Self Awareness A Key to an Effective Walk

Self Awareness: A Key to an Effective Walk Message Thesis Message Thesis: The key to an effective life is becoming aware of one’s own personality, thought patterns, perceptions, strengths, weaknesses and behaviors. Message Objective Message Objective: The objective of this message is for us to use the mirror of God’s word as our reflection.

Self-Awareness defined… Self-awareness is a term used to describe a person's capacity to notice the self. "Awareness" is the ability to notice other things coupled with "self." “The easiest person to deceive is yourself.”

Self-Awareness defined…cont. Self-awareness is having a clear perception of your personality, including strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, motivation, emotions and behaviors. “The easiest person to deceive is yourself.”

Hearers or Doers? 2007 “I must decrease that Christ can increase” John 3: The Year of Promotion! "FAITHFUL in this and EXPECTING that!" "His Will Not Mine In 2009!" "Exceeding Expectations!" Ephesians 3: Destined to win in 2010! Reigning, Conquering, and Soaring! Romans 8: Seasons from Heaven in 2011!" "Facing The Seasons Of Our Lives With FAITH!“ " Whole is Our GOAL!“ – Ecclesiastes 3: Theme: Miracles, Signs, Wonders, and Wealth Motto: “Disciplining Ourselves in 2012!”- Colossians 1: “C.L.E.A.N in 2013!” Closer-Loving-Effective- Active-Notable “Working On My Walk!” Colossians 1:9-11

James 1:22-25 (NKJV) 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves… 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves… 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

Three Points to Know To Look To Examine To Continue

To Look We must… Look into the mirror of the wordLook into the mirror of the word Objectively see our own reflectionObjectively see our own reflection Face ourselves to acknowledge our flaws and alleviate self deceptionFace ourselves to acknowledge our flaws and alleviate self deception

To Examine We must examine the reflection or image that we see and decide to make necessary changes. Search me oh God (Psalm 139:23-24)Search me oh God (Psalm 139:23-24) Consider my ways (Haggai 1:7)Consider my ways (Haggai 1:7) Turn back to the Lord (Lamentations 3:40-42)Turn back to the Lord (Lamentations 3:40-42)

To Continue There is a blessing in continuing… We must continue: Doing the Word; not hearing only Studying and Reading the Word Fasting and Praying Working on our Walk

Final Thought You can’t continue in what you haven’t changed, you can’t change what you haven’t acknowledged, you can’t acknowledge, what you haven’t examined, and you can’t examine what you haven’t even looked for.” “You can’t continue in what you haven’t changed, you can’t change what you haven’t acknowledged, you can’t acknowledge, what you haven’t examined, and you can’t examine what you haven’t even looked for.”

In Conclusion James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continues therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. Blessed - to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; to bestow of divine favor on; to protect or guard from evil. “The easiest person to deceive is yourself.”