Your Best Days Are Now

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Your Best Days Are Now by Mind Map: Your Best Days Are Now

1. James 4:13–14 (NLT) 13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” 14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.

1.1. Hour Glass

1.1.1. No idea how much at top

1.1.2. Can’t stop sand flowing.

1.1.3. Bottom, can’t get it back.

1.2. Psalm 118:24 (NLT) 24 This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.

2. Think of your kids

2.1. Chaos

2.1.1. Toys ground

2.2. Complaining today about moments you’ll miss tomorrow

3. Still here?

3.1. Statistical odds are

3.2. Lost some of you!

3.3. Harvard Study

3.3.1. 47% of time

3.3.2. Mind isn’t where your feet are

3.4. Mind goes to stupid things

3.4.1. Avg cell phone user

3.4.2. Touches phones 2,617 times a day

3.5. Extreme users

3.5.1. Top 10% touch phones more than 5,400 times

3.6. Not wasting time on phones

3.6.1. Playing mind games!

4. “When-Then” Game

4.1. When out of HS

4.1.1. College

4.1.2. Job

4.1.3. Real job

4.2. Student debt

4.2.1. Married

4.2.2. Kids

4.2.3. Out diapers

4.2.4. Better house

4.3. Better vacation

4.3.1. Not so busy w/kids

4.3.2. Kids grown

4.3.3. Years go?

4.4. Go through life

4.4.1. Wishing away the current moment!

5. Don’t miss what you HAVE NOW pursuing what you WANT LATER

5.1. Not

5.1.1. “When-Then”

5.1.2. “What-If ”Game?

5.2. What if

5.2.1. Don’t pass test

5.2.2. Right school

5.2.3. Bad job!

5.3. Worried about economy

5.3.1. Covid

5.3.2. Afford house

5.4. Matthew 6:34 (NLT) 34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

5.4.1. Jesus didn’t tell you

5.4.2. Not to plan future

5.4.3. Not to worry.

5.5. Here?

5.5.1. Why don’t we live in the moment?

5.5.2. Lack of faith.

5.5.2.1. We don't trust God with our past

5.5.2.2. We don't trust god with our future

5.5.3. The only way you can be present in the moment is to...

5.5.3.1. Surrender the past you can’t change

5.5.3.2. Trust God witha future you can’t control

6. Still here? Tell you what you can’t do!

6.1. You can’t be happy where you are not

6.2. You can’t serve Jesus where you are not!

6.3. You can’t love people where you are not!

7. Don’t miss what you HAVE NOWpursuing what you WANT LATER

7.1. Any time

7.1.1. J would have been consumed self

7.1.2. Cross

7.2. Jesus, naked on a cross

7.2.1. Beaten senseless

7.2.2. Barely recognizable

7.3. Man dying next to Jesus

7.3.1. Jesus gives him undivided attention

7.4. They had a conversation

7.4.1. The man is sorry for what he’s done.

7.5. Remember me

7.5.1. Today you will be with me in paradise!

8. Jesus fully present

8.1. Can’t serve Jesus where you are not.

8.2. Can’t love people where you are not

8.3. Can’t be happy where you are not

8.4. Great friend

8.4.1. Spouse

8.4.2. Mom or Dad

8.4.3. Influence

8.4.4. Not there

8.5. This is the day

8.5.1. Today!

8.6. God saved the best for now!

8.6.1. Now

8.6.1.1. His grace

8.6.1.2. Mercy

8.6.1.3. Forgiveness

8.6.1.4. Freedom

8.6.1.5. Power

8.6.1.5.1. Purpose

8.6.2. In this moment

8.6.2.1. Now

8.6.2.2. God is with us!

8.6.2.3. Your Best Days Are Now!

9. Take moment

10. Unfortunately many of you won't be here for long.

10.1. Be here physically

10.1.1. Attention

10.1.2. Somewhere else

10.2. Here now

10.2.1. Text

10.2.1.1. Check IG

10.2.1.1.1. All have to do

10.2.1.2. Where eat

10.2.2. Worried Test

10.2.2.1. Bills

10.2.2.2. Distracting person 2 rows ahead.

10.2.3. Cute front

10.2.3.1. Jesus changed water to wine

10.2.3.2. Changed you fine.

11. John 2

11.1. Unusual text

11.1.1. Jesus 1st miracle at wedding.

11.1.2. Embarrassing

11.1.2.1. Host ran out wine

11.1.2.2. Servants fill 6 massive jars full water—(20/30)

11.1.2.3. Servants draw out what’s in jar

11.1.2.3.1. Take it to master of banquet.

11.2. John 2:8–10 (NLT): 8 he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.”

11.3. So the servants followed his instructions. 9 When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over.

11.4. 10 “A host always serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until NOW!”

11.4.1. YOUR BEST DAYS ARE NOW

12. Your Best Days Are Now

12.1. Better Way

12.1.1. Way Jesus lived

12.1.1.1. One of most striking qualities

12.1.2. Fully present

12.1.2.1. Lived w/an Undivided Attention in the Moment

12.2. Back-to-back stories

12.2.1. Luke’s gospel.

12.2.2. As Jesus walked into Jericho

12.2.3. Large crowds surrounded him

12.2.4. Blind beggar

12.2.4.1. (Bartimaeus)

12.2.4.1.1. “Jesus, Son David, have mercy!”

12.3. Disciples

12.3.1. Rebuked the guy!

12.3.2. Jesus, “What do you want me to do for you?”

12.4. Jesus stopped for someone no one had time for.

13. Jesus stopped guy no one time for

13.1. Luke 19:1–2 (NLT) Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich.

13.2. Jesus was on his way somewhere else!

13.3. Already been interrupted once by a poor blind beggar!

13.4. Stops for rich and corrupt tax collector

13.4.1. Zacchaeus

14. Zacchaeus

14.1. Tax collector

14.1.1. Corrupt IRS agent

14.1.2. Skims off top

14.1.3. Jesus calls man by his name, Zacchaeus

14.1.3.1. Come over lunch.

14.2. Half possessions poor

14.2.1. Pay back 4X cheated!

14.3. Today!

14.3.1. Salvation has come to your house!

14.4. Jesus was always present in the moment

14.4.1. Want be like that.

14.5. Not just living for the happy moments

14.5.1. But

14.5.1.1. Fully present in ALL the moments

14.5.1.2. Annoying ones.

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