Life Within the Limits

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Outline

Hook: What does God expect from you?

I. LIFE AS IT IS
“The great thing is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions to one's "real" life, the interruptions are precisely one's real life- the life God is sending everyday." - C.S. Lewis

II. LIFE WITHIN THE LINES
“Life as a limited human being—in an era of infinite tasks and opportunities, facing an unknowable future alongside other humans—isn’t a problem you’ve got to try to solve.” - Oliver Burkeman

III. LIFE WITH THE LIMITLESS ONE
“Living becomes an awesome business when you realize you spend every moment of your life in the sight and company of an omniscient, omnipresent Creator” – J.I. Packer

Takeaway: Experiencing your limits should lead you to worship and joy as you live inside God’s design.

Resources 

• David Gibson, Living Life Backward
• Kelly Kapic, You Were Never Meant To Do It All
• Dave Harvey, Rescuing Ambition
• Oliver Burkemann, Meditations for Mortals

Discussion Questions

1. What does God expect from us according to His Word?
2. How can you live God-Confident rather than self-confident?
3. Why does living within our limits free us to have joy? (Ecclesiastes 5:19-20)
4. Where could the limits in your own life drive you to worship the God who is limitless? (Psalm 139, 2 Corinthians 12:7-11)