Your Commitments Shape Your Life

Current Teaching Series Life's Healing Choices

Your Commitments Shape Your Life By Rick Warren — September 5, 2018 "Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives we should be living!" (2 Peter 3:11 TLB). You don't have to understand all the implications of your decision when you choose to follow Jesus. You simply need to respond to his invitation and make a commitment to follow him. Your commitments shape your life more than anything else. Your commitments can develop you or they can destroy you, but either way, they will define you. Tell me what you're committed to, and I'll tell you what you'll be in 20 years, because we become whatever we're committed to. It is at this point of commitment that most people miss God's purpose for their lives. Many are afraid to commit to anything, and they just drift through life. Others make half-hearted commitments to competing values, which leads to frustration and mediocrity. Others make a full commitment to worldly goals, such as becoming wealthy or famous, and they end up disappointed and bitter. Every choice has eternal consequences, so you need to choose wisely: "Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives we should be living!" (2 Peter 3:11 TLB). Christlikeness comes from making Christlike commitments.PLAY today's audio teaching from Pastor Rick >> Talk About It Based on your commitments, what might people assume about you? What keeps you from committing to things that will help you develop Christlikeness? How can the urgency of 2 Peter 3:11 affect the way you make your commitments?

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Series Summary Session 1: The Reality Choice Session 2: The Hope You Need for Change Session 3: Letting Go and Letting God Session 4: The Housecleaning Choice Session 5: The Transformation Choice Session 6: The Relationship Choice Session 7: The Growth Choice Session 8: The Sharing Choice Session 9: Breaking Free from Abuse Session 10: There's No Recovery without Prayer PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST

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