1. Baggage That We Just Can’t Seem To Leave Behind
Hebrews 12:1

2. Sanford and Son

4. Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside the weight (all the excess luggage), and the sin that so easily trips us up, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

5. Romans 7:15
I don't understand myself at all, for I really want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do the very thing I hate.

6. 1. It becomes who I am

7. 2. I feel hopeless

8. 3. I become defensive

9. 4. I become a slave to it

10. 5. I believe the lie rather than the truth of the Word of God

11. 2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

12. Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

13. 1. Stop Making Excuses

14. Luke 14:18-20
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ʻI have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.ʼ Another said, ʻI have just bought five yoke of oxen, and Iʼm on my way to examine them. Please excuse me.ʼ Still another said, ʻI just got married, so I canʼt come.ʼ

15. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

16. 2. Sever The Bad Influences

17. 1 Corinthians 15:33-34
Do not be deceived: ʻBad company corrupts good character.ʼ Wake up from your stupor…

18. James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

19. 3. Fill The Void

20. …washed by the cleansing of God’s word.
Ephesians 5:26

21. Prayer
Hebrews 4:15-16
(Jesus) understands our weaknesses, for He faced all of the same temptations we do, yet He did not sin. So let us come boldly to our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy (not punishment, not condemnation, not finger pointing), and grace to help us when we need it.

22. An Accountability Partner
Therefore confess your faults to one another and pray for each other...
James 5:16

23. Minister To Others