
No More Burping Your Tupperware™ Lid —No more doubling down on limitations, it’s time to lift the lid.
17 For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
2 Cor. 3:17-18 NLT
But they delight in doing everything the LORD wants; day and night they think about his law. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail. Their leaves never wither, and in all they do, they prosper.
Psalm 1:2-3 NLT
When it comes to rising ceiling or Lid on life…
1.
and
what
the LID in Life
There is an
These are
If they are living far from God that influence is even more
There is also an
The Influencer is YOU alone, by
There is LITTLE or NO council from the
This person is
“I don’t need God” “I will figure it out myself”
They are destined for
Key: God’s perfect plan for us is that HE
every thing in our lives
17 For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
2 Cor. 3:17-18 NLT
Continuing to keep the wrong influence external or internal in life is doubling down on
. The end outcome is
the same.
Focus Questions: It’s time to assess and adjust.
What Lid(s) is God drawing your
2. Address the
This one is different from the External and Internal influences on our lives…
This is because this one is TOTALLY
Either you are
Here are two undeniable facts:
First, nothing hinders more what God can do
Second, my
But they delight in doing everything the LORD wants; day and night they think about his law. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail. Their leaves never wither, and in all they do, they prosper. Psalm 1:2-3 NLT
Key question: Do I equate God’s
or
with
?
Goose Bumps do create a false sense of our true
Physical and emotional feelings do not
They are wonderful, but they cannot be
Obedience to
“…transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Cor. 3:17-18 “…From glory to glory…” KJV
Study this Book of the Law continually. Meditate on it day and night so you may be sure to obey all that is written in it. Only then will you succeed. Josh. 1:8
I am the one that
what God can do through me. My choices
my
and level.
“I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, O LORD; teach me your decrees. With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.” Psalm 119:10-16
Key: When we neglect
and
to his path, we are sentencing ourselves to spiritual
and the placing of a lid on our life potential.
Focus Questions:
Have you taken
What
So What’s the Next Step?
Action Steps:
Choose with God’s help to never allow anything to be a lid on your life that is not of God.
Choose to grow spiritually by setting a spiritual growth pattern that includes obedience to God.
Ask Him to remove lids that don’t belong.
Choose daily to be a lid lifter in others lives.
Personal and Small Group Discussion Questions:
What are common lids on a persons life? What are your top three?
What are ways we can allow God full access to all decision making?
What are ways we can help others see the lids on their lives?
How can we help one another life the Spiritual Lids in our lives?
What do I need to do to have no spiritual lid on my life?