DAY # 3
COMPLACENCY
For many youth, the low expectations have become comfort zones.They do what comes easily, get away with less than their best and go with the
crowd.
They excuse their choices because that’s just what young people are supposed or
expected to do.
Sometimes the expectations placed on you may not be low because you are seen
to be “above average” or an exception compared to the irresponsibility,
immaturity and incompetence expected from teenagers.
You are seen to be an exception!
But this can also a trap when you don’t live up to your actual potential in God.
Because of these (low expectations and exception trap), young people easily
become complacent.
But this can also a trap when you don’t live up to your actual potential in God.
Because of these (low expectations and exception trap), young people easily
become complacent.
STORY OF NICK (show video of NICK)
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Nick could have chosen to be complacent but he did not.
Complacency is defined as a smug feeling of satisfaction of who you are and what
you’ve done.
The cost of complacency is tragic.
Complacency is defined as a smug feeling of satisfaction of who you are and what
you’ve done.
The cost of complacency is tragic.
“The complacency of fools destroys them.”
Proverbs 1:32
Complacency causes you to slide into habits of mediocrity and excuse making.
Life gets boring and you’re not sure why.
You just suspect that there’s a lot more you could do or be.
Over time refusing to reach higher, try harder, and risk more robs us of the
glorious purpose and wonderful future God has created us for
We waste some (even the rest of it) of the best years of our lives and never reach
our full God-given potential.
You just suspect that there’s a lot more you could do or be.
Over time refusing to reach higher, try harder, and risk more robs us of the
glorious purpose and wonderful future God has created us for
We waste some (even the rest of it) of the best years of our lives and never reach
our full God-given potential.
We never attempt things that would stretch, grow and strengthen us .
We end up weak and unprepared for the amazing future that could have been.
We like the freedom that low expectations give us, but in reality we are really
being robbed (of God’s best for us).
Do not waste your teen years.
Fight complacence. It’s high time you go beyond the limits.
WHAT ARE THE LIMITS?
GO BEYOND THE LIMITS ....
1. Go beyond the average – Do what’s hard for you.
1. Go beyond the average – Do what’s hard for you.
A revolutionary takes time to identify the areas where he or she could
accomplish more by STEPPING ACROSS the line of what comes easily and COMING OUT from behind past accomplishments, complacency and low expectations.
accomplish more by STEPPING ACROSS the line of what comes easily and COMING OUT from behind past accomplishments, complacency and low expectations.
To go beyond the limits we must go beyond the doing the regulars, things that any ordinary man can do, things that are but normal and natural.
To go beyond the limit, we must set our feet upon the line of God’s standards, not ours or other people’s low standards.
To go beyond the limit, we must FOCUS not on what you cannot, not even on what you can, but on WHAT MORE YOU CAN DO for God.
WRITE A GO BEYOND PRAYER FOR YOURSELF
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