Time to Reflect and to Renew, Part 3

Insight for Living Daily Broadcast

Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living

Christian, Religious And Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Philippians 4:4-9; James 4:13-15 At the crossroads of the New Year, follow the steps we teach our children when they come to an intersection. Stop. How has God been moving in your life? Look. What new direction might He be leading you? Listen. What changes is God asking you to make? Hear Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he draws wisdom from Scripture regarding your thoughts, your treasure, your time, and your touch. God has great plans for you in these four areas. How will you invest your life this year? It’s your move. Make this year count!

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0:00.0	Here's the painful truth.
0:10.0	As followers of Jesus Christ, we're either climbing or sliding.
0:14.4	There's no spiritual coasting.
0:16.8	Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall contends that believers who drift into 2026
0:22.6	without making deliberate choices will find themselves further from God by the year's end,
0:27.9	not closer. Spiritual progress demands effort. It requires specific decisions about how we think,
0:35.5	give, spend our time, and touch lives.
0:38.9	On this New Year's Eve, we know that a rewarding climb awaits, in which we walk hand
0:44.0	in hand with God.
0:46.2	Chuck titled today's message, Time to Reflect and to Renew.
0:53.3	Today we're going to take a journey. We're going to look back at a couple of things that need to be addressed.
1:03.9	Then we're going to look ahead, having reflected, we're going to think about renewal at a couple of things for the future.
1:11.6	We don't know what's there, we know a lot about what's in the past.
1:16.6	So that's a good place to start.
1:19.6	Let's look there first, Philippians chapter 4.
1:24.6	Will you turn, please? We're looking back and we're thinking first about our thoughts.
1:33.7	Let's start there. Philippians 4.8. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true.
1:42.5	Let's think back. Are you a person who focuses on what is true?
1:49.0	The next word is translated, honorable. The word means noble, dignified, even above reproach.
2:00.0	Number three, whatever is right.
2:04.4	This word right means refusing to compromise
2:08.1	one's commitment to the truth.
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