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The decisions we make today, determine the stories we tell tomorrow.

1. Focus on \\u201cWHO\\u201d before \\u201cDO\\u201d

Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober,\\xa0set your hope on the grace to be brought to you\\xa0when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.\\xa0As obedient\\xa0children, do not conform\\xa0to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.\\xa0But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do\\u2026 1 Peter 1:13-15 (NIV)

2. Focus on \\u201cHIS WAYS\\u201d before \\u201cHIS WILL\\u201d

Trust in the\\xa0Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths\\xa0straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

God\\u2019s will is for you to be holy\\u2026 1 Thessalonians 4:3 (NIV)

\\u2026give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God\\u2019s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18\\xa0 (NIV)

For\\xa0it is God\\u2019s\\xa0will\\xa0that by doing good\\xa0you\\xa0should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 1 Peter 2:15 (NIV)

3. Focus on \\u201cWHY\\u201d before \\u201cWHAT\\u201d

All a person\\u2019s ways seem pure to them,\\xa0but motives are weighed\\xa0by the\\xa0Lord. Commit to the\\xa0Lord\\xa0whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. The\\xa0Lord\\xa0works out everything to its proper end\\u2026 Proverbs 16:2-4 (NIV)

Search me,\\xa0God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way\\xa0in me, and lead me\\xa0in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)