Walking with Jesus
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Walking with Jesus

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Published 12 October 2025

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⚠️ Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Mistakes

  1. 1️⃣ Forgetting God’s faithfulness after deliverance (Deut 8:11-14).
  2. 2️⃣ Trusting walls and armies instead of the Lord (Ps 20:7).
  3. 3️⃣ Forgetting the lessons of the wilderness (Num 14:22-23).
  4. 4️⃣ Losing gratitude during plenty (Deut 16:13-15).
  5. 5️⃣ Ignoring God’s sovereign timing (Eccl 3:1).

💥 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Failures

  1. 1️⃣ Failure to remember God daily (Deut 6:12).
  2. 2️⃣ Failure to pass faith to children (Deut 11:19).
  3. 3️⃣ Failure of unity—dividing what God unites (Ps 133:1).
  4. 4️⃣ Failure to see deliverance as grace (Eph 2:8-9).
  5. 5️⃣ Failure to worship when freedom comes (Luke 17:15-18).

🚫 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Sins

  1. 1️⃣ Idolatry of comfort and control (Ex 32:1-4).
  2. 2️⃣ Injustice to captives and weak (Isa 1:17).
  3. 3️⃣ Fear over faith (Num 13:31-33).
  4. 4️⃣ Ingratitude for God’s provision (Num 11:1-6).
  5. 5️⃣ Pride that robs God’s glory (Dan 4:30-37).

🏆 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Successes

  1. 1️⃣ Prayers heard worldwide—God answers in His time (Ps 34:15).
  2. 2️⃣ Families reunited—grace restores what was lost (Isa 61:1-3).
  3. 3️⃣ Unity in worship—Jews and nations praise together (Zech 14:16).
  4. 4️⃣ God’s Word celebrated with dancing (Neh 8:17-18).
  5. 5️⃣ Deliverance joins with festival joy (Lev 23:39-43).

🌱 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Spiritual Growth Lessons

  1. 1️⃣ Temporary shelters teach eternal trust (2 Cor 5:1).
  2. 2️⃣ God’s presence is our dwelling (Ex 40:36-38).
  3. 3️⃣ Joy comes through obedience (Deut 16:14-15).
  4. 4️⃣ God still tabernacles with His people (John 1:14).
  5. 5️⃣ Messiah offers living water at Sukkot (John 7:37-39).

🧭 Lessons Learned – The 5 Greatest Leadership Principles

  1. 1️⃣ Lead in times of crisis with faith (Ps 46:1-2).
  2. 2️⃣ Recognize God’s hand in history (Dan 2:21).
  3. 3️⃣ Celebrate deliverance publicly (Ex 15:1-2).
  4. 4️⃣ Model gratitude before others (Ps 107:1-2).
  5. 5️⃣ Lead worship that unites nations (Rev 7:9-10).