbelieverstocommunicateChristtothelostintheirworld.Inallhedoes,heseeksto reachthelostandtheyoungwiththelifechangingmessageofJesusChrist. Aveteranofover43yearsofyouthandfamilywork,Mr.HutchcrafthaspresentedtheGospelacrossNorth Americaandaroundtheworld.RonpresentsChristtovariouspeoplegroupsthroughparentingseminars,singles events,youthoutreaches,andbusiness/professionaldinners.Mr.Hutchcraftisalsoinvolvedinongoingministry outreachtoandwithNativeAmericans,andisfounderoftheOnEaglesWingsNativeministry.Hehasalso spokenatNFLandMajorLeagueBaseballchapels. TocontactRonHutchcraftMinistries,visitwww.Hutchcraft.comorcall(870)7413300. TofindouthowyoucanbeginapersonalrelationshipwithJesusChrist,pleasevisitwww.YoursForLife.netorcall 18889667325.
OnlineResources
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