4 D's

4 D's
Desire- This is where it all starts. Having the inner fire and ambition to get things going. To strive for a higher place. To know that where we are now is nice but nothing compared to where we are destined to be.
Luke 5:17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. 20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? 22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go Into thine house. 25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. 26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
Isaiah 60:1 Arise from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you-rise to a new life! Shine be radiant with the glory of the Lord, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!
Phil. 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Decision- To make the commitment necessary to achieve any worthwhile result. It won't happen by accident. Things that don't take much decision usually don't produce many rewards. We need to sacrifice and commit to making our desire come true.
Rev. 3:15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!
Proverbs 16:3 Commit your plans to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.


Determination- Are tough times going to come? Of course. How hard these bumps in the road truly are depends on our level of determination. Don't stand in the way of a determined person, the problems seem to leap out of their way because they know they will be wasting their time.
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
James 1:2-4Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Discipline- To reach our true goal we are going to need to create new disciplines. We cannot rely on the habits that have created our results thus far in life. We need to forge ahead and master new disciplines that will guide us like a magnet to our desires.
Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid!
Mark 12:30-31 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Hebrews 12:11 For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
 1 Corinthians 11:31 But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.
Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for men. Since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Be a LEADER who provides STRENGTH to others

Be full of Persevering Faith
Focus on the end product of what God is doing with people’s lives. Gal. 6:9” We will reap if we faint not.”
Unchangeable faith.

Look and Ask for the Goodness of God
We need to show the positive things in the will of God not negative appearances. Good will show a spiritual good from any bad situation. Psalm 27:13 I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Keep Yourself Unspotted from the World
Keep away from the world. The trap Esau fell into for a meal. Matt. 13:38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.
No leader can minister to others if the world is warring inside of him. No energy left.

Pray Constantly Converse with God. Not only for myself but for others. Luke 18:1 Now He (Jesus)was telling them a parable to show at all times that they ought to pray and not to lose heart.

Receive the Mercy of God
Paul said,”Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not faint, but we have renounced the hidden things because of shame. 2 cor. 4:1.
We must understand the process of confession of sin, total repentance and faith in God’s cleansing power.

Consider the Sufferings of Jesus
Our sufferings are nothing compared to His. Heb. 12:3 For consider him who has endured such hostility of sinners against himself, so that you may not grow weary and faint in your minds. The more we remember His sufferings the more we will be strong in our times of testing.

Allow the Daily Renewal of the Inner Man
We need the Holy Spirit to be active. We need His spirit to touch our spirit to create new life within us. 2 Cor. 4:16 Therefore we do not faint, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.