Jeremiah 36:27-28 - Finding Joy in the Journey
* Peace comes when you find joy in the

, not the end

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* KEY - What we call the process, God calls the product.
*

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are the product! God is working on you, shaping you into what He wants.
* Jeremiah 36:27-28 - Jeremiah wrote it again out of obedience!
* How do we focus on the process over the product?
* 1) Keep the vision

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- it’s good to see where you want to be.
* 2)

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to it in your heart - give God the result.
* 3)

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toward it with your feet - practically do things you need to do.
* 4)

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&

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little wins - (today I’ll write 100 words).

Lamentations 1:9 - The Strength of Being Far-Sighted
* Those who only consider the short-term consequences of their decisions may experience temporary

but will end up with permanent

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.
* But those who consider the long-term consequences of their decisions may experience temporary

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but will end up with permanent

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.
* EX: Would you take $1 million today or 1 penny a day for 31 days if it doubles? (Over $10 million)
* This is from compound interest.
* When you’re faithful, God compounds it!
* Matthew 25 parable of talents - Faithfulness =

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.
* You won’t multiply unless you have a long-term

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for your life that is the filter for your decisions.
* Lamentations 1:1-9
* Vs 1 - God punishes nations!
* Vs 5a - people who hate her rule over her.
* Vs 5b - the Lord is the one who did it.
* Vs 9 - she was near-sighted, not far-sighted.

Ezekiel 1:1 - Denial or Despair
* When catastrophe happens, you have three choices.
* The first two choices are

and

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.
* DENIAL

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to see what’s right in front of you.
* DESPAIR can

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see what in front of you.
* Both denial and despair are sin.
* So what do you do?
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to see what’s in front of you and project God’s power into the future.
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is about a past or present threat.
*

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is about a future threat - the threat of powerlessness.
* We are commanded NOT to be anxious.
* How? By seeing our current situation and projecting God’s

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into the future.

Ezekiel 2:5-8 - Duty is Ours
* Our job is not to concern ourselves with the

, but simply our duty to be

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to what God has told us to do.
* If you focus on the results, you’ll operate

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rather than

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.
* Ezekiel 2:5-8 / Ezekiel 3:26
* Duty is

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. Results are

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!