Five Minutes Can Change Everything
Scriptures: Titus 2, Psalms 51, 2 Thessalonians 3, Proverbs 23, 2 Corinthians 7
Small Moments, Lifelong Consequences
Five minutes can mess the rest of your life up.
That’s not exaggeration—that’s reality. One choice. One conversation. One compromise. And suddenly the direction of your life changes.
Because the truth is simple:
The things you do MATTER.
So here’s a question worth sitting with:
Do your major decisions include God?
Or do you only invite God in after things go wrong?
If you truly want to live for Christ, make it EASY.
Remove access to temptation.
Change your routines.
Stop pretending discipline is optional.
Faith or Feelings?
Titus 2 reminds us that grace doesn’t excuse sin—it teaches us to deny ungodliness and live soberly.
Yet many people struggle because they are living with a Gospel of feelings instead of a Gospel of faith.
Psalms 51 shows us what real repentance looks like—a broken heart and a contrite spirit, not emotional apologies without action.
Ask yourself honestly:
Do you have a Gospel of feelings or a Gospel of faith?
Your Sin Never Stays Private
2 Thessalonians 3 presses a hard but necessary truth:
Are the evil things you do putting other people at risk?
Sin is never isolated.
It always spreads.
It always affects others.
That’s why God cares about consistency, not excuses:
What do you do that is a “pattern of good works”?
Sorry Is Not Repentance
This needs to be said plainly:
Sorry is a description NOT an action.
And even more direct:
If you said you were sorry yet didn’t do anything about it, that is not repentance.
Proverbs 23 and 2 Corinthians 7 draw the line between guilt and godly sorrow. One leads to shame. The other leads to change.
So ask yourself:
Who is the last person you told you were sorry—and what did you do about it?
Salvation Speaks
Here’s another truth we often avoid:
If you really want to be saved, you will open your mouth.
Faith speaks.
Repentance moves.
Obedience acts.
Silence, delay, and “my bad” Christianity don’t clear the record.
God is not looking for excuses—He’s looking for surrender.
Challenge
Take small decisions seriously—they shape your future.
Include God in your major choices before consequences arrive.
Replace emotional faith with obedient faith.
Stop apologizing without changing.
Identify patterns of good works, not patterns of regret.
Speak repentance clearly and act on it immediately.