Those cover a lot of our temptations.
People who don't want to change are stuck in the rut of life, not a great place to be.
Other people have an idea what God created them to do but they're afraid to do it or they don't want to do it, so they too live miserable unfulfilled lives. Few people think they serve the devil, most just want to do what they want to do. If you and I can get our thinking in line with God's Word, then we will learn to please God.
Now, most people think there are three choices in life: serve God, serve myself or serve the devil.
I can't teach, I can't speak in public, I can't sing, what could I do?
God knows all about you and your atoms.
I'm convinced that most of the sins in our lives are things that we are addicted to.
God may not be calling you as a pastor, but He is calling you to minister. " The basic truth underlying this series is that you and I were created by God with a purpose in mind. We come home from a hard day at work and turn into a couch potato, giving in to laziness. God wants you to know deep down in your heart that you were created just as you are to do something special. There's a Veggie Tales movie in which temptation is represented by chocolate bunnies. God wants you to finish that race to be a winner, just as Jesus was.
Don't be misled into thinking that your temptations aren't dangerous, that your little sins aren't giving anyone any problems. " How can you use your unique SHAPE to make the impact in this world that God created you to make?
This morning I want to encourage you to offer all of yourself to God, accept your assignment from God.
Dylan is right about that. The difficulty you have in serving God, stems from wrong thinking.
While working at Monsanto as a research chemist, I felt God calling me to serve Him as a pastor.