“ism”

Ism: denotes a system, principle, or ideological movement

“Time in, erodes awareness of”
-Craig Groeschel

4 Ism’s
-Skepticism
-Racism
-Classism
-Sexism

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples”
-Mother Teresa

Empathy:…the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

“When others are happy, be happy with them. If they are sad, share their sorrow.”
Romans 12:15 TLB

“Fools have no desire to learn; they would much rather give their own opinion.”
Proverbs 18:2

Critic: …a person who tends too readily to make captious, trivial, or harsh judgments; faultfinder.

Ending the “ism” Cycle

-OWN IT
-CONFRONT IT
-INVITE GOD INTO IT

OWN IT

I said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure, and I live among people who are not pure, but I have seen the King, the Lord All-Powerful.”
Isaiah 6:5 NCV

CONFRONT IT

He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
It was necessary for Him to go through Samaria.
John 4:3-5 Amp

-Where others were willing to circumvent, Jesus was willing to walk into.

INVITE GOD INTO IT

The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.
Psalm 34:17 NLT

God brings down the proud and saves the humble. He will rescue you if you are innocent, if what you do is right.
Job 22:29-30 GNT

TAKE AWAY
Can we all ask God to illuminate the “ism’s” in our lives so that we can be more developed Christ Followers, and we can be advocates for all people as His ambassadors!