The Desire to Live a Life of Significance
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🗓️ 19 November 2023
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Summary
As we wrap up this week looking at the desires of every heart, we’re going to look today at the desire to live a life of significance. God has a plan to use you in ways far beyond what you could ask or imagine, a plan for you to make an eternal impact in the world. As we make space for God to speak and lead today, may he give us a deeper sense of purpose and calling in him.
Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 25:21. Today's worship is Renew My Mind by Allen Froese.
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Thank you so much for listening to today’s podcast, the longing for greatness.
As you go about the rest of your day, try and recognize when your longing for greatness gets stirred up. And take just a moment to follow it to its source. Is that specific desire a fruit of God, or a fruit of pride or fear? Is it the Spirit leading you to fulfill his purpose for you today, or an opportunity to gain more traction in the pursuit of the world?
And if it’s God, take courage and boldly go forth. If it’s not, simply notice the desire and let it go.
May you find the daily practice of allowing God to satisfy your longing for greatness to lead you into a deeper and fuller fulfillment of God’s wonderful plans for your life.
Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.
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| 0:00.0 | As we wrap up this week, looking at the longings of the human heart we all share, we're going to look today at the longing to make a deep and lasting impact. |
| 0:14.2 | God has a plan to use you in ways far beyond you could ask or imagine, a plan for you to make a deep and lasting impact in the world. |
| 0:23.0 | As we make space for God to speak and lead today, may he give us a deeper sense of purpose |
| 0:28.5 | and calling in him. Welcome to the first 15 podcast. People often ask a common question |
| 0:36.3 | when it looks like their time on earth is drawing to a close. |
| 0:39.7 | Did my life matter? |
| 0:41.6 | Have you ever wondered that? |
| 0:43.4 | Have you ever taken a minute to look back on your life and wonder if all your efforts will mean a thing when you're gone? |
| 0:49.8 | We all dream of being a great success. |
| 0:52.9 | No children playing sports in their backyard fantasize about hanging up the towel after high school. |
| 0:58.6 | They dream of making it pro. |
| 1:00.8 | No musician dreams about playing to just a handful of people. |
| 1:04.4 | They see themselves on a massive stage in front of thousands of screaming fans. |
| 1:09.8 | We all have longings to make an impact in this world. |
| 1:13.2 | We all desire to make a difference to the degree that we will be remembered when we're gone. |
| 1:18.8 | God designed all of us with this longing while having the perfect plan to satisfy it. |
| 1:23.6 | The problem is that we have twisted what success really looks like. |
| 1:29.6 | We've made success into something prideful. an idea constrained to the ways of this world. We've been living under the notion that |
| 1:36.3 | making an impact is all about ourselves. You see, making a lasting impact doesn't necessarily |
| 1:42.3 | mean you're known by the entire population, |
| 1:45.0 | have books written about you, or are even a success at all in the eyes of the world. |
| 1:50.0 | Success is solely defined by God and solely achieved by your faithfulness to whatever he has called you to. |
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