The Life You Were Meant To

Live

“Evicting Envy From Your

Heart”

For he chose us in him before the creation of For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love sight. In love 55 he predestined us to be he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and willaccordance with his pleasure and will

Ephesians 1:4-5Ephesians 1:4-5

For we are God's workmanship, created in For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to doprepared in advance for us to do

Ephesians 2:10Ephesians 2:10

How Envy Causes Me To Miss The How Envy Causes Me To Miss The Purpose Of My LifePurpose Of My Life

1. Envy denies my ______________.1. Envy denies my ______________.UNIQUENESSUNIQUENESS

For you created my inmost being; you knit me For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. together in my mother's womb. 1414 I praise you I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. works are wonderful, I know that full well. 1515 My My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, depths of the earth, 1616 your eyes saw my unformed your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.your book before one of them came to be.

Psalm 139:13-16Psalm 139:13-16

But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to him who formed “Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’”it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’”

Romans 9:20Romans 9:20

How Envy Causes Me To Miss The How Envy Causes Me To Miss The Purpose Of My LifePurpose Of My Life

2. Envy divides my ____________.2. Envy divides my ____________.ATTENTIONATTENTION

No one can serve two masters. Either he will No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Moneycannot serve both God and Money

Matthew 6:24Matthew 6:24

Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”kingdom of God.”

Luke 9:62Luke 9:62

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3. Envy wastes my ___________________.3. Envy wastes my ___________________.TIME AND ENERGYTIME AND ENERGY

And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man's envy of his neighbor. This too is from man's envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.; There was a meaningless, a chasing after the wind.; There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaninglesstoo is meaningless——a miserable business!a miserable business!

Ecclesiastes 4:4; 8Ecclesiastes 4:4; 8

How Envy Causes Me To Miss The How Envy Causes Me To Miss The Purpose Of My LifePurpose Of My Life

4. Envy leads to ___________________.4. Envy leads to ___________________.EVERY OTHER SINEVERY OTHER SIN

For where you have envy and selfish For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.evil practice.

James 3:16James 3:16

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1. Never compare myself to 1. Never compare myself to ______________.______________.

OTHERSOTHERS

The workers who were hired about the The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.denarius.1010 So when those came who were So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denariuseach one of them also received a denarius

Matthew 20:9-10Matthew 20:9-10

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2. Celebrate God’s goodness ____________.2. Celebrate God’s goodness ____________.TO OTHERSTO OTHERS

Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.those who mourn.

Romans 12:15Romans 12:15

So when those came who were hired first, So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.of them also received a denarius.1111 When When they received it, they began to grumble they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.against the landowner.

Matthew 20:10-11Matthew 20:10-11

... are you envious because I am generous?... are you envious because I am generous?

Matthew 20:15Matthew 20:15

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3. Be grateful for 3. Be grateful for ______________________________.______________________________.

WHO I AM AND WHAT I HAVEWHO I AM AND WHAT I HAVE

For who makes you different from anyone For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? boast as though you did not? 88 Already you Already you have all you want!have all you want!

1 Corinthians 4:7-81 Corinthians 4:7-8

I have learned to be content whatever the I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.circumstances.

Philippians 4:11bPhilippians 4:11b

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4. Trust God when ____________________.4. Trust God when ____________________.LIFE SEEMS UNFAIRLIFE SEEMS UNFAIR

““But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn't you agree to not being unfair to you. Didn't you agree to work for a denarius?work for a denarius?1414 Take your pay and go. Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you.same as I gave you.1515 Don't I have the right to Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’”you envious because I am generous?’”

Matthew 20:13-15Matthew 20:13-15

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. we perseverance the race marked out for us. we each have own raceeach have own race

Hebrews 12:1Hebrews 12:1

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