Stop Talking About It and Start Doing It

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Stop Talking About It and Start Doing It By Rick Warren — Sep 3, 2017 “Hard work is worthwhile, but empty talk will make you poor” (Proverbs 14:23 CEV). What you say has a direct connection to your heart. Whatever your heart is filled with is going to come out of your mouth. If you’re filled with anger, anger is going to come out of your mouth. If your heart is filled with depression, it’s going to come out of your mouth. If your heart is filled with joy, that’s going to come out of your mouth. The Bible says in Mark 12:30, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength” (NLT). Another way to say this is, love God with all your talk, all your feelings, all your thinking, and all of your acting. God shaped you to primarily be a talker, feeler, thinker, or a doer. Heart people have a hard time being quiet. They’re talkers. When you’re a heart person, you’ve got to let it out. You’ve got to tell other people. Heart people love to tell stories. They love to sit and converse, especially in heart-to-heart conversations. The world needs people who are communicators. We need people who can lead discussions and who can verbalize what the rest of us feel. We need teachers, counselors, and coaches who can teach us and direct us. We need comedians. We need preachers. We need all of these people who are built on verbal skills and who are able to move the world forward. God’s warning for talkers is this: You also have to act. Proverbs 14:23 says, “Hard work is worthwhile, but empty talk will make you poor” (CEV). That means you’ve got to move ahead. Some people never get past the discussion stage. What are you doing with your life? You can say, “I’m talking about doing this.” But how long have you been talking about it? “Three years.” When are you going to stop talking and start doing? PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >> Talk It Over What have you been talking about doing for weeks or even months? You need to move ahead. What steps can you take today to move forward? Don’t just talk about it. Do it! Who can hold you accountable for the things you know God wants you to do as you move forward?

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Series Summary Session 1: Why God Shaped You the Way He Did Session 2: Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts Session 3: Following Your Heart Session 4: Using Your Abilities Session 5: The Purpose of Your Personality Session 6: Employing Your Experiences PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST

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