1. What do I want out of life?

2. 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?

3. Lessons from Ecclesiastics About pursuing learning.. About pursuing pleasure… About pursuing success... His conclusion Am I fated to live a meaningless life ?

4. Barren/Fruitful The 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/Anxieties Desires/Pleasures Pursuit of Riches/Other thing

5. Anxieties / Worries Fears about the future Unhappy with my circumstances Therefore God does not care!

6. Desires / Pleasures Esau sin-drome The passing pleasure of sin Exam – time Joseph

7. 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

8. The tale of 2 fishes The JellyFish The Salmon

9. The Conflict My will vs. His will Flesh vs. Spirit

10. A time to introspect What are you anxious about? What are pleasures/pastimes that occupy your mind? What do you count as your riches?