STEPS TO A TURNAROUND

 Isaiah 54:1-5

54“Sing, O barren,

You who have not borne!

Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,

You who have not labored with child!

For more are the children of the desolate

Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.

2“Enlarge the place of your tent,

And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;

Do not spare;

Lengthen your cords,

And strengthen your stakes.

3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left,

And your descendants will inherit the nations,

And make the desolate cities inhabited.

​“Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed;

Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;

For you will forget the shame of your youth,

And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

5 For your Maker is your husband,

The Lord of hosts is His name;

And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel;

He is called the God of the whole earth

I.    LEVELS OF INTERNAL BREAKTHROUGH

1.   I make myself – Sing O Barren

2.   Occasional Spontaneity   – Break Forth

3.   Cry Aloud – You have become the change you desire

II.   MY PART IN BREAKTHROUGH

1.   Realize Truth is what God declares not what you see  - “more are the children of the desolate”

2.   Embrace the fact that your current status is no indicator of your future progress  - “barren, desolate”

3.   Increase your capacity to handle more – “Enlarge the place of your tent”

4.   Assemble and develop the right team “let them”

5.   Provide clarity to those assisting you – “stretch forth the curtains”

6.   Identify and increase your support systems “ ”cords  -  Stakes

7.   Become more flexible “right hand and the left”

8.   Embrace and overcome fear – Fear not

9.   Rise above shame – you shall not be ashamed  

10.Remember who God is – Husband, Lord of Host, Redeemer

III. 5 AREAS OF FOCUS

1.   Physical Preparation

a.   Energy (sleep, rest)

b.   Health (exercise, eat right)

2.   Mental Preparation

a.   Not too much entertainment

b.   Read

c.     Meditate

d.   Think days

3.   Emotional Preparation

a.   Pray for God to enlarge you

b.   Forgive

c.     Don’t hold grudges

4.   Spiritual Preparation

a.   Pray the Promises

b.   Make daily Decrees

c.     War for the promises

5.   Relational Preparation

a.   Practice loving confrontation

b.   Trust again

c.     Prioritize relationships