Series passages that pump me up - part 3 - god's will for my life - 06-07-15- presentation

GOD’S PLAN FOR MY LIFE

Hope is as essential to your life as air and water. The

truth is, you need hope to cope. Hope comes from

having a purpose.

When life has meaning, you can bear almost anything. Without it, nothing is bearable.

Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no

meaning.

MISSING GOD’S PLANS FOR MY LIFE

In the Bible, many different people expressed this hopelessness.

I have labored to no purpose;

I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing. (Isaiah 49:4 – New International

Version)

My life drags by – day after hopeless day . . . I give up;

I am tired of living. Leave me alone. My life makes no

sense. (Job 7:6 – Living Bible / Job 7:16 – Good News

Bible)

The greatest tragedy is not death, but life

without purpose

UNDERSTANDING GOD’S PLANS FOR MY LIFE

For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not

for evil, to give you a future and a

hope.

In those days when you pray,

I will listen. You will find me when you seek me, if you

look for me in earnest.

(Jeremiah 29:11 – Living Bible)

God’s plans are powerful

I know the plans I have . . . says the Lord. (Living Bible)

I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out —

(The Message)

God’s plans are personal

the plans I have for you . . . plans to take care of you . . .

(The Message)

God’s plans are practical

They are plans for good and not for evil, not abandon you

—(The Message)

God’s plans are positive

They are plans . . . to give you

a future and a hope.plans to give you the future

you hope for. (The Message)

KNOWING GOD’S PLANS FOR MY LIFE

In those days when you pray,

I will listen. You will find me when you seek me, if you look for me in earnest.

(Jeremiah 29:12-13 – Living Bible)

Trust the Lord completely; don’t ever trust yourself.

In everything you do, put God first,

and he will direct you and crown your efforts with

success. (Proverbs 3:5-6 – Living

Bible)

To know God’s plans for

my life, I have to seek Him

To know God’s plans for

my life, I have to trust Him

To know God’s plans for my life, I have to

yield to Him

EMBRACING GOD’S PLANS FOR MY LIFE

Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated

to his service and pleasing to

him. This is the true worship that

you should offer.

Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this

world, but let God transform you inwardly

by a complete change of your mind.

Then you will be able to know the will of God—what is good and is pleasing to

him and is perfect.

(Romans 12:1-2 – Good News Bible)

When you embrace God’s plan, your life

will honor Him

When you embrace God’s plan, your life

will be changed

When you embrace God’s plan, your life

will be fulfilled

God only speaks to those who take the time to

listen.(Rick Warren)

Let’s Pray