Play the Movie Forward – Self Aware

Live life with fewer regrets/ Making better decisions

Play the movie forward

My closest friends determine my direction

Know my boss, Act like an Ant

Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one’s awareness of one’s ignorance.  Anthony de Mello

Know yourself. Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. – Ann Landers

Jeremiah 17:9 The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?

Of all deceivers fear most yourself! – Søren Kierkegaard

We dupe ourselves in order to deceive others. Scientific American

Humans are masters of self-deception. Courtney Warren

Ps. 36:2 In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.

Become a student of how God works through you

1 Sam. 17:32-33 “Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!” “Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.”

1 Sam. 17:34-37 But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”

1 Sam. 17:38 Saul finally consented. “All right, go ahead,” he said. “And may the Lord be with you!” Then Saul gave David his own armor—a bronze helmet and a coat of mail. David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn such things before. “I can’t go in these,” he protested to Saul. “I’m not used to them.” So David took them off again.

1 Sam. 17:40 He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine.

God is building a Life Message in me

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 

Become a student of how God works through you

Desire/ Power/ Results

Know your gifts/ Know your shadows

Like bad breath sin and shadow are often difficult to self-detect.