Man Vs. Himself : Hostile Takeover

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

Proverbs 25:28

In order for their to be victory in This Battle, there has to be self control.

1 Corinthians 9:7
Forcing to bow myself to the lordship of Jesus each and every moment.

Moses always pointed the glory of God.
He was safe to trust because he faced his days of trouble.
We're always training for days that we don't know are coming.

Exodus 32:1
Moses winning victories but losing battles within himself.
Ready, Fire, Aim?

Exodus 33:11
I want to be the friend of God.

Exodus 32:15
10 Commandments
Moses became angry - righteous wrath

Ephesians 4:26

Exodus 34:1
Which you broke.

If we're not careful, the aggressiveness God wants us to have could become a bad thing.

If all you have is a hammer, everything is going to look like a nail. But you shouldn't smash a screw with a hammer.

See potential, not problems.

You would think the new generation would have learned from their parents generation and had different attitudes.
Numbers 20:3-5

*they were just thirsty*

Low blood sugar = Incredible Hulk
Know your own weaknesses and prepare yourself for it.

Take the rod (from his shepherding days / old life) and strike the rock.

Moses partially obeyed. (He yelled at people.)
Partial obedience is complete disobedience.

Sometimes we get stuck on an old message God gave us, which is no longer relevant for us now. He has a new message for us.

To whom much is given, much is required.

Five Keys in controlling your spirit
1. Crack down on repeat offenders
Sin never stays small
Give specific attention to the weak areas of you life

2. Resist the rut
Don't get stuck in your ways.
2 Corinthians 3
We are supposed to be changing every day.
Never view yourself as "having arrived."
Work hard on your strengths too.
Stay hungry, stay fighting.

3. Remain present
Learn how to quickly get over both successes and failures.
It's hard to move on when something goes wrong.
Philippians 3:13
Overthinking often leads to choking.
God says let go of the past mistakes.
Take seven steps and then forget about the victory or mistake.

4. Refuse to be declawed
Don't let the fear of failures keep you from trying again.
The only ay not to fail is to not try anything great.
A failed approach didn't mean they had failed - regarding Monsters, Inc.

5. Repeat after me
60,000 thoughts we have each day, and most of those are self negative and full of self doubt.
Speak to ourselves with the power and the authority that comes to us by the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 42:5
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
You can say to the thought that it's not welcome in your mind.