Taking Inventory


"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day." (2 Tim. 4:7-8)

  1. Trust in the SOVEREIGNTY of God's unique timeline for you.
    "Like an open book, You watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before You. The days of my life all prepared before I'd even lived one day." (Ps. 139:16 MSG)

    "'Can I not, O house of Israel, deal with you as this potter does?' declares the LORD. 'Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand.'" (Jer. 18:6)

    I. BUILDING THE BASE II. THE RISE & FALL III. SHAPED AND REFINED IV. GLAZED TO SERVE
    1954 ------1972----1976------1985 1985 -------1994-------2000 2000-------2005-------2010 2010
    Age: 18 22 31 31 40 46 46 51 55 55
    1. (1954-1972) Basic Ingredients
    2. (1972-1976) Potential Within
    3. (1976-1985) Young & Restless
    1. (1985-1994) Dross of Success
    2. (1994-2000) Shattered and Restored
    1. (2000-2005) Time in the Crucible
    2. (2005-2010) In the Potter's Hand
    		 A. 2010 In Service


    (J. Robert Clinton, "The Making of a Leader," NavPress,1988)

  2. Take an assessment of what God has CREATED in you.

    Don't let LABELS define you.
    "For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well." (Ps. 139:13-14)

    "And since we have gifts according to the grace given to us, let us each exercise them accordingly." (Rom. 12:6)

    http://www.enewhope.org/spiritualgifts/

  3. Your life is a GIFT; invest in it well.
    "Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is." (Eph. 5:15-17)