We are in a series of messages that we are calling keep the change and we're just

absolutely loving it because that's what we want. We want change. We want to make

progress. We want to grow. We want our lives to be dynamic. We want to feel like we're moving forward on the journey of life that we're maturing that we're nearing the target that God has in mind when he looks at us. And I don't think it's really the problem the problem

is that we don't desire change I think all of us deep down want to grow

no one's like you know what I really love to be stagnant. That would be fun. That would just be neat just to always feel like life is just going on but I'm not. I don't think anybody wants that. I think all of us want to change and I think the problem is also not that we don't ever try to

change. I think the real problem is that we don't often keep the change that we go for.

And that's why first week of January, when I was driving to the gym, I had to do, I kid

you know, I counted four laps before I could get a spot at the gym in the main parking lot.

I could have broken down at any point

and parked in the auxiliary parking lot,

but I have standards people.

I refuse to get any exercise on my way in to get exercise.

I want a front, isn't that just the problem with our culture?

I will, but I will circle the gym to go and walk on the treadmill.

The gym part, I will drive around it like three or four times, I don't care, but then I'll go in and get on it. Anyhow. But that was the first week of January. Let me tell you, this past week every single time I've gone in. I've gotten a front row spot each time just pulling in the thing has changed because

there's those who said I'm gonna do it I'm gonna go for it I'm gonna I'm gonna

I'm really gonna get in shape this year we try to change we just often don't keep the

change and that's why we're in this series talking about what

we are. Week one. First part we talked about how to select the right change because

if we don't pick the right thing to go for, even if we get it, we lose.

If we aim for the leaves instead of for the root,

we're not any better off than we are at the end of it,

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