CHECK YOUR VALUE SYSTEM

Romans 12:1-2; Hebrews 5:12-14

Brethren! It's time for us to reflect and examine ourselves, whether we are still in the faith...

Watch your values (belief/operating system), they shape your decisions, your decisions determine your actions; your actions graduate to your habits... your habits eventually determine your perception to life...

Some of the areas in which we need to examine our value systems include the following:

Kingdom Culture/Lifestyle

Seek first, the Kingdom of God and His righteousness... Matt. 6:33; 5:6

Are you a kingdom addict?

Are your priorities rightly set? Are you a seeker of God? Do you thirst and hunger for His righteousness?

Do you care about your spiritual life, are you growing in the faith?

Is your lifestyle leading/attracting others to Christ or sending people away from Christ?

2 Cor. 13:5

A rightly developed value system gives room for a well-balanced growth.

Let your value system be built on prayer and the Word of God.

Purity/chastity... it's beyond just being moral, but living a Godly inspired life by grace (Joseph in Potiphar's house)
Romans 5:20

Discipleship/Training

Jesus trained His disciples for three and half years, to rightly position them for ministry.

The Antioch experience (Barnabbas) - Acts 11:19-26

Are you being thoroughly furnished unto good works?

Bezaleel and Aholiab were taught by the Lord (Exodus 31:1-6; 35:30-35; 36:1-3).
David was taught by the Lord (2 Samuel 22:35; Psalm 18:35; 144:1).
If you are God-trained, you will be God-certified!

Are you receiving the required training?

Are you being empowered for the next phase of your life, calling, ministry?

Family/Relationship

Are you living peaceably with your spouse? Do you cherish your spouse? Do you believe in creating time to ‘unwind' and spend quality time with your family? When was the last time you spoke good and kind words to your spouse and children?

Please note that God is interested in your marriage, relationship...

Leave to cleave – Are you dwelling with the wife/husband of your youth in unity and Godly love? Ephesians 5:31-33 (Gen. 2:24); Psalm 45:10. 

Woman, submit to your husband as unto the Lord… Ephesians 5:22-24
Husband, love your wife as Christ loved the Church… Ephesians 5:25-29

Godly parenting – Are you transmitting Godly values into your children? Proverbs 22:6; 2 Timothy 1:5

As a lady, your value system determines who you attract...

As a young man, your value system determines who attracts you...

Business, career, & ministry

Diligence – Prov. 10:4; 12:24
Discipline – 2 Timothy 1:7
Integrity/character – Psalm 78:72
Competence – Daniel 5:12
Depth/Professionalism/Commitment to excellence/Dexterity
Service orientation - (not given to rent-seeking mind-set/entitlement mentality)
Delayed gratification, etc.

May we be good examples to follow and not bad examples to avoid.

Our value systems have to be thoroughly checked from time to time, to ensure that we are in perfect synch with the mind of the Spirit (being constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind), Ephesians 4:23.

May the Lord enable us to run with diligence, the race that has been set before us, shedding every unnecessary weights that easily beset us.

PASTOR NATHANIEL SADELA

Resident  Pastor

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