Faith, Feelings, Action = Results

Have you ever had thoughts that were completely depriving you of any forward momentum in your life?

Have you ever sat with your spouse or a loved one to write down a budget that will work THIS TIME?

How many budgets or spending plans have you written that failed miserably within a week?

What about your credit cards? Have you ever said things like, "I'm done with these things?" "I'll never use these cards again!" "I'll pay it off when I get paid."

So why do you think you're in the boat you're in? Could it be perhaps the Wrong ACTIONs in your life creating Results you're not happy with?

It's like this. You can't call yourself a person of inAction because you don't have what you want. The very ACTION you took got you where you are. Now, some of those ACTIONs may have included sitting on the couch watching reruns of Happy Days or Doogie Houser while reaching for the remote to see what's coming up next.

Here's the point, if you Avoid your financial situation, of course the results are not going to change. Follow me on this...

Let's look at Bill & Susan for a moment and look at his thought process...

1. Bill comes home from work, head hangin low, he drops his things at the front door, walks to the couch to RELAX from a long day.

2. Susan, comes and welcomes Bill home and asks if they can go out to eat tonight because she has had an exhausting day and doesn't FEEL like cooking.

3. Bill THINKS to himself, "We really can't afford this, but I promised her when we got married I would provide for her. Besides, it's just this one meal out." So, what do you think he does? Yes, he justifies the right to eat out and off they go for a nice $30 meal with empty calories and a heavy feeling at the end of it. This sort of action happens at least once per week sometimes more.

4. Month end rolls around and they are short $115 dollars to pay the cable bill. BILL is stressed out and takes it out on Susan who is stressed out and takes it out on the kids.

5. Bill is angry and says things like, "We just never seem to get ahead no matter what I do." "Why is life always such a struggle?"

Read this passage with me. JAS 2:17 "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by ACTION, is dead."

Our innocent THOUGHTS lead to FEELINGS which lead to ACTION which equal the RESULTS in our lives.

If you want different Results, you have to change the way you think to begin with. You've got to take control of your thoughts and work Against your Feelings to create Different Action if you want different Results.

It is Simple. It is not necessarily Easy. However, It is something everyone can do! You've got the spirit of the LORD In you and giving you strength to do any and all things.

PHP 4:13 "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."