Maybe you have had the experience of trying to buy for
someone who has everything. The Wise Men in this story faced that same question
- What do you give a King? These men had each chosen a special gift fit for a King,
but it seemed the king they found was not what they expected.
We live in a world of unmet expectations.
I. Disappointment is one of the most difficult emotions to
deal with in life.
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The stable experiences of life are tests
of flexibility and faith.
II. Look for God in the Stable
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Not everything that looks ordinary
is ordinary.
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The death of our vision may create
the means of God to give us what He desired in His way, not ours.
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Just because we know God's direction
in our lives may not mean we know His method.
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Give God your expectations.
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Changing YOU may be the key to
changing your circumstances.
III. Offer Your Best to God in
the Stable
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Overcome a tendency to meet second-rate
circumstances with half-hearted efforts.
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Recognize that where your treasure
is your heart will be also.
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Hoping to have joy from what we receive
is a sure plan for disappointment.
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Giving gets our heart and mind
involved.
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Recognize that attitude has
everything to do with experience.
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Boredom – The inability
to take responsibility for your own happiness.
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Recognize that we may be in positions that
could be glorious if we would give ourselves to them.
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Just because something is not what you thought
it would be does not make it of lesser value.
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They gave themselves.
IV. Receive the Direction of God through
the Experience of the Stable
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Contact with God in the present
may alter your future direction.
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Tomorrow you can be someone you
can’t even imagine, in a place you never dreamed you could be if you let
God make the changes he desires today.
Conclusion
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You may find the best of God in the
worst of life.
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Being a Christian is not just a title
that we give ourselves, it is a lifelong commitment to a benevolent yet
powerful king.
