INSIGHT360
Life is crazy. We can so easily get caught up in the day to day where every day just feels like a “Monday”. We end up living with resentment, anger, fear, laziness and become disengaged and we do not grab life by the reigns and live as a people that
literally have been set free to live their lives and follow the Lord with all
of their heart, soul, mind & strength. Most live in their box or put God in
a box and never take action in their lives.
Jesus Christ led a
life that was dangerous. Life was not “boring”. His life was anything but
mundane, mediocre or average. He was on a mission. His life was not status quo.
He lived his entire life (heart, mind, soul and strength) for his Father and
changed lives for eternity. If he had just lived a boring life or a life of
“Mondays” the Pharisees may not have ever tried to kill him. Thousands may not
have followed him and hung on his every word.
2 Things:
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Hear, O
Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! "You shall love the LORD
your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Mark 12:29-31New International
Version (NIV)
“The most
important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God,
the Lord is one. 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: ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”
Heart
Soul
Mind
Strength
This is Insight 360:
360 Living
is the perspective of using the core 4 of “Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength” in
Deuteronomy chapter 6:4-5 and Mark 12:29-31 whereby we live our faith with intention
and as a result add value and have an impact into the world around you. God
does not ask for our allegiance he is demanding it from us.
Man's chief end, our top priority in
life is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
I Cor. 10:31:
….whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
Rom. 11:36:
For from him and through him
and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen
Ps. 73:25-28
Whom have I in heaven but you? And
earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Those who are far
from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds
We are
called to glorify God by delighting and enjoying him and exposing and
demonstrating his transcendent and supreme excellence in all of the areas of
life which include your Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength.
In Luke
Chapter 10 verse 27 a “lawyer” came to Jesus and intended to put Jesus to the
test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to
him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And the man answered,
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as
yourself.” Jesus looks at him and say’s EXACTLY…“You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
John Calvin said in his
commentary of Luke of 10 “Here is the definition of life that brings life. And
the product of our love for God will be a regard for others made in his image,
those whom God has placed next to us as neighbors.”
360 Living
is just that. It is “living” and because in Christ we have been set free we can
daily live a life of being engaged with our God, our Father, our Creator and our Lord. Those Core 4 are essentially
the 4 corners of our lives and as we seek to follow the Lord and Love him. The
Core 4 become our filter to gain a complete 360 degree perspective of our lives
and gain insight and wisdom into how we can more effectively love our neighbor.
Proverbs 4:5
5 Get wisdom, get insight;
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
We can easily grow lazy
and complacent in our faith when we aren’t striving to love the Lord. Our
greatest sin becomes as Adam’s was in the garden, the sin of Omission when we
become complacent in our faith. Adam stood by and did nothing to stop Eve from
taking the fruit from the serpent. Through Christ as we intentionally fight for
and care for our Hearts, our souls, our minds and strength we begin to actively
engage with love and intention God in this everlasting life of grace and mercy
that he has provided to us.
So, how does
one go about “loving” the Lord with HSMS.
1. You can’t do this on your own. You need
faith. You need Christ to provide the power and re-orient love and desire in
your heart towards HIM.
2. Begin the practice of caring for the 4
corners of your life. Let these become your mission statement.
· Heart
· Soul
· Mind
· Strength
3. Be intentional with your Heart and your
Soul – The Spiritual
4. Be intentional with your Mind and your
Strength – The Physical
· You have to do the work of God. In
2nd Peter chapter 1 Peter talks about the virtues but says you have to be
diligent, you have to make every effort and strive. God has given you the
ability to act.
· You’re free. You are not a slave to
this world or this culture. You are free to live and live fearlessly.
5. Take action – Love your neighbor. Allow
the love for your God to move you out of complacency. Step out in faith, take some risks. Do not be afraid. Remove the words "average" and "mediocre" from your life.
Welcome to Insight360 - Have Faith, Live Free, Live Fearlessly
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