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Summary
Themes
Pastor's Points
Key Points
- 1.Your company affects your calling; relationships either propel you forward in your assignment or pull you backward.
- 2.There are no neutral relationships in life—every person is either an asset or a liability, making you better or worse.
- 3.Biblical discernment is the God-given ability to assess the true nature of an individual or opportunity beyond surface appearances.
- 4.Manipulative people leverage flattery, unexpected generosity, or apparent spirituality to control those with unaddressed emotional or relational deficits.
- 5.Insecure competitiveness causes individuals to compete with allies rather than winning together on the same team.
- 6.When a person constantly refuses God's direction, they forfeit divine protection and become subject to spiritual and emotional erraticism.
- 7.Exploitative opportunists operate strictly out of their own character; no amount of kindness on your part can change their nature.
Sermon Moments
“Your company affects your calling. People can affect your peace and individuals can interfere with your assignment.”
“There is no such thing as a neutral relationship. They are either making you better or they are making you worse.”
“Manipulation is the use of flattery, generosity, or spirituality to exploit someone's ignorance, weakness, or deficits so they can disarm and control them.”
“They say 'I've been praying for you' (P-R-A-Y-I-N-G) because they're setting you up to prey on you (P-R-E-Y).”
“When you have a deficit and somebody gives you what's normal, it feels like they're doing you a favor.”
“Insecure competitiveness is when a person's competitive drive is fueled by unaddressed insecurities... competing with the wrong people when we're supposed to be winning together.”
“Whenever you refuse direction, you forfeit protection.”
“You can't have a whole soul if you keep letting people put holes in your soul.”
This Week
Remember This
Your company directly impacts your calling, so you must use God-given discernment to identify toxic traits like manipulation, insecure competitiveness, and opportunism in order to protect your soul and fulfill your purpose.
A Challenge for You
Stop the relational bleeding in your life this season by moving differently, asking God to open the eyes of your heart so you can guard your soul and walk in wholeness.These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.
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