Watch Your Step | Crossroads Sermons

Watch Your Step Psalm 73Our heart condition is the key to faithful living1. We are in danger of slipping when our hearts are impure. Psalm 73:1–2 Psalm 51:10–12 Only time with the Lord changes our heart condition for goodOur heart condition affects all areas-- Leading, loving, serving, caring, patience, worship, and missional living.Eventually, our hearts will tell on us!!2. We are in danger of slipping when we begin to covet. Psalm 73:3 Coveting blinds us to God’s goodness and poisons our perspective.Proverbs 6:27–29 Coveting only leads to our destruction!Is your attitude telling on you?3. We are in danger of slipping when we view the lost with disdain instead of compassion. Psalm 73:4–7 worldly perspective— valuing worldly thingsWe see their worldly wealth instead of their spiritual poverty.How are you viewing people right now? What keeps us stable?1. Remembering the responsibility of our influence. Psalm 73:15 2. Truly worshipping the Lord with the desire for Him to changes our perspective. Psalm 73:16–17 Have you come into this place with the desire for God to change your perspective and to gain His understanding? 3. Remember God is the only hope for our stability. Psalm 73:18–24 Yet God responds not with punishment but with presence, he holds guides, counsels, and receives us. Habakkuk 3:19 4. Remember the Lord is our greatest treasure. Psalm 73:25–28Psalm 73:1–2 Where you’re at, is not where you have to stay. God will provide opportunity for deliverance to His children, look for the off ramp.