
Who Before Do
January 9, 2022
Randy Hageman
Successful people do consistently what other people do occasionally. —Pastor Craig Groeschel
Our habits will make or break us. We become what we repeatedly do. —Sean Covey
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate… I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway… Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord.… —Romans 7:15-25 (NLT)
The Apostle Paul starts to do what a lot of us do – he connects his failure to his
And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’… —Revelation 21:5 (ESV)
…anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! —2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)
THREE REASONS WHY WE DON’T SUCCEED
1. We focus on the
You don’t rise to the level of your goals; you fall to the level of your systems. —James Clear (Atomic Habits)
The mistake we tend to make is we want to change the results, but we don’t put in place
2. We don’t see progress
Wrong Conclusions:
• Small,
• Small,
Our lives are the sum total of all the
Small, good decisions are never
It’s the things that no one
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. —Galatians 6:9 (NLT)
3. Our distorted identity
An unhealthy identity creates unwise
Who do I want to become?
Identity shapes
We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin.… Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living. —Romans 6:6-7,18 (NLT)
A healthy identity creates positive
Identity shapes actions, so know who you
Next Week: Starting (Building Good Habits)