Plateaued, Be A Refresher

PLATEAUED? BE A REFRESHER!

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) Several part lesson.

On the computer we often see a REFRESH BUTTON. This is a request to send the most updated version.

*PLATEAUED: to be comfortable where you are, reach a state of little or no change after a time of activity, no advancement, stay the same, little to no growth, to stop progressing.

THIS IS JUST TOO HARD! FEW PEOPLE LEARN TO RECOGNIZE SPIRITUAL PLATEAUS IN THEIR HOME, CHURCH OR JOB.

YOU CAN DO IT! IF YOU WANT TO…? WHAT IS WITHIN OUR ABILITY? CAN WE REACH GOD’S PLAN AND PURPOSE? ARE WE CONTENT TO STAY HERE AND NOT EVALUATE OUR ACTIONS?

Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.

Deuteronomy 30:11 (NLT2) “This command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you to understand, and it is not beyond your reach.

HAVE WE SPIRITUALLY PLATEAUED? ONE OF HUMANITY’S GREATEST WEAKNESSES IS QUITTING. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, WE ARE PRONE TO THROW UP OUR HANDS AND THROW IN THE TOWEL AND GIVE UP. THERE IS ONE WAY TO BECOME A WINNER, AN OVERCOMER… NEVER QUIT AND GET UP AND TRY AGAIN. WILL WE PAY THE PRICE? COLD WATER REQUIRES EXTRA EFFORT… IS THIS TOO HARD FOR YOU? ARE YOU PLATEAUED?

Matthew 10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

PLATEAUED? EXCUSES CAN BE DENIAL AND DEMONIC DECEPTION. IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENSE. WE CAN’T WINK AT IGNORANCE… IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE… IT IS A LEGAL PRINCIPLE THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE UNAWARE OF THE LAW YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE LIABILITY FOR VIOLATING THE LAW. THIS IS TOO HARD!

Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

It is too hard for me! If ignorance of the law was an acceptable excuse any person could claim ignorance and avoid the consequences. PLATEAUED?

Luke 14:18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

(I bought land? I just purchased some oxen? I just got married? 3 classes of excuses… MATERIALISM, BUSINESS, RELATIONSHIPS!)

PLATEAUED? IF YOU THINK THIS IS TOO HARD… IT WILL PROBABLY BE TOO HARD FOR YOU? FAITH HAS A TENDENCY TO GROW TO BE LUKE WARM AND TO COOL DOWN… WE CAN COME FRESH.

*REFRESH: To make like new, to restore lost strength, renew, revive, invigorated, to make clean, restore, rejuvenate, renovate, not stale, life giving.

2 Corinthians 4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16 (MSG) So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace.

It is a false teaching that COWS GIVE MILK? Milking a cow requires effort. Let me tell you some country wisdom. The cow will go dry and there will be no milk. The cow must have a VISIT FROM THE BULL TO “COME FRESH” to keep giving milk. We must come to the Father to stay fresh.

PETER HAS A GOOD LESSON YOU MUST BE FORGIVEN AND YOU MUST FORGIVE TO KNOW SEASONS OF REFRESHING… REFRESHING COMES FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD…

Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; 20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; 20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

PLATEAUED? THERE IS A DIVINE LAW OF REFRESHING… WHEN YOU REFRESH OTHERS: YOU WILL BE REFRESHED…

GENEROUS PEOPLE PROSPER AND IF WE REFRESH OTHERS, WE WILL BE REFRESHED…

Proverbs 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Proverbs 11:25 (MSG) The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.