Finding Your Place

Finding Your Place

Hebrews 12:1 – Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud
of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so
easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for
us.

Esther 2:5-7 (MSG) – “Now there was a Jew who lived in the palace
complex in Susa. His name was Mordecai… His ancestors had been taken
from Jerusalem with the exiles and carried off with King Jehoiachin of
Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon into exile. Mordecai had reared
his cousin Hadassah, otherwise known as Esther, since she had no father or
mother. The girl had a good figure and a beautiful face. After her parents
died, Mordecai had adopted her.”

Esther 1:21 (NLT) – The king and his nobles thought this made good sense,
so he followed Memucan’s counsel.

• For when you are uncertain about your purpose…
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1. on God’s .
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Esther 2:17 – Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of
the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the
other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen
instead of Vashti.

• No place is out of place when you’re in .

Psalm 31:14-15 – But I trust in you, Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My
times are in your hands;

Isaiah 40:31 (NLT) – But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.

2. in God’s .
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Esther 4:13-14 – Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you
alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time,
relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you
and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have
come to your royal position for such a time as this?

• Courage isn’t the of fear, it’s what you do
of the fear.

Isaiah 41:10 – So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I
am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my
righteous right hand.

3. on God’s .
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Esther 4:15-16 – Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go, gather
together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink
for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do.”
John 15:4 (NLT) – For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from
the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) – Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not
on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will
make your paths straight.

4. into God’s .
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Esther 4:16 – I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if
I perish, I perish.

• You can into your purpose in a
but more than likely you will your purpose
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Esther 7:3-6 – Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor with the king,
and if it pleases the king to grant my request, I ask that my life and the
lives of my people will be spared. For my people and I have been sold to
those who would kill, slaughter, and annihilate us….” “Who would do such
a thing?” King Xerxes demanded. “Who would be so presumptuous as to
touch you?” Esther replied, “This wicked Haman is our adversary and our
enemy.” Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen.

Esther’s Words Of Encouragement

“Your gives God an to
do a miracle through you.”