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Made for Relationship · First15 Devotional

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  [SPEAKER_00]: in our second devotional seeking to discover God's pursuit of our hearts.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Today we're going to spend time looking at our true purpose, why you and I were created.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Every day, every moment is an opportunity to choose the purpose for which we're living.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: but only living in line with our true purpose as the power to produce an abundant life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May God reveal his purpose behind our creation today and may he make central to our lives, his pursuit and love in a fresh way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Our Scripture for today comes from Jeremiah 24 verse 7, Scripture says,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people, and I will be there God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We were made for relationship with our Heavenly Father.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We were made to know and be known by Him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That one fact is meant to define both our identity and our actions.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's meant to lay the foundation on which we live, think, feel, and do.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And it's only in living in relationship with God as our chief and central pursuit that our lives reflect his unceasing love and devotion.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: For a long time, I've lived with wrong things at the center of my life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I've allowed earthly success, admiration of others, identity in my works, and an image of perfection to be the things that drove me moment by moment.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And in those pursuits, I only found disappointment, exhaustion, and unfulfilled longings.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Even within the context of Christianity, there is temptation to be led by that which is worldly, that which will never satisfy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But in God, there is another way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In the love of a grace-filled Heavenly Father, we can cease striving, and start enjoying life founded on relationship with our Creator.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jeremiah 24.7 says, I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Within each of us is a longing to ground ourselves in our identity as the people of God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We are created to live out of the powerful knowledge that our God is real, knowable, loves us unconditionally, and has made His nearness wholly available to us.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You were made to live with the knowledge of God's love in every season.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You were made to taste and see that your heavenly Father is good.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You were made to live in constant communion with your Creator, that every moment would be filled with the abundance of His presence.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: God has life for you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He has love for you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And He won't rest until the entirety of your heart is his.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: God's love is entirely jealous while at the same time holy sacrificial.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Give God your heart today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Center your life around relationship with Him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Rute and ground yourself in His unceasing love and faithfulness.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May your life be forever changed as you set your eyes on the author and
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  [UNKNOWN]: Thank you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As we begin, meditate on the truth that you were made for relationship with God, allow scripture to stir up a desire to center your life around God's unconditional love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jeremiah 24-7 says, I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And next, what are you valuing above relationship with your heavenly father?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: What are you spending all your energy on?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: What's truly your greatest desire?
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  [UNKNOWN]: Thank you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and last.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Tell God anything that you have valued above relationship with Him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Know that His heart is not to condemn, but to set free and give abundant life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to fill you with vision for the way in which you can most enjoy Him and the life He's given you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Oftentimes we look to the world to tell us what we should value over the creator of the world.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But in reality, the world is a place filled with dissatisfaction and unrest.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's a place where even the rich, successful, and most loved, must drive and work constantly to fulfill a longing only God can satisfy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Look to the creator of Heaven and Earth for truth.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Look to Scripture to decide what to pursue and value, and place your hope in God's promise of eternal, tangible satisfaction if you will center your life around relationship with Him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May your heart find peace and rest in the always open arms of your loving Father.
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  [UNKNOWN]: Thank you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for listening to today's podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh Miller with first 15.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As you move from the space of meeting with God out into the rest of your day, know that you were made not only for a thriving relationship with God, but thriving relationships with people as well.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Seek today to be one who adds value and needs needs.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Be the one who asks good questions and listens well.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And discover how leading the way in your relationships with the humility and heart of God can lead to a more abundant life than you thought possible.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If you're not already, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a review to let us know how God is impacting your life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day and may God bless you as you see Kim.