At times in our lives we can all find ourselves living on the edge.  It may be the edge of a major problem or the edge of a major breakthrough, but either way, the edge is not a place to stay.  We need to quit living on the edge of emergency and sin, and start taking start taking steps to move toward God and grow in our faith, even if we have to move past the edges of our comfort zone.

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I Quit 4 - I quit living on the edge
Sermon Notes by Marshal Blessing
Redemption Church Plano Texas
 I Quit Title

Welcome

What have you quit lately?
Sometimes we can tend to stigmatize quitting. We say things like, “Don’t be a quitter.”
But when you are able to quit something harmful, that deserves to be celebrated.

Quitting can be hard, just ask someone who has quit smoking.  But in each of our lives there are probably a few things we need to quit.

Over the past few weeks we’ve told you about a few things you may need to quit doing: Quit hating your life, Quit loving your life, and Quit going to church.  If you missed those sermons you should check them out on our website.

If you recognize something holding you back in your life, we hope that you will have the strength to say “I Quit.”
If you have questions or you need support, please talk to us.  If you want to contact us anonymously you can use our Text Line 214-856-0550. We want to address your questions, and we want to help you quit.

Now, let’s be honest.  There are probably some things all of us need to quit doing.  I know there are things I need to quit.  There are things you need to quit.  For instance, I bet many of you, if not all are living on the edge.

I Quit Living on the Edge

Turn to somebody and tell them “Quit living on the edge.”

What are we talking about?  There are times in everyone’s lives when we find ourselves living on the edge.
An edge is a transition.  It is where one things ends and another begins.  We all find ourselves at times of transition in our life.  We can all find ourselves on the edge.  But that’s not a place to live.  We shouldn’t set up camp there.

With an edge, one side is better than the other.  When we look at any transition or choice each side can have its pros and cons.  We can tend to be “on the fence.” But today when I say edge, I mean that one side is significantly better, and one side is significantly worse.  Think of a cliff.  That’s an edge.

When you cross over an edge it can be hard to come back.  It’s not impossible, but it’s difficult.
You may have some climbing to do.

There is some danger when you are approaching an edge.  Cliff_Warning_Signs
That’s why they put up signs: Caution! Hazardous Cliff!  Stay back!

Now you can end up there in different ways.  We might get pushed out to the edge by circumstances.
Or we might inch closer to it ourselves.  Until we find ourselves right on the edge.

The problem is that humans are adaptable.  God gave us the ability to get used to things.  Being on the edge might make us nervous at first.  If you’ve ever stood on a cliff and looked over, it tends to make you a little uneasy.  But if we stay there for a while, we will get used to it.  We’ll set up camp.  We say, “It’s not so bad.”

Over time we get comfortable on the edge, and that’s when things are really dangerous.  We lose the sense of peril that we are actually facing.  Over time we can get a sense that the work it would take to move away from the edge is actually worse than the small risk of falling off the edge.  That’s crazy!

Cliff_House_Picture_1 Here’s an example.  This was a house here in Texas.  It was built on a cliff overlooking Lake Whitney near Fort Worth.  This picture was taken about a year ago, in June of 2014.  Sure there’s a cliff, but they have a beautiful view.  To be