Enthusiastic Determination

ENTHUSIASTIC DETERMINATION --- FIRST: GROWS OUT OF BEING DELIVERED BY THE LORD (2 Cor. 4:13) When we come to an impasse in life—a situation where no progress can be made, especially because of a disagreement or deadlock—in which we feel weighed down by the burdens or bogged down by the difficulties, we should recall the way God has delivered us from these things in the past. --- SECOND: GROWS WHEN WE FOCUS ON OUR FUTURE RESURRECTION (2 Cor. 4:14) As Bible-believing Christians, we anticipate that day when we will all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye (1 Cor. 15:52). --- THIRD: GROWS WHEN WE INVEST IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS (2 Cor. 4:15) When we take seriously the temporary nature of our present life and the glories of our future resurrection life, it should motivate us to "die" to ourselves and "live" for others. When this happens: - Teachers are resurrected in the lives of their students - Parents are resurrected in the lives of their children - Pastors are resurrected in the lives of their congregations