ACTITUDES PARA EL DESARROLLO ESPIRITUAL: “CORRIENDO CON PROPOSITO”

• If someone claims to be a Christian, they should live like one. But a Christian must accept the reality of the inner civil war among desires.
• Galatians 5:17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
• Our future will be determined by our decisions. Our decisions are so powerful that they shape our future story.
• Deciding to be a disciplined person in one’s attitudes for spiritual development is a story of future joy and depth.
• “Private decisions typically never stay private.” 

“Now more than ever, one moment can destroy —-in one day your life’s work. The essential virtue: self-control. You can have all the talent in the world, and draw a ton of attention for it, but if your ability is not matched by strong character, you are in a precarious place.” Owen Strachan

• There are no shortcuts to spiritual maturity and growth.
• Jeremiah 6:16 This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’
• Decide in favor of godly development.
• 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. 26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. 27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
• Verse 25: “disciplined in their training.” That means keeping one’s emotions, impulses, and desires under control.
• What motivates an athlete to be self-controlled, form disciplined habits, and stay focused? Winning
• There’s nothing wrong with winning a race, but there is something far greater than striving for what’s temporal.
• Mark 8:36-37 36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? 37 Is anything worth more than your soul?
• 2 Timothy 4:8 And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.
• 1 Peter 1:4 And we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 
• The prize for winning the gospel race is eternal life with God.
• Philippians 3:14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
• A good question for all followers of Jesus is this: What are you aiming at?