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What’s Really Driving You?

Introduction

Question: How many of you play a sport?

Illustration: Clean car, no engine → looks good, goes nowhere

Truth: Life can look fine on the outside while the wrong thing drives the inside

Big Idea

Everyone is being driven by something

The question is not if—it’s what

Scripture

Proverbs 4:23

“Guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it”

Heart = control center of life

What you love, trust, and seek approval from is what drives you

Point 1: Everyone Is Being Driven

Common drivers:

What people think

Being liked

Sports performance

Comparison

Fear of being left out

Key truth:

You don’t choose whether something drives you

You choose what drives you

If you don’t choose, something else will

Point 2: The Problem with the Wrong Driver

Temporary drivers:

Sports end

Popularity fades

People disappoint

Performance fluctuates

Result:

If it can be taken away, your joy can be taken away

Bad game = bad day

Good game = good day

Reality:

That’s pressure

That’s exhausting

That’s not how you were made to live

Point 3: Jesus Is the Only Driver Who Won’t Fail You

Biblical truth:

All have sinned

All have gone their own way

We cannot fix ourselves

The gospel:

Jesus lived the perfect life we couldn’t live

Jesus died the death we deserved

Jesus rose again

Purpose:

So life is driven by grace, not fear or performance

Invitation of Jesus:

“Come to Me, and I’ll change you”

Clarification:

Jesus isn’t an add-on

Jesus is the leader

Not the passenger seat—the wheel

Invitation (No Pressure)

No coming forward

No raised hands

Focus on honesty

Response:

If something other than Jesus has been driving your life

If you want to talk or pray

We’ll be available after

Reminder:

Questions are welcome

Prayer is available

God’s stirring should not be ignored

Closing Statement

If Jesus isn’t driving your life, something else is—and it will always let you down

Closing Prayer