Living the Good Life
“The Big Test”
Malachi 3:10
Entitlement: The belief that I am exempt from responsibility and I am owed special treatment
The Hard Way: The habit of doing what is best, rather than what is comfortable, to achieve a worthwhile outcome
5 Principles:
1 - Humility and Dependence
2 - Connectedness
3 - Ownership
4 - Accepting the Negative
5 - Finding our Role
Malachi 3:10, “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”
Benefits of Risk - Dr. John Townsend:
1. Risk is your only hope for better in anything
2. The process of risk brings out the best in you
3. Risk humbles you because it takes you to the limit of yourself
4. Risk is a great teacher
5. You feel more alive when you risk