“PLAY THE MOVIE”

Wed. Night notes. – PLAY THE MOVIE

9 Things You Simply Must Do – notes from a book of the same name by Henry Cloud.

Principle #1 – Dig it up – All of our life – good or bad – springs up from the inside of us and begins as spirit/thought. 

Principle #2 – Pull the tooth. – Resolve negative things quickly, lovingly, thoroughly, effectively & let go of things you can’t resolve.

Principle #3 – Play the Movie

If I do “A” then “B” will happen. & not only will “B” happen, but so will “C” & “D” & F,G,H,I etc.

The wise person asks, “What will I reap if I sow _(whatever)___?”

How long would it take to have a dream (college degree, new career, closer walk with Go, etc.)?  X amount of time.

Do you plan on being alive for X amount of time?

X amount of time IS GOING TO COME!

When X amount of time comes – do you want to have your dream accomplished or do you want to still be waiting – hating your life?

How long will it take for you to choose?

The passing of time is NOT a choice.

You can foresee good and bad futures.

Play the movie…

What will my family experience if I keep smoking and get cancer and die in 15 years?

What will happen to my marriage if I have this affair?

How will it affect my children?

“Worry” for the future.  Not worry in a way that you CAN’T change the outcome, but envision potential problems and how you will deal with them.

Build strategies in your life to expect problems and failures.

    Do you have a group of people to “goto” when the bottom falls out?

    Do you have things in “order” (emergency fund, insurance, etc.)?

    Do you have accountability people in your life? 

“Play the Movie” in all areas of your life.

Relationships – Prov. 19:19 

If I continue to treat this person in this way… what will happen to the relationship?  

If I kiss this person, what will they think and where will this relationship go?  Do I want it to go there?  

How will my anger affect my children?  How will they relate to me when they grow older?  

Parenting - 

If I always give my children everything they want without giving them opportunities to work for things, how will that affect their future marriage, job, etc.?

Instead of helping your children resolve conflict, you give him his favorite ice cream  and try to ease his pain?  How will that affect the way they handle conflict or misunderstandings in the future?

Morality - 

Look ahead to the day you have to tell your children that you are getting divorced because of an affair.

How will your friends (parents, family, etc.) trust you when they find out that you have been lying to them constantly?

Health - 

Am I ready to deal with lung cancer because of my smoking habit?

Am I ready for heart surgery because my overeating is clogging my arteries?

Diabetes?

Not all movies are bad.

A man with a family history of heart disease got in shape so he could be there for his daughters weddings.

Tiger Woods practiced daily so that he could succeed.

Do I have people in my life to support me in my “movie making”?