In this episode Princeton reflects on what he is grateful for in 2018 and presents part two of the sermon: "Don't Worry, I'm Just Growing"
- 1:00—Princeton Parker starts with Exodus chapter 13.
- 2:40—A 40-year journey where Egypt is slavery Caymun is freedom and the wilderness is the time you need to evolve from slavery and caymun. The wilderness and time is the process of evolving.
- 4:41—You cannot have Caymun (the result) if you haven´t enjoyed the wilderness (process).
- 5:46—Change of environment is not freedom. Change of character is.
- 7:20—Princeton unpacks the trials and traumas of slavery.
- 9:45—The power of intentionally taking the long route.
- 10:10—Can you see areas in your life where you were taken a long way around?
- 11:35—God is taking you the long way around not because he is angry. God wants you to be ready.
- 12:00—You know you are growing when you can peacefully renegotiate your timeline.
- 12:27—You have nothing to prove. When you don´t make a deadline, ask this question--What created that deadline? It can still happen on a different timeline.
- 13:30—Interogate where your timelines come from.
- 15:33—You know you are growing when you take count of the fact that the things you dislike most about people are in you too.
- 16:12—Your pain will expose what you still have a taste for.
- 16:48—You know you are growing when you are ok without temporary fixes.
- 17:25—How long you suffer does not entitle you to success. The work you put in on your heart does.
- 19:00—You know you are growing when God makes you face things that he used to shield you from in the last season.
- 20:40—The power of knowing that you are enough.
- 20:50—You know you regrowing when you are facing difficult situations.
- 21:45—You know you are growing when you forgive yourself for the things that aren´t yourself and you decide not to repeat the mistakes of the generation before you.
- 22:15—You know you are growing when you learn to enjoy the experience.
- 23:30— Preaching songs with Princeton.
- 24:34—We glory in tribulation because it is producing something.
- 25:09—Princeton highlights the fruits of patience.
- 26:30—Don´t stop seeking God, and do the work through tribulations.
- 27:20—The next thing you get in this season is because you put in work.
- 28:00—Patience breeds experience.
- 29:34—This too shall pass.
- 30:53—You are not going through it, you are growing through it.
- 31:30—Everything that was getting in your way was nailed to the cross.
- 32:10— You´ve got to grow. Don´t stop growing.
- 33:20— I know it is expensive to grow, but you are going to like the way you look.
- 35:10—Growing hurts. Growth and death feel the same.
- 38:10—Talk to yourself the way you would talk to someone else. You have the words you just use them for everyone else except yourself.
3 Key Points:
- Princeton explains the process of growth in comparison to the journey from Egypt to Caymun. You cannot reach your destination without going through the process.
2. God takes you the long way intentionally to prepare you.
- When we go through growth, talk to yourself the same way you would talk to someone you love--be passionate, motivating, and forgiving.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “Change of environment is not freedom. Change of character is.” –Princeton.
- “You know you are growing when you can peacefully renegotiate your timeline.” – Princeton.
- “Interrogate where your timelines come from.” – Princeton.
- “You know you are growing when you take count of the fact that the things you dislike most about people are in you too.”–Princeton
- “You know you are growing when God makes you face things that he used to shield you from in the last season.”–Princeton
- “Patience breeds experience.”–Princeton
- “You are not going through it, you are growing through it.”–Princeton
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