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Sermon on how to rise to your full destiny
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Rising to your
full Destiny
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And you were dead inyour trespasses and sins,
2
in which you formerlywalked according to the
course of this world,Ephesians 2:1-2a
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according to the prince of the power of the air, of the
spirit that is now workingin the sons of
disobedience.Ephesians 2:2b
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But God, being rich inmercy, because of His
great love with whichHe loved us,
Ephesians 2:4
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For by grace you havebeen saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves,it is the gift of God; 9 not
as a result of works, so
that no one may boast.Ephesians 2:8-9
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For we are Hisworkmanship, created in
Christ Jesus for goodworks, which God
prepared beforehand so
that we would walk in
them. Ephesians 2:10
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Before the world began,Before sin entered into the
heart of humanity,B
eforeanything but God existed,
He had a plan that
included you.
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Lets look at somescriptures that point to this
truth:
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Before King Josiah wasborn God told a specific
act he would do becauseof his love for God.
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Now behold, there came aman of God from Judah to
Bethel by the word of theLORD, while Jeroboam
was standing by the altar
to burn incense.
1 Kings 13:1
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He cried against the altar by the word of the LORD,
and said, ³O
altar, altar,thus says the LORD,1 Kings 13:2a
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µBehold, a son shall be born
to the house of David, Josiah
by name; and on you he shall
sacrifice the priests of thehigh places who burn incense
on you, and human bonesshall be burned on you.¶´
1 Kings 13:2b
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God knew Josiah before he
was born. God had a plan for
him and knew that He would
follow that plan.
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Listen to what God toldJeremiah about the plan
He had for him.
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³B
efore I formed you inthe womb I knew you,
A
nd before you were bornI consecrated you;
I have appointed you a
prophet to the nations.´
Jeremiah 1:5
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Isaiah was told aboutGod¶s plan for Mary, the
mother of Jesus,hundreds of years before
she was born.
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Therefore the
Lord himself shall give you a sign;
B
ehold, av
irgin shallconceive, and bear a son,
and shall call his name
Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
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God planned from thefoundation of the world
that Mary¶s son Jesuswould give His life for the
world.
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And all that dwell upon theearth shall worship him,
whose names are not
written in the book of life
of the Lamb slain from the
foundation of the world.Revelation 13:8
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In exactly the same wayGod knew you and
prepared a destiny for
you.
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And we know that Godcauses all things to work
together for good to those
who love God, to those
who are called according
to H is purpose. Romans 8:28
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For those whom Heforeknew, He also
predestined to become
conformed to the image of
His Son,Romans 8:29a
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So God has a plan for your life. It is as specific
as it was for Josiah,
Jeremiah, Mary and
Jesus.
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He has given youeverything you need to
fulfill the dreams He has
for you.
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If God is for us, who can be
against us? 32 He who did not
spare his own Son, but gave
him up for us all²how will henot also, along with him,
graciously give us all things?Romans 8:30b
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Everything about you, except
that which has been come from
sin, is given so that you will fulfill
the plan He has for you.
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EVERYTHING
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No circumstance of your life can
keep you from the plan He has
for you«.. In every one of your
circumstances He is working for the good things you and others
need to come to your full
destiny.
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And we know that Godcauses all things to work
together for good to those
who love God, to those
who are called according
to H is purpose. Romans 8:28
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W
ho will separate us fromthe love of Christ? Will
tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or
sword?Romans 8:35
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Just as it is written,
³FOR YOUR S AKE WE
ARE BEING PUT TO DE ATH
ALL D AY LONG;WE WERE CONSIDERED
AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.´
Romans 8:36
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But in all these things we
overwhelmingly conquer
through Him who loved us.
Romans 8:37
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For I am convinced that
neither death, nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor
things present, nor things tocome, nor powers,
Romans 8:38
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nor height, nor depth, nor any
other created thing, will be
able to separate us from the
love of God, which is in ChristJesus our Lord.
Romans 8:39
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This last scripture tells us one
primary aspect of our true
destiny.
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God has
destined us tobe loved by
Him.
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We read earlier of the second
primary aspect of our destiny.
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For those whom He
foreknew, He also
predestined to become
conformed to the image of
His Son,Romans 8:29
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We are to become like
Jesus.
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The details of our lives are
the stage upon which
these two great destinies
are worked out.
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God planned for everyone
who has lived or will ever
live to be loved by Him
and to be made into
someone who reflects the
nature of His Son Jesus.
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When we understand this
we also know that nothing
of our true destiny can
happen without a vital
relationship with God.
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The beginning of the
fulfillment of God¶s plan
for our lives is when we
accept Jesus as our
Saviour and Lord.
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Until He is saviour we do
not have the power of God
in our lives to walk in His
ways.
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Until He is Lord of our
lives we will be following
our own path even if we
have His power.
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"Therefore let all the
house of Israel know for
certain that God has made
Him both Lord and Christ
(Saviour)--this Jesus
whom you crucified.³
Acts 2:36
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Many questions arise
once we have established
that God has a specific
plan for our lives.
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Perhaps the most
important one to address
is about God¶s actions in
our lives.
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One extreme of theology
says that everything that
happens to us is due to
God¶s direct action.
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God never does evil.
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Everything He does is out
of His love for his
creatures.
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His ultimate purpose is to
redeem as many of those
who were created to bear
His Son¶s image.
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And when we love and
follow Him that becomes
our destiny as well.
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While He does not do or
cause everything that
happens in our lives,
because of what Jesus
has done, He can redeem
everything no matter how
horrible it is.
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But in all these things we
overwhelmingly conquer
through Him who loved us.
Romans 8:37
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God¶s redemption of
fatherlessness.
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See again that we
overwhelmingly conquer
THROUGH JESUS.
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We rise to our full destiny
through our chosen
relationship with God the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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God will not force us into His
desired destiny. It will only
come by us choosing to love
and follow Him.
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It is so important that we
realize that there are at least
three other plans than God¶s.
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These three are the Devil¶s
Plan, The World¶s Plan and
Our Own Plan (the flesh)
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Because of sin the influence
of the world and your own
desires will be in bondage to
the devil.
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All the evil in the world, all the
suffering, pain and sorrow, all
the destroyed lives and all the
lost potential arise from thework of the devil through
humans who follow his planfor them.
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In speaking about the devil
Jesus said, "The thief comes
only to steal and kill and
destroy; I came that they mayhave life, and have {it}
abundantly.John 10:10
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One of the primary missions
of Jesus was to destroy the
power the devil had over
humanity.
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Therefore, since the children
share in flesh and blood, He
Himself likewise also partook
of the same, that throughdeath He might render
powerless him who had thepower of death, that is, the
devil, Hebrews 2:14
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Because of what Jesus
did we can live free of the
devil¶s power.
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A Forgotten
Secret of risingto our full
destiny.
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So many Christians
wonder why their lives do
not seem to reach the
potential they have in
God.
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I have taught for years that in
order for God to do what He
desires in our lives we have a
part to play.
OUR P ART ±
GOD¶S P ART
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Behind every successful
Christian is a life attitude
that ensures they will find
God¶s perfect destiny for
them.
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That act is given a word in
English which today is
seen in a very negative
light. But when we have
this in our lives we will
always find God¶s purpose
and succeed in it.
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That word issubmission.
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Drawing from a message
preached by D.L. Moody the
hymn writer John Sammis
penned the words:
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Trust and Obey
For there¶s no other way
To be happy in Jesus
Than to trust and obey.
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This simple truth is the
foundation for our lives asChristians. It is the only path
of God¶s destiny.
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Submitting to God is the
only way we will rise to the
fullness of our destiny.
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So what does theword submit mean in
relation to God?
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The English word reflects
perfectly the Greek meaning.The root words give the
picture of true submission.
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SUB = UNDER
MITT = H AND
Submission is to placeourselves under God¶s Hand.
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There is perfect provision,
protection and presencewhen we are under God¶s
Mighty Hand.
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To go there defeats the major
sin of life ± the pride of life.For to get under His hand we
have to humble ourselves.
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Therefore humble
yourselves under the
mighty hand of God,that He may exalt you
at the proper time,1 Peter 5:6
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We defeat the enemyand all his plans for
us throughsubmission to God.
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Submit therefore toGod. Resist the devil
and he will flee fromyou.
James 4:7
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I want you to get the true
picture of submission as it ispainted in the Bible. It is not a
slavish, mindless obedienceto a megalomanic who
demands his every selfishwhim to be done.
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Submission is to place
ourselves completely
under the care andguidance of our loving
heavenly Father¶shand.
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Under His hand is theonly place of
protection fromourselves, the world
and the devil.
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The principal of obedience is
simple. We stay under God¶shand by following what He
teaches us to do. When wedisobey his instruction we go
out from under His hand.There we can be harmed by
the enemy.
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As long as we remain under
God¶s hand we are in safetyno matter what happens
externally.
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Some things become very
obvious when we understandthis. If we are going to follow
God¶s plan for our lives weneed to know what it is.
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We find the clear instruction
of God on every page of Hisbook, the Bible.
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This is why historically you
cannot find a successfulChristian who did not have a
commitment to knowing theBible and following its
teaching.
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The second major aspect of
knowing God¶s will is prayer.Even if we know what God
wants, we have to spend timewith Him to be empowered to
do His will.
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In the beauty of prayer we
find the specifics of our personal destiny being
unveiled.
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We see in Elijah¶s life that as
he let the troubles of his lifedrive him to a place of
brokenness and alonenesswith God, his destiny was
revealed.
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Then he came there to a
cave and lodged there; andbehold, the word of the LORD
{came} to him, and He said tohim, "What are you doing
here,E
lijah?³ 1 Kings 19:9
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He said, "I have been very
zealous for the LORD, the Godof hosts; for the sons of Israel
have forsaken Your covenant,torn down Your altars and killed
Your prophets with the sword.
And I alone am left; and theyseek my life, to take it away."
1 Kings 19:10
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The LORD said to him, "Go,
return on your way to thewilderness of Damascus, and
when you have arrived, youshall anoint Hazael king over
Aram;
1 Kings 19:15
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and Jehu the son of Nimshi you
shall anoint king over Israel; andElisha the son of Shaphat of
Abel-meholah you shall anointas prophet in your place.
1 Kings 19:15
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Elijah found in the place of
prayer what he could not getfrom the scriptures. For us to
find the full destiny for our liveswe must be in the habit of going
to God to listen for His specific
direction for each day.
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These three acts in our lives will
lead us to our full destiny.1. Submit ourselves to God¶s will
completely2. Spending daily time with Him
through reading His Word
3. Spending daily time with Himin Prayer
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Beyond these foundational
thoughts regarding our destinythere are a few things that have
helped me along the way.
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1. Prepare for
your destiny
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For us to come to the fullness of
our destiny we must prepare for it. No one will be used by God in
any activity if they do notprepare for it.
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Excellence in preparation is our
part of the equation. Whatever we do for God our attitude
should be to present Him our very best, with passion, with full
perseverance and with thankful
hearts.
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Whatever you do in word or
deed, {do} all in the name of theLord Jesus, giving thanks
through Him to God theF
ather.Colosians 3:17
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2. FOCUS ON WH AT
YOU C AN DO WITH
GO
D¶S POWE
RNOT
ON WH AT YOU
C ANNOT DO.
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I found it to be so important for me
to focus on what I could do withGod and not what I could not do.
With God nothing is impossible. It is
not about our ability. But often timesI have gotten captured in a thinking
pattern of ³I can¶t.´
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Whatever God wants us to do He
will give us the ability to do. Weface impossibility only to drive us to
Elijah¶s Cave to find what He wants
for us. We must press into God for his power and not focus on our
ability. If God says we can, then
with God we will. If He does not tell
us we can, we have no business
trying.
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3. LOVE YOUR
DE
ST
IN
Y
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Very early in my life in Jesus I
learned that I needed to love mydestiny. I found that I often
compared myself to others. Almost all of these comparisons
ended up with me feeling my
destiny was not nearly asexciting or important as
someone else¶s.
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Then one day God showed me that
for someone my life was asimportant as the apostle Paul¶s
was. I understood that God had
specifically designed me to shareHis life with the world I lived in. I
knew that if I would be faithfully
submitting my life to His will He
would touch my world through me.
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He wants us to loveour destiny and not
compare ourselveswith others.
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Our destiny is the unique
expression of Jesus lived throughus. It is not the full expression. This
is why we are to be part of a church
body. When we live fully submittedto His will as a church, we are the
full picture.
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Your life is uniquelycreated to express
Jesus to your world.
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NO ONE
C AN
T AKE YOUR
PLACE.
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4. YOURDRE AMS C AN
LE AD YOU TO
GOD¶S DESTINY
N ¶ lif f ll
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No one¶s life more fully expresses
this than Joseph. His childhooddreams eventually became his
destiny.
T thi i hi lif h l d
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To see this in his life helped me
greatly to understand that God wasnot opposed to me having dreams.
In fact I learned that when I
delighted in Him I could trust thatthe dreams of my heart ± as long
as they were not sinful ± were
being placed there by Him.
D li ht lf i th LORD A d
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Delight yourself in the LORD; And
He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
G d ¶ St
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Grandpa¶s Story
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5. HELP OTHERS
FULFILL THEIR
DE
ST
IN
Y
S ft thi k h G d
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So often we think when God says
no to some desire we have it is theend of the discussion. King David¶s
helped me understand that
sometimes God says no to us togive others a chance to find their
own destiny.
D id h d i t b ild G d
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David had a passion to build God a
Temple. God was pleased that heloved him enough to want that but
said no. Instead of giving up his
dream, he spent the rest of his lifepreparing the materials so Solomon
his son could fulfill his destiny to
build it.
6 PLEASING GOD IS
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6. PLE ASING GOD IS
TO BE THE HIGHEST
MOT
IV AT
ION
TO
OU
RDESTINY.
The thought provided the greatest
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The thought provided the greatest
motivation for me to fulfill my personaldestiny was that I could please God.
We can actually please God. To know
that God was pleased with me hasbrought the greatest delight I have ever
known.
"His master said to him 'Well done
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"His master said to him, 'Well done,
good and faithful slave. You werefaithful with a few things, I will put
you in charge of many things; enter
into the joy of your master.µMatthew 25:21
I will never forget the moment I
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I will never forget the moment I
came to this. I was watching themovie Chariots of Fire. The Olympic
runner, Eric Liddell, was explaining
to his sister that his running was notin opposition to God. He told her
how he still loved China and the call
God had given him to that nation.
But he told her "I believe God made
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But he told her "I believe God made
me for a purpose, but he also mademe fast, and when I run I feel God's
pleasure."
O hi h t
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Our highest
motivation is to be
pleasing our heavenly Father. It
was Jesus¶s
"And He who sent Me is with Me;
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And He who sent Me is with Me;
He has not left Me alone, for Ialways do the things that are
pleasing to Him.³
John 8:29
Potential Prayer Thoughts:
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1. Do you want to pray to accept Jesus as your
Saviour?2. Perhaps you have received Jesus as your
Saviour but your have never allowed him to be
the Lord of your life. Do you want to pray for that
today?
3. Do you want to pray for a deeper relationship
with God?
4. Do you want to pray for a clearer revelation of
God¶s plan for your life?
5. Have you been stirred in your heart today about
something you believe God wants for you and