| Needs: |
The
Answer: |
Purpose
(meaning to life)
|
What
greater purpose can Man have than God,
than being in God, according to His purpose |
Control
(in charge of his destiny)
|
God
is to be in control
He alone is our destiny
|
Take
Care Of
(to fix things his
way) |
God
takes care of us; we are to do His will, to be His will, His
way, for the sake of others |
Credit
(for what he does) |
We
take no credit - even the Lord made Himself of no reputation
to the honor and glory of the Father |
Appreciated
(for who he is) |
Man
is a fallen being with a fallen mind, yet God sent His
Son that we may be One with Him |
Wanted
(for what he can do) |
We
are nothing;
We can only do things in Christ, all things
|
Needed
(for what he can give) |
God
is all we need, He is to be
first in our life as our only need
|
Freedom
(to succeed and to fail)
|
God
gives us the freedom to be,
to rest, to dwell in Him
|
Able
(to be what he wants)
|
He
alone is able; He is our strength;
in our weakness we are strong
|
Success
(to get what he wants) |
Success
comes only in God - We can only fail -
He is to be the desire of our heart |
Secure
(in his own self efforts)
|
Our
security is in Him; He is the
Eternal Hope of Glory - our Eternal Security
|
Free
(to be a man - to do
his own thing)
|
God
sets us free from the curse of man the choices of a
fallen mind - to be free in Him
|
Loved
(unconditionally) |
God
is Love
We can only love and become love
and be love in Him
|
No
Requirements
(no strings - no wants or
needs) |
He
requires our life as
our only reasonable service |
