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What do I want out of life?

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What do I want out of life?. What is my purpose / meaning in life?. What do I want to achieve out of life? What if things are not turning out like I hoped they would? Has believing in Christ bought purpose into my life? Is being successful the answer to find meaning in life?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: What do      I want out of life?

What do I want out of life?

Page 2: What do      I want out of life?

What is my purpose /meaning in life?

What do I want to achieve out of life?

What if things are not turning out like I hoped they would?

Has believing in Christ bought purpose into my life?

Is being successful the answer to find meaning in life?

Page 3: What do      I want out of life?

Lessons from Ecclesiastics

About pursuing learning..

About pursuing pleasure…

About pursuing success...

His conclusion

Am I fated to live a meaningless life ?

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Barren/FruitfulThe same seed sown – leads to a barren shrub or to a 100 fold fruitful tree.

Fruitfulness is our birthright – John 15:8,16

What choked the seed? What made it unfruitful?

Worries/AnxietiesDesires/PleasuresPursuit of Riches/Other thing

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Anxieties / Worries

Fears about the future

Unhappy with my circumstances

Therefore God does not care!

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Desires / Pleasures

Esau sin-drome

The passing pleasure of sin

Exam – time

Joseph

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Pursuit of Riches/Other things

Money is a bad master

What do I put my trust in

The grass is greener on the other side

One thing you lack

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The tale of 2 fishes

The JellyFish

The Salmon

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The Conflict

My will vs. His will

Flesh vs. Spirit

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A time to introspect

What are you anxious about?

What are pleasures/pastimes that occupy your mind?

What do you count as your riches?