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You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. - Luke 10:27

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You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. - Luke 10:27

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Destiny

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Have you ever thought, “I know that there’s something God wants to do with my life, but greatness is eluding me”?

We each face disappointments and shattered dreams. Erwin McManus says, “Your soul can start to become dead to your craving for destiny, your desire to become, your longing to have progress, to believe that tomorrow can be better than today, that you can be better than you are.”

What difference would it make to believe that God not only made you for a purpose, but that he wants you to discover and live out that purpose? Let’s consider together this craving for destiny.

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What marked your life last week? What did you struggle through, saying “God, I really gave it my best, but somehow it didn’t work out again”?

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Do you still believe your dreams can come true? Is there room for dreams in a grown-up life?

“When we dwell on the past, we tend to want to live there. When we dream of the future ... we want to go there. Our dreams are where God paints a picture of a life waiting to be created.” Do you agree or disagree, and why?

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Can we live (not just survive) without hope? Erwin McManus asserts, “Your soul cannot live well without a belief in the future. You were designed for hope. Your soul needs hope like your body needs water.” Do you agree? Why or why not?

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What do you hope for? Have you ever experienced a renewed hope when you initially thought hope was lost?

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How might it change how you live today if you knew for certain that death was not the end of life?

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Is there a dream that energizes you? Can you share a piece of that dream with us?

“When you enter a relationship with God through Jesus Christ …you begin to dream big and live large.” Have your dreams changed over the last five to ten years? How?

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Long ago God said to a group of people who were struggling, “I know the plans I have for you … plans to give you a hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). How might this message change your life if you were to believe it is true for you as well?

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If we choose to give up hope in our own lives, how might that impact the lives of those around us? If we choose to cling to hope, how might that impact others?

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