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Four Ways To Respond Series
Contributed by Shane Brooks on Oct 22, 2007 (message contributor)
Summary: Which one will you pick?
Beginning a series on Responsibility
If you’re responsible for something....
You can’t give the responsibility away
Don’t blame others for your future... YOUR RESPONSIBLE
Harry Truman’s famous quote, “THE BUCK STOPS HERE”
We’re quick to spin things... Someone else’s fault
EVEN IF SOMEONE ELSE TAKES THE FALL FOR U... YOUR RESPONSIBLE
def. Responsibility- The ability to meet obligations; the act of being accountable;
When faced with a difficult decision,
YOU HAVE 3 OPTIONS....
Give Up...Expound
Back Up...Expound
Stand Up..Expound
Tonight we’re going to take inventory of how we handle RESPONSIBILITY:
When it come to your: Marriage, Life, Health, Job, Kids, Friendships..
4 different types of people, when it comes to responsibility
1. The Drop Outs-
People who give up & Fail to take responsibility
2. The Cop Outs-
People who make excuses for why they aren’t responsible
ADAM & Eve in the Garden
3. The Hold Outs- People who waiver too long to take responsibility
DAVID- David with Bathsheba
4. The All Outs- People who own the responsibility and take action
ESTER- "If I die, then so be it."