This is the third day of our study. It is a long lesson, so I have decided to break it up into two days. I will give you verses throughout this lesson, and leave it to you to look them up.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
Everyone's life is controlled by something. What is driving or controlling your life ~ a problem; a pressure: or a fear?
We will go through five of the most common driving forces in our lives today and tomorrow, we will go through the benefits of a purpose-driven life.
1. Guilt
People that are driven by guilt are living in the past, ashamed of their memories. Their past controls their future and they wander through life with no purpose. True, we are all products of our pasts, but we do not have to be prisoners of them. God will give us a fresh start if we are willing to "let go, and let God".
Ps 32:1
2. Resentment and Anger
People that let these two qualities drive their lives hold grudges over past hurts. We need to forgive and then release our pain, not old on to it. We cannot have a God-filled life if we stew in our pain; stew in our past.
Job 5:2
3. Feat
Fear driven people often miss great opportunities because they are afraid to try new things. Therefore, if we do not stretch ourselves, as God would have us do, we will not move forward. We need to push on to the future with faith and love.
1Jn 4:18
4. Materialism
Some people are driven by greed. We feel the need to acquire more things, with the misconception that having more will make us happy. Not true ~ true happiness can only come from God.
5. Need for Approval
These people allow their lives to be controlled by other's expectations of them. Being controlled by other's opinions is a sure-fired way to miss God's purposes for our life.
Matt 6:24
We will find our purpose through this study. Without a purpose life has no meaning.
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