Road Signs: Rest Stop

Yesterday was a great Sunday in The Warehouse. We had an incredible time worshipping together and heard a "good word" from LeeAnn Miller. LeeAnn presented the idea that whatever gets the bulk of your attention is where you will move in your life.

Many times in our lives' we think we can be a good influence on other people. LeeAnn went to an artsy girls preparatory school. Her parents hooked her up with a more rowdy girl so they could ride to school together - with all good intentions of LeeAnn being a good influence on this friend. Over time the complete opposite happened - LeeAnn was the one who really started changing who she was and making choices she knew weren't the best.

Why do we sometimes believe the lie that we can spend time giving our attention to things that we know aren't the best without being influenced ourselves? It's a lie. Just think about your life - whatever you give the bulk of your time or attention is what becomes most important in your life. It's not too hard to see how this principle is so true in our lives.

Think of yourself. Who in your life do you spend the bulk of your time with? How is this person having an influence on you? How are they helping you become a better person?

Can you think of a time where you were influenced to do, say, or be something you really weren't? Talk about it.

Read Proverbs 4:25-27,
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
26 Watch the path of your feet
And all your ways will be established.
27 Do not turn to the right nor to the left;
Turn your foot from evil.

What do you think it means to fix your eyes straight ahead? What are you fixing your eyes on?

How do we fix our eyes on Jesus? (Live how he wants us to live, Pray, Reading the Bible to know how to live, Be involved in small group so we do life together)