Set Up Yourself For Change

That’s the key: Set up yourself for change. Set up your world so that it’s difficult not to change.

Your set-up means how you pre-arrange your environment.

I highlight two things in your environment…

1. People

Obviously, the first thing you pre-arrange are the people you hang-out with. Paul says,Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”(1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV).

2. Perspectives

Your environment also includes the stuff you read, watch, and listen, all of which impact your perspectives. Heed the Word when it says, “But test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.”(1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 ESV). Here’s the first question: Are there books, programs, and photos that are evil?

Pre-Design Your Environment

There’s a new buzz word I hear a lot today: Curate. I hear it everywhere. It’s become popular because people are overwhelmed with the endless choices given to them. So they want experts to curate their choices for them.Curate means to“organize a collection of items where each item is pre-designed, pre-selected, and pre-arranged to produce a specific experience”.

Friend, I believe God has given you the power to curate your kingdom. You have the power to curate your friendships, your schedule, your activities, your itinerary, your values—so that everything is a set-up for victory. Set up your world so that it will be difficult not to grow. Give your kingdom to the King.