Victory - Lesson 15 | Pastor Jeno Orchard CR

Lesson 15 – Victory Judges 7:1-22 …a defeat of an enemy   Principle 5 Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. "Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires." (Matthew 5:6) Step 7: Were entirely ready to have God remove our character defects and humbly ask Him to do so. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)   V (Judges 6:25-32) Voluntarily Submit - We humbly ask God to remove our shortcomings.     I (Judges 7:10-12) Identify Character Defects - Identify what we want to work on first, those that are causing the most pain.     C (Judges 7:10-12) Change Your Mind - Allow God to transform us by renewing our minds.     T (Judges 7:13-15) Turn over character defects - Give up relying on my own willpower that blocks my recovery.       O (Judges 7:19-23) One day at a time - Our lifelong hurts, habits and hang-ups need to be worked on in 24-hour increments.     R (Judges 7:1-23) Recovery is a process - We begin a journey that will lead us to a new freedom from our past.     Y (Judges 6:10-12) You must choose to change - Ask for help to change our hurts, habits and hang-ups requires humility. Character list: Qualities:                                    Shortcoming:                         .  Agreeable                                   Disagreeable Assertive                                    Demanding, aggressive, selfish Aware of others                         Self-centered Calm                                           Worrisome Cheerful                                      Depressed Confident, faith                          Fearful, apprehensive Consistent                                  Inconsistent Constructively critical                 Judgmental Content                                      Envious Cooperative, submissive            Domineering Courteous                                   Discourteous, rude, impatient Discreet                                      Lack of discretion Forgiving                                    Resentful, hold grudges, no grace Generous                                    Selfish Helpful                                        Self-indulgent Honest                                        Dishonest Hopeful                                       Despondent Humble                                      Arrogant Kind                                            Unkind Industrious                                 Lazy Live for today                             Live in the past, guilty, shameful Loving                                        Indifferent, isolating, self-centered Open-minded, gracious             Smug, stubborn Optimistic                                   Pessimistic Outgoing                                    Withdrawn Patient                                        Impatient Accepting and flexible                Perfectionist Prompt                                       Procrastinator Purposeful                                  Aimless, meaninglessness, no hope Realistic                                      Unrealistic, make excuses, facades Reasonable                                Unreasonable, inflexible Respectful                                  Disrespectful Responsible                                Irresponsible Sincere                                       Insincere Thoughtful                                 Self-pitying, without grace Tolerant                                      Intolerant Trusting, trustworthy                 Suspicious, prone to gossip Sincere                                       Insincere Stable                                         Panicky, violent, rage, place blame Willing to admit faults Self righteous