5 Keys to Making Bad Decisions (vv.1-10)
1. You are influenced by other people
“Leave the presence of a fool, or you will not discern words of knowledge” – Proverbs 14:7 (NASB)
2. You make decisions
3. You don’t
4. You listen to
“He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.” – Proverbs 13:20 (NASB95)
5. You don’t
The Result of Making Bad Decisions:
Elisha’s Keys to Spirit-filled Faith (vv.11-19)
1. The is with you
“How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season. And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers” – Psalms 1:1-3 (NASB95)
2. Recognize the and of God in our lives
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” – Galatians 5:16 (NASB)
“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence” – Psalms 139:7 (NASB)
“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.” – Isaiah 59:1-2 (NASB95)
3. Keep an attitude of
“…be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord” – Ephesians 5:18-19 (NASB)
4. Spirit-filled faith requires
“Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!” – Luke 12:24 (NASB)
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1 (NASB95}
The Result of Spirit-Filled Faith (vv.20-25)
1. God used the miracle to meet their
2. God used the miracle to
3. God used the miracle to
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think” – Ephesians 3:20 (NKJV)