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6Paul said in 1 Timothy 6:17 %u201cput your hope in God who richly provides for our enjoyment.%u201d Hear me because this will bash some of the lies that Satan has had you believe. God made you to have fun. He made you to enjoy life, but that comes by living out his purpose for us, not by believing all the devil's lies. That's part of the key that we are going to discover over the remaining lessons. People, mark these four purposes well because we will come back to them.Why living out God's purpose so important? 1.It increases my motivation.It increases my motivation because purpose provides motivation. When you discover the answer to the question, why am I here? It will amaze you how much more energy you have. You will hop out of bed saying, \God said in Jeremiah 29:11, %u201c%u2019For I know the plans I have for you,%u2019 declares the Lord, %u2018plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope for a future.%u2019%u201d How does that make you feel?When you plug into God's purposes for your life, you get enthusiastic. In fact, do you know where we get the word enthusiasm? Enthusiasm comes from two Greek words put together%u2014entheos,meaning \His purpose, you are enthusiastic. It's automatic.Now obviously, I'm not just talking about being a Christian. I hate to say this, but you already know it, way too many Christians aren't enthusiastic at all. The reason is, after obeying the gospel which is the foundation of God's purpose for their life, they quit looking for God's purpose. They quit looking here. They quit looking through other believers. It's like they obeyed the gospel, by believing, repenting, confessing and being baptized into Christ and say, \and they drive off into the desert of plodding, or the desert of pushing until they run out of gas. But by living within God's plan for your life everyday your tank stays full and you stay motivated. It makes allthe difference in the world.2.It eliminates distraction.This is key! One of the pitfalls of this generation is we just have too many options, don't we? When I was a boy growing up, we had three TV channels we received on our old black and white television. Only one came in clear with rabbit ears. With cable andsatellite and hundreds of channels, many devoted to news, sports, movies, pornography, comedy or cartoons we have many options. Now Ipods and cell phones provide even more options. Distractions are plentiful.We've enhanced technology with mobility. The options to fill our time are limitless, but our time is limited. We still have 24 hours a day. Frankly, many of us don't have time to do