Choosing to Cheat

by alphao – www. sxc.hu

Andy Stanley wrote a book originally entitled Choosing to Cheat.  It was re-released last year under the title When Work and Family Collide.   This is a great little book that works on the premise that somebody is going to  get cheated from the time, attention, or devotion that they feel they deserve.  Typically this sets up as a tug-a-war between family and work.  Stanley argues that we must “choose to cheat” intentionally by setting our priorities appropriately.  He argues that problems occur in the family when the family is cheated for the sake of work, which is far too typical.   The book is an easy read and uses the story of Daniel as a basis.

I preached a well-received sermon series that was germinated from this book back in January of 2011.  It focused on aligning our priorities the way God would have us align them.  It was a four part series which I uploaded to the Audio Resources page also I uploaded an ebook that contains all four sermon outlines that are available for you free it is on the sermons page.   These are the titles of the lessons:

Choosing to Cheat – God

Choosing to Cheat – Spouse

Choosing to Cheat – Kids

Choosing to Cheat – Work

If you didn’t hear those sermons, or are struggling to find balance in the many areas of your life, I would encourage you to read the book by Andy Stanley and listen or read through these four sermons.

Josh