Hearts + Minds Ministries

Consistency Saluki downtime August 26, 202 How many of you are really good at something but don’t like it? Maybe a different sport? Board game?  Consistency Remember, God Loves you no matter what. Successful people are not lucky - they are consistent. Who do you think of and think how did they get there? Consistency gives power to change. Successful people do consistently what other people do occasionally. Occasionally verse is consistent. What are some things you can think of that, if you do them occasionally, they don’t work, but if you do them consistently,  they will work? saving? diet and workouts? Scripture memory? relationship with someone? Remember talking about Daniel and his prayer routine? Daniel prayed consistently. It worked for him. It's not luck; it's consistency. The greats don't try; they train. Training is doing today what you can do today so that you can do tomorrow what you can't do today. Proverbs 13:11 - Wealth from get-rich schemes quickly disappe...

saluki downtime August 19, 2024 Power to Change - Habits Not Hope 40 percent of actions people take on any given day are the result not of decisions but of habits. What habits do you have? If you want to change who you're becoming, change your habits. If you want to change where you are going, change your habits. 1 peter 4:1-2 " Since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God " What's the story of Daniel and the Lions den? Anyone? Daniel's habit caused him to be thrown into the lion's den. Everyone knew of his habit. He wasn't willing to change it for anyone. What is one habit you refuse to change for anyone? David's small habit led to him being a huge story in the bible. It doesn't have to be a huge thing to change your life. The small thing...

S aluki downTime - August 12, 2024 Power to change session 2 Trying versus training What do you try to do?  Married couples try to stay married High school seniors say they will try to stay at their high school weight Most people say they will try to manage their debt So how do you win? Stop trying and start training. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. 1 corinthians 9:25 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. 1 corinthians 9:27 Train yourself to be godly - 1 timothy 4:7 Train in Greek means to exercise naked. Why would you do this? How does this relate to your life? The Greek athletes didn't want anything to get in their way while training. Trying never achieves consistent results. system of failure. you try - you get tired of trying - you quit - you feel embarrassed - you regroup - you try - you get tired of trying - and repeat. trying doesn...