THREE QUESTIONS FOR A LIFE RESET
Getting a Life Re-set
“GOD… gives a fresh start to those ready to quit.” Psalm 145:14 (MSG)
1. WHERE AM I?
“Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road.” Mark 10:46 (NLT)
Mark 10:46: “… Sitting beside the road.”
Mark 10:52: “… Following Jesus on the road!”
ASK IN FIVE AREAS: PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, RELATIONALLY, VOCATIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY.
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my [anxious] thoughts; And see if there be any [hurtful] way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.” Psalm 139:23-24 (KJV; NASB)
2. WHO AM I LISTENING TO?
“When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ ‘Be quiet!’ many of the people yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’” Mark 10:47-48 (NLT)
“When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, ‘Tell him to come here.’ So they called the blind man. ‘Cheer up,’ they said. ‘Come on, he’s calling you!’ Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus.” Mark 10:49-50 (NLT)
THE CROWD SHOUTS
JESUS WHISPERS
THE CROWD INTERRUPTS
JESUS INVITES
THE CROWD IS SHIFTY
JESUS IS TRUSTWORTHY
THE CROWD CARES ABOUT ITSELF
JESUS CARES ABOUT YOU
3. WHAT DO I WANT?
“‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked. ‘My rabbi,’ the blind man said, ‘I want to see!’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Go, for your faith has healed you.’ Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road.” Mark 10:51-52 (NLT)
“‘What do you want me to do for you?’ he asked. They replied, ‘Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.’ ‘You don’t know what you are asking,’ Jesus said. ‘Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?’” Mark 10:36-38 (NIV)
“… Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 (NIV)
“Everything that we have — right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start — comes from God by way of Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 1:30 (MSG)