Designed with a PurposeWhat God has up His sleeve for you

About Purpose

What is purpose?

Do you feel you have a purpose?

Do you ever wonder what’s the point?

Did you know that you have a purpose?

Did you know that you only need discover it?

We Have Innate Purpose

We were created to care for the world

We were created to procreate

We were created to love God

We were created to truly love others

We were created to enjoy our work

Genesis 1:28God blessed them and said to them,“Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

Genesis 9:7As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.

Matthew 22:37,39Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.Love your neighbor as yourself.

Eccelesiastes 3:22So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work,because that is his lot.For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?

Jeremiah 29:11“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Worldly Distortion

The world distorts our God-given purposes

We destroy our environment in trying to subdue

We don’t take care of the young and kill each other

We don’t treat sex with respect

We don’t truly love each other or God

We don’t think we have a purpose

Where there is no vision, the people perish

– Proverbs 29:18

What Is Your Vision?

Do you have a vision for the world?

What are you called to do?

Do you have a game plan?

Are you making good decisions?

Are you making good friends and contacts?

Society Is Like A Body

Each part of your body has a purpose

Ask a medical professional about your body

God created redundancy and spare parts

Each of us fits into society in some way

Most of us are finding out how

God wants us to find our specific place

Daring To Dream

Judges 7 - Gideon versus the Midianites

He heard from God and obeyed

He did not rely on his strength

He wasn’t afraid of the enemy

He heard a dream and listened

Daring To Dream

He worshipped God

He took charge of the situation

He did a crazy thing on faith

He had the battle fought for him

He had fulfilled his purpose

How To Overcome

Listen to what God says and obey

Get rid of the dead weight in your life

Your friends

Your habits

Your addictions

Your strength

Your pride

How To Overcome

Don’t be afraid of your worldly weakness

Don’t rely on your worldly strength

Listen to the voice of God

Observe your enemies

Worship under trial

Have faith