I really like how Daniel preaches - it is simple but yet it makes you think about your life to see what adjustments. So, here it goes!
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PAY ATTENTION (Daniel Goh)
Your attention is one of the most powerful tools that God has given you.
Attention is like a camera focus. It is like shining a spotlight on something.
But the question is not whether you are paying attention because we are always paying attention to something. Check out this video.
The real question is WHAT are you paying attention to? Because whatever you pay attention to will grow.
3 Areas That We Must Always Pay Attention To:
1. OTHERS
Luke 10:30-37
The Priest and the Levite saw the same thing as the Samaritan but the Priest and the Levite didn't pay attention to the wounded man at all.
We must ask ourselves - Is there anyone around me that I can love surprisingly today? Show concern today? Share about Jesus with today?
"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."
- St. Augustine
2. OUR HEART
There are 3 Kinds of Sight:
- HINDsight
- FOREsight
- INsight (the most important)
What is your heart?
Our heart is our thoughts, motives, values, desires and decisions
Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)
Proverbs 23:7
The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart.
Inside Van Halen's Technical Rider there was a note not to include Brown M&Ms. Many people thought this was because the rock bands of that time were demanding divas. But the reason they included it was because the Technical Rider was a very important document that outlined all the safety requirements. It was very thick and had a lot of details. Van Halen knew that if he spotted Brown M&Ms in the bowl, that there was a chance that people missed out other important details that could result in serious injury.
It is the smallest thing that makes the greatest impact - a small speck offense, pride, jealousy - it is the small things left unchecked that become the big things in life.
Do you have any Brown M&Ms in your heart today?
Don't let busyness take away from that place where we can evaluate our heart.
Always bring these issues to God, so that He can change us.
3. GOD
Christianity is not a religion it is a relationship.
It is God's desire to speak to His children. Don't just speak to God, learn to listen to Him.
1 Samuel 3:1-4
Samuel grew up in a time when there was no widespread revelation but Samuel heard the voice of God and responded..
Mark 4:24 (NLT)
Pay close attention to what you hear
