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Introduction:
God wants you to thrive. But many of us are just trying to survive. Maybe you feel the same way. However, God wants you to be revived and thriving. You do this by looking for opportunities to improve and maximize your life in the areas of health and wellness. Do you need a reset, a fresh start in the areas of physical, spiritual, and emotional health?
“Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well.” —3 John 2
You may not feel like you are thriving right now because you have not been taking care of yourself. This season of life may have you feeling defeated, lost, and not knowing where to start in moving from surviving to thriving.
In this seven-week collection of talks, you are going to explore six A.C.T.I.O.N. steps toward thriving again in your health and wellness.
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Text: 2 Timothy 4:6-8 (New Testament, CSB)
Today’s Takeaway: Our deeds have longevity and last for eternity.
THRIVE WEEK #7: Navigation: Living for Longevity
“Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” —1 Corinthians 11:1 (KJV)
In a 70-year lifetime, an average heart beats more than 2.5 billion times. This means that it beats about 100,000 times in one day and about 35 million times in a year. With every beat, time will pass by that you can never regain. Our days are numbered and each one that passes becomes gone forever. You only get one chance at life. Don’t waste it, invest it!
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.“ —Psalm 90:12 (KJV)
I. SEEK A
LIFE (4:6)
Centenarians in the U.S.
1950: 2,300
2010: 79,000
2050: 601,000*
*Based on current trends, Source: U.S. Census Bureau
“In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’ ”
2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3“Please, Lord, remember how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what pleases you.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4Isaiah had not yet gone out of the inner courtyard when the word of the Lord came to him: 5“Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the Lord’s temple. 6 I will add fifteen years to your life.” —2 Kings 20:1-6a“My son, pay attention to my words; listen closely to my sayings. 21Don’t lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. 22For they are life to those who find them, and health to one’s whole body. 23Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life. 24Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly, and don’t let your lips talk deviously. 25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead. 26Carefully consider the path for your feet, and all your ways will be established. 27Don’t turn to the right or to the left; keep your feet away from evil. —Proverbs 4:20-27
II. MAKE A
IMPACT (4:7)
A. You must
Our significance requires
“After they had preached the gospel in that town and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch, 22strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” —Acts 14:21-22
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” —1 Corinthians 15:58
B. You must
Our significance requires
“But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.” —Acts 20:24
“…Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.” —Colossians 4:17
C. You must
Our significance requires
“If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the good teaching that you have followed. 7But have nothing to do with pointless and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness.” —1 Timothy 4:6-7
CONCLUSION: How are you going to navigate your way to a long life for Gospel impact?
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DEEP DIVE QUESTIONS:
Read Proverbs 4:20-27. What life lessons can you take from this passage to immediately implement?
In order to THRIVE, we must me disciplined. Rate how disciplined you are. What needs to improve?
Read Colossians 4:17. What ministry has God given to you to accomplish? Are you fulfilling it?
Read 1 Timothy 4:6-7. What pointless and silly myths do we often get entangled in?