Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church
In The Absence Of A Crisis
1 King 19:19-21
Life of Elisha.
Elisha has a fantastic life.
Elijah's life is not so great in worldly standards.
Elijah is offering Elisha an internship - a chance to do God's work.
If you want to come with me..it's not going to be easy.
Elisha accepts.
18 years pass.
One detail given about those 18 years : Elisha poured water on the hands of Elijah : 2 Kings 3:11
He was basically a human hand sanitizer.
2 Kings 2:9-14
God said it would be Elijah's last day.
He took off his jacket, slapped the water on the river and the river parted, they both crossed over on dry land.
Elisha is given an opportunity to ask for a double portion of Elijah's spirit.
A crisis is the best catalyst for change.
It's amazing what comes to the surface in tremendous difficulty.
How do we change in the absence of a crisis?
1. Drastic Action
Forward or death.
Taking retreat off the table.
Initial spark blazes up and that's what you need to change!
It helps you overcome that initial getting past the inertia in getting going.
Inert means idle or lazy.
Your life wants to stay where it is.
There has to be a spark if there's going to be a fire!
2. Steady Progression
Just keep going.
Exact opposite of instant gratification.
"No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen." Epictetus
"Improvement doesn't happen in a day, it must happen daily." John Maxwell
"It's time someone told it to you straight. You've been bamboozled for too long. There is no magic bullet, secret formula, or quick fix. You don't make $200,000 a year spending two hours a day on the internet, lose 30 pounds in a week, rub 20 year off your face with a cream, fix your love life with a pill, or find lasting success with any other scheme that is too good to be true. It would be great if you could buy your success, fame, self-esteem, good relationships, and health and well-being in a nicely clam-shelled package at the local Walmart. But that's not how it works..." Darren Hardy
Figure out what God has called you to.
What space am I meant to occupy?
3. Enjoy Momentum
Let's start this party!
18 years of feeling forgotten
God always let's the world see we've been remembered!
Feeling buried and feeling planted are virtually the same feeling.
Objects at rest stay at rest, objects in motion stay in motion.
If we can establish the right habits, then we get to enjoy the power of momentum!
Drastic Action feels unbearable
Steady Progression feels uncomfortable
But when you have MOMENTUM you become UNSTOPPABLE!
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