How to break out of a rut

Introduction:
Do you want to get out of the rut youre in?
Is your life predictable?
Do you do the same thing, day after day?
Has the excitement gone?
Do you feel as though 2015 will be just as dull and monotonous as 2014?
Are you just going through the motions?
Goal:
My goal in this message is to help you to break old habits and change for the better.
do you want to change for the better?
Do you want to break out of your rut?
Mark 10:46-52
46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great
number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou
Son of David, have mercy on me.
48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal,
Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying
unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The
blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he
received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
KJV
How to Break Out of a Rut!
YOU are Responsibile For Your Own Life!
1... Blind Bartimaeus was in a RUT, he sat by the highway side begging.
2... Blind Bartimaeus had two options, he could continue in the RUT, are he could call on the one
who could help him get out of the rut.
Mark 10:47
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou
Son of David, have mercy on me.
KJV
3... Note: When HE heard it was Jesus... HE began to cry out. (Jesus is the only one that can
get you out of the RUT you are in).
Believe You Can Change:

Mark 10:51
51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The
blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
KJV
1... Blind Bartmaeus believed that Jesus could change his life, he believed that Jesus could get
him out of the RUT that he was in, he said; Lord, that I might receive my sight.
2... He is believing God for change. Do you believe that God can change you? Do you believe
that God can lift you up out of the RUT you are in?
Be specific in what you need:
Mark 10:51
51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The
blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
KJV
1... Blind Bartimaeus was specific about what he needed. He said, Lord that I might receive my
sight.
2... Jesus already knew what the man needed. Jesus wanted the man to say it.
3... If you need salvation, say it. If you need healing, say it. If you need a break through, say it.
Matthew 7:7
7 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened
to you.
7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be
opened.
4... (Matt 18:19) says, Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything
that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.
5... (John 16:24) says, Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will
receive, that your joy may be full.
6... Blind Bartimaeus cried out for mercy, that he might receive his sight. He got what he ask for.
Stop Worrying about What Other People Will Say:
Mark 10:48
48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal,
Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
KJV
1... In order for you to break out of your rut, you must get past what other people are saying.
2... Those around him charged him that he should hold his peace...
3... While others was saying shut up, he cried the more. (When we get desperate enough to get
out of our RUT, we want care what others are saying).
Stop Waiting for Ideal Circumstances:
Mark 10:46
46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great
number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
KJV
1... Look what Blind Bartimeaus had working against him. As He went out.... a great number of
people... People were everywhere, it did not seem to be the ideal circumstance.
2... It was like the women with the issue of blood, people stood between her and Jesus, but she
was determined to get out of her RUT, she pressed through until she touched the hem of His

garment.
3... This is the last time Jesus would come to Jerusalem. If he had missed Jesus, if he had waited
for more ideal circumstances", he never would have been healed. Now is the accepted time!
Do Something Bold and Dramatic:
Mark 10:50
50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
KJV
1... Bartimaeus took off his coat. He did something bold, dramatic and different.
2... When you get determined to get out of your RUT, you want be timed.
Follow Jesus:
Mark 10:52
52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he
received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
KJV
1... Once you break out of your RUT, if you don't follow Jesus, get ready for RUT number two.
2... The RUTS always gets bigger.