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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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?

Lessons from Ecclesiastics

About pursuing learning..

About pursuing pleasure…

About pursuing success...

His conclusion

Am I fated to live a meaningless life ?

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

Anxieties / Worries

Fears about the future

Unhappy with my circumstances

Therefore God does not care!

Desires / Pleasures

Esau sin-drome

The passing pleasure of sin

Exam – time

Joseph

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

The tale of 2 fishes

The JellyFish

The Salmon

The Conflict

My will vs. His will

Flesh vs. Spirit

A time to introspect

What are you anxious about?

What are pleasures/pastimes that occupy your mind?

What do you count as your riches?

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