1. Rediscover Your Purpose In Life - have a purpose greater than yourself
2. Revisit Your Passions - purpose produces passion
3. Re-evaluate the People In Your Life - people impact us far more than sermons do
The most important relationship to have is with God. The second most important relationship is the relationship with yourself. Life's successes come from initiating relationships with the right people and then strengthening those relationships. Your failures can also be traced to a person. The wrong people never leave your life voluntarily until you go broke. Your seasons change when new people enter your life and when old ones exit. When this happens, your life begins to mature and you are able to accept growth. You should embrace people who have the ability to stir up your gifts. Your TRUTH is the person.
The "Law of Inner Circle" says that those who are closest to you determine the level of your success. Relationships connect us to our destiny. It is necessary to know which bridges to cross and which ones to burn because your relationships are like bridges. You cannot change your life until you change your relationships! If you change your actions and not your associations, it's a matter of time before you fall right back into your old habits.
It's not a person's accomplishments that make them great, but it's who you surround yourself with. You have to remember, no relationship is a waste of time. If it didn't bring you what you want, it taught you what you don't want.
Everybody Needs Three Vital Relationships:
1. A Paul - mentorship, a father figure, a motherly figure, a big sister, a big brother
2. A Barnabas -Encourager and a friend; a cheerleader to cheer you on when you are losing. For example, when a man is losing, he needs love, honor and respect. Someone who doesn't mind telling him the truth, but cheers him on.
3. A Timothy - mentee or protege'; learn to pour into someone else. Relationships are the essence of life.
If a person doesn't respect your time, they will not respect your wisdom. Break ups are not always meant for make ups, but for wake ups. Letting go doesn't mean giving up. It means to move on. If you are going to win in life, you're going to have to weed (not smoke weed) out the parasites and nutrient suckers of your life. You cannot carry everybody to victory with you because it comes at a price. You must remove the fearful, the non-thinking and the non-vigilant. If the person's entrance doesn't make an impact then their exit won't make a difference. People are in your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime. You must discern which for which person.
If people like you, they will listen but if they trust you, they will do business with you. Some people come into your life for a blessing and others for a lesson. To gain access to those people you would like to meet, learn to serve and honor them to create that access. Avoid intimate relationships with people who do not respect your dreams and look for people who inspire you to see and do more. Guard your relationships. They come before rules. Never cut off what you have the power to untie.
Three Ways to Change Your Relationships/Associations:
1. Redefine the person's role in your life.
2. Reassign the person to another area of your life. For example, if they were a close friend, reassign to just an associate.
3. Release the person and let that relationship go.
Your FRIENDS determine your FUTURE!
This message is courtesy of Word of Faith Ministries with Dr. Dale C. Bronner.
-J.Couture
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