Goodness in Action

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Goodness in Action

• Galatians 61-10

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The Reality of an Enemy Against Goodness

• I am staggered by the level of naïveté that most
  people live with regarding evil. They dont take
  it seriously. They dont live as though the Story
  has a Villain Life is very confusing if you do
  not take into account that there is a Villain.
  That you, my friend, have an enemy. - John
  Eldredge, Epic

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Unwanted Complications of Doing Good

• It can be a snare to an unguarded heart v 1-5
• The reality and possibility of rejection that may
  trigger our pride.
• The reality and possibility of abuse that may
  trigger our vengeance.
• The reality and possibility of unhealthy
  dependency that may wear us down.
• REMEDY Watch your own heart. Keep the attitude
  of Christ as the standard in mind.

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Unwanted Complications of Doing Good

• It can get tiring to a weary heart v 9
• Doing good is like planting seeds they dont
  grow and bear fruit overnight.
• The recipients own heart may delay the process.
• We may run out of resources, especially when we
  take matters into our own hands.
• REMEDY Do not give up Keep trusting and
  depending on God.

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Unwanted Complications of Doing Good

• It can get ordinary to a desensitized/ calloused
  heart v 10
• The danger of saving our own skin.
• The danger of having done enough mentality.
• The danger of stationary withdrawal.
• REMEDY Seize opportunities for goodness Add
  more moments to your life and life to those
  moments.