Today, as we continue our series, looking at seven longings of the human heart, we're going to take time to recognize and satisfy our longing for greatness.

The longing for greatness within the heart of man has produced tremendous and terrible things.

It's produced peace and war, advancement, and destruction.

And as we look at this longing today, I pray that God reveals the purity and power of it, as well as his plans to satisfy it moment by moment, day by day.

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The Our verse for today comes from 2 Corinthians chapter 2 verse 9.

Scripture says,

What no eye has seen nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined,

what God has prepared for those who love him.

As children, we dream of a life of adventure and impact.

We pretend to be astronauts adventuring into the unknown, police officers serving and seeking justice,

or even a king, rightly deserving respect from all in our kingdom.

No child ever dreams of doing something mundane or meaningless.

But as we grow older, we accept reality that few ever attain what society deems the most respected and honorable professions.

We settle into mediocrity and work to attain greatness in whatever ways we can.

We give our lives to a business, a social circle,

or even a church position,

all in an attempt to fulfill our need to do something

or be someone great.

The truth is that our longing for greatness

will never be satisfied until we surrender our concept of greatness to the truth of

Scripture. Jesus tells us, whoever humbles himself is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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