1. “I AM HERE TO FULFILL MY COSMIC MISSION” The Life Guided by a Cosmic Mission Part 1

2. Proverbs 16:4 (NLT) The Lord has made everything for his own purposes… Proverbs 16:4 (NKJV) The Lord has made all for Himself…

3. Survival Success Significance Truth - People who enjoy significance know what on earth they’re here for!

4. 1. IT WILL REDUCE MY FRUSTRATION James 1:8 (NEB) “The double minded man can never keep a steady course.”

5. 2. IT WILL INCREASE MY MOTIVATION Simple Truth - Discover your personal cosmic mission in life. When you do that, it motivates you! “’The plans I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.’” Jeremiah 29:11 (LB)

6. 2. IT WILL INCREASE MY MOTIVATION Do you know where the word “enthusiasm” comes from? It comes from two Greek words: en and theos. En in Greek is the word “in” and theos is the word for God. Theology is the study of God. The name Theodore means “lover of God.” The point is when you get in God, en theos, you’re going to be naturally enthusiastic. When you get in the centre of God’s plan for your life and you know “This is my niche. This is why I’m here on earth. This is where I fit.”

7. 3. IT WILL ALLOW CONCENTRATION Proverbs 4:25-27(Living Bible) “Look straight ahead and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet. Then stick to the path. Don’t get sidetracked.”

8. 3. IT WILL ALLOW CONCENTRATION “I am bringing all my energies to bear on this one thing: forgetting what is behind and looking forward to what lies ahead.” Philippians 3:13 (LB)

9. 4. IT WILL ATTRACT COOPERATION Proverbs 1:27 “If your goals are good, you will be respected.”

10. 5. IT WILL PREPARE ME FOR GOD’S EVALUATION Let’s review the facts of life… 1. God made you for a unique mission. 2. He has invested in you certain talents and abilities and gifts.

11. 5. IT WILL PREPARE ME FOR GOD’S EVALUATION Let’s review the facts of life… 1. God made you for a unique mission. 2. He has invested in you certain talents and abilities and gifts. 3. One day God is going to ask for a return on that. 4. One day God’s going to do an audit on your life.

12. 5. IT WILL PREPARE ME FOR GOD’S EVALUATION "We will all stand before God's judgement seat. So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God." Romans 14:10, 12

13. 5. IT WILL PREPARE ME FOR GOD’S EVALUATION 2 Questions… 1.What did you do with My Son, Jesus Christ? 2.What did you do with all the talents that I gave you?

14. There are three things you can get started on… 1. IDENTIFY WHAT’S BEEN DRIVING MY LIFE SO FAR Has it been guilt? Has it been fear? Worry? Resentment? My past? Other people? Making money? What’s been driving my life so far? Ephesians 5:15 says “Pay close attention to how you live.”

15. 2. BELIEVE GOD HAS A PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE Ephesians 2:10 (GNB) “God is our Maker and in our union with Christ, He has created us for a life of good works which He has already prepared for us to do.” 3. RECEIVE

16. Reflective PRAYER