Welcome to our brand new, hard-hitting series, BURN, Find Your Inner Fire. In this series, we want to address one of the greatest epidemics the world is facing today: Burnout. Throughout this series, you’ll learn the three root causes for burnout.

Today's big message: “You’re God’s Forever.”

Burn In

No Wonder There’s So Much Pain

St. Augustine said our deepest thirst is for God. Nothing else will satisfy. But sadly, we spiritualistic thirst.We get the signals all wrong. When our souls are longing for God, we think we just need a new phone. Or a new boyfriend. Or more likes on Facebook. Or more success in our career. Or more pleasure. Or more distractions.

Can I scream these three words into your ear?

They won’t work!

Can I whisper another three words?

You… need… God.

Because you were made to be God’s forever.

And this is the first root cause of burnout: We expect from stuff what only God can provide.That’s why everywhere you look, there’s an insane amount of pain in people’s lives. So much frustration. So much anguish. So much burnout.

Because we’re not meeting our real thirst.

This was the invitation of Jesus to the rich young man. If I were to paraphrase Jesus, He was telling the guy, “Your hierarchy of values is all wrong. Wealth is on top, but you can’t find what you lack in wealth. Instead, come, follow me. Satisfy your real thirst.”

(Testimony of how you—or someone else—tried to satisfy your lack by things, people, etc., which all proved futile, until you turned to God…)

Remember, you were designed to be God’s forever.

That’s your DNA.

That’s your purpose.

Be His forever.