Abide Today. Experience Freedom Tomorrow.

Before you head to the mountains or the beach or the park, I want to share a couple thoughts with you.

Freedom doesn’t come in one day, it comes through consistent daily choices over time.

In the short run, our decisions don’t seem to make much impact.

We go on a diet and we are hungry and we still look like we looked in 2 weeks.

We start being more kind to people and 2 weeks later, some are taking advantage of us.

We start to write articles and make products and 2 weeks later we have 4 subscribers and 2 hate mail emails.

But . . .

fast forward a year:

We have lost 20 pounds, gained 5 pounds of muscle . . and we have to go clothes shopping.

We are kind to everyone, all the time . . . and the ones who take advantage of it, we quietly ignore them or disassociate with them - and that makes room for kinder people to surround us.

We have written 365 articles, we have 10 products 1200 subscribers and $1400 a month in extra income (that’s 2 car payments)

Sure, you might look at that and think but I want to lose 40 lbs. Sure . . . but isn’t 20 better than where you are today?

Or you think, I want the unkind people around me to become kind.

Sorry, they probably won’t.

So YOU get to choose . . . be kind and allow some people to self-select themselves out of your life, and new voices come in?

Oh?? you don’t want to be at $1400 a month - you REALLY want a huge mansion . .

Sorry . . . you need 5 or 10 years of consistency . . .

By the way, same thing with your faith . . .

It’s takes time and consistency to grow your relationship with Jesus.

Not just Bible reading.

Not just petitioning better.

But truly spending time with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Abiding with Him.

Consider this:
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​⁵ “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears muchfruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
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Jesus, quoted by John as recorded in John 15:6

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Sure, you spend an hour a day with Jesus for 2 weeks . . and you are tired and missed 2 deadlines.

But one year later . . oh! Your life is radically transformed and you have true freedom.

From the mouth of Jesus:

³⁶ Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

John 8:36

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Friend, I hope you’ll take some time this weekend to reflect on this.

Print this out and put it in your pocket.,

When you get some downtime, take it to Him.

If you trust your family or friends, consider this with them.

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Enjoy your weekend!

Come back refreshed and ready to lose weight, grow muscle, be kind, build a business, and get close to Jesus!!!

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Sean

P.S. some thoughts to summarize the above:

Remarkable lives are rarely built by remarkable days. They’re built by thousands of ordinary days lived with intention.

From a more Christian perspective:

Abiding isn’t measured in days. It’s measured in who you’re becoming, one ordinary day at a time.

Consider this:

Today’s choices don’t usually change today’s life. They quietly create next year’s life.

For fun, which of these options resonates best with you?

thanks for playing :-)