I want you to take a minute to write down what God convicted you about as you watched/listened to the sermon entitled The Kingdom of God, and I want you to pick something from the following list to replace a behavior that God convicted you of:
Here are a list of replacement behaviors:
- Pray
- Read scripture
- Speak a scripture out loud - one that encourages you or shows you what is right according to God
- Drink some water
- Eat a piece of fruit
- Eat a vegetable
- Go for a walk
- Go to the gym or a fitness class
- Go on a date with your spouse
- Spend some quality time with your children and/ or grandchildren
- Take a class to learn a helpful skill
- Read a book or listen to an audiobook
- Tidy up your space
- Work on reading the Bible front to back
- Craft or make art
- Start a business
- Tutor or mentor someone
- Join a ministry at church
- Give your life over to God and worship him only.
- Help people in need
- Set a financial goal and work towards it
- Pay off a debt
- Contribute to the maintenance or beautification of the church
- Do community service
- Learn to cook
- Learn to sew
- Write a book
- Fix something that is broken or worn
- Go to a dance class
- Learn to play an instrument
- Travel
- (Or Choose Some Other Positive Replacement Behavior)
Now write the following statement in a way that is specific to your conviction and the replacement behavior that you chose.
“God,
I am writing the vision and making it plain.
God you said that apart from you I can do nothing but with you all things are possible.
So God help me to change!
Today God you convicted me about <fill in old behavior>
please forgive me and empower me to let go of … and stop <fill in old behavior>
and empower me God
to <fill in the replacement behavior > instead.
In Jesus name I pray. Amen."
Work on implementing your new replacement behavior and when (not if) you have successfully let go of your old behavior, and replaced it with a new positve behavior that is pleasing to God, I want you to go through this process again with the next behavior that you need to shed. Continue going through this process until you run out of behaviors that are not fit for the Kingdom of God.
I pray that the Holy Spirit empowers you to change into who you were made and meant to be!
Go get to work!
...and remember to come back and share your testimony with us when you successfully replace your behaviors! I can't wait to rejoice with you over your success
God Bless,
Min. London