Atomic (Be) Attitudes – Powerlessness

Do you ever feel like you are carrying a heavy burden that you just can’t seem to take off?

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Atomic:

1. The single irreducible unit of a larger system.
2. The source of immense energy or power.

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Beatitudes – The 8 irreducible steps to spiritual breakthrough.

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Matthew 5:3

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Mattew 5:3 (MSG)

3 “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.

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Step 1 to Spiritual Breakthrough:

Realize that I am not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.

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A lie believed as can keep us spiritually stuck.

1. Time heals all .
2. I can anytime I want.
3. Good Christians have issues.

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Romans 3:23 (Living Bible)

23 Yes, all have sinned; all fall short…

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1 John 1:8

8 If we say that we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth.

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Romans 7:14-27 MSG

What I don’t understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise. So if I can’t be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it, it becomes obvious that God’s command is necessary.

17-20 But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can’t keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don’t have what it takes. I can will it, but I can’t do it. I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don’t result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time.

21-23 It happens so regularly that it’s predictable. The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up. I truly delight in God’s commands, but it’s pretty obvious that not all of me joins in that delight. Parts of me covertly rebel, and just when I least expect it, they take charge.

24 I’ve tried everything and nothing helps. I’m at the end of my rope.

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Prov 14:12

There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.

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 Personal Notes: