Visalia First
By: Iann Schonken
Pastor | Spiritual Development
Ecclesiastes 3:1-5, 9-13 NLT
Psalms 90:12 NIV
~You will not get smarter and wiser by living an unexamined life.
~You have to Pay Attention to go in the Right Direction!
~We have become human doings, instead of human beings.
~We are becoming FOMO SAPIENS, instead of HOMO SAPIENS.
~G.O.D.O. rules the day. (GUILT OF DISAPPOINTING OTHERS.)
~As humans, we live forward, but we learn backward.
1 Chronicles 12:32 NIV
We All Need Three Types of Pauses During The Week:
1. SACRED Pauses: Move Closer To God (He knows where you are & where you are going)
a. Pause for Prayer
b. Pause for Praise
c. Pause for Silence
d. Pause to Forgive others and yourself
We All Need Three Types of Pauses During The Week:
2. SITUATIONAL Pauses: Listen To Your Situation
a. Pause for Pain
b. Pause for the Grieving Process
c. Pause for Celebrations
d. Pause to Stop your Whining
We All Need Three Types of Pauses During The Week:
3. SELF-IMPOSED Pauses: Take Responsibility for Your Life
a. Pause for Reflection
b. Pause for Refueling
c. Pause for Planning
d. Pause for Recreation
~These pauses are not about achieving perfection. It’s about your life’s direction. It’s about the trajectory of your life.
~Don’t Get Stuck In Pause! Pause, Look, Listen and Get Back Into the Game!
~It’s Not Over Until God Says It’s Over!