The attitude that it is mine and I can do what I want is common today.

1. It's My Party
Lesley Gore song
from 1965
“It's my party and I'll
cry if I want to.”

2. Message of the song
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College roommate – sister played this song
over and over
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The message of the song – I can do what I
want to do, it's my party.
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Crying, weeping is not wrong
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Men & women cry when happy (NFL draft)
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We also cry when sad, in grief

3. Message of the song
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Solomon said there is a time to weep.
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Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, And
a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And
a time to dance
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Many live by the message of this
song.

4. It's my life
I can destroy it if I want to
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Alcohol, drugs
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Abuse of body – lack of rest, no exercise
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Negative attitude – complain, squawk, gripe
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Prodigal Son – Luke 15:11-12 11 Then He
said: "A certain man had two sons. 12 And the
younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give
me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he
divided to them his livelihood.

5. It's my life
I can destroy it if I want to
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Fill your life with:
– Work
– Joy
– Good works
– Prayer
– Friends
– Obeying God

6. It's my money
I can waste it if I want to
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Actually it belongs to God
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Haggai 2:8 'The silver is Mine, and the gold is
Mine,' says the Lord of hosts.
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Attitude of many – I can:
– Spend it
– Gamble it away
– Keep it for self
– Waste it

7. It's my heart
I can desire if I want to
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Heart in the Bible
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Intellect – Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinks in
his heart, so is he. "Eat and drink!" he says to
you, But his heart is not with you.

8. It's my heart
I can desire if I want to
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Heart in the Bible
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Intellect – Proverbs 23:7
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Emotion – Deuteronomy 6:4-5 4 "Hear, O
Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5
You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, and with all your
strength.

9. It's my heart
I can desire if I want to
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Heart in the Bible
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Intellect – Proverbs 23:7
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Emotion – Deuteronomy 6:4-5
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Desire – Psalm 10:3 For the wicked boasts of
his heart's desire; He blesses the greedy and
renounces the Lord.
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Colossians 3:5 Therefore put to death your
members which are on the earth: fornication,
uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and
covetousness, which is idolatry.

10. It's my heart
I can desire if I want to
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Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and
powerful, and sharper than any two-edged
sword, piercing even to the division of soul and
spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart.

11. It's my grave
I can fill it if I want to
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Hebrews 9:27-28 27 And as it is appointed for
men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28
so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of
many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He
will appear a second time, apart from sin, for
salvation.
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Will we die with wonderful memories?
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Will we die with deep regrets?

12. It's my eternity
I can choose where if I want to
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Revelation 21:6-8 6 And He said to me, "It is
done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
Beginning and the End. I will give of the
fountain of the water of life freely to him who
thirsts. 7 He who overcomes shall inherit all
things, and I will be his God and he shall be My
son. 8 But the cowardly, unbelieving,
abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their
part in the lake which burns with fire and
brimstone, which is the second death."

13. It's my eternity
I can choose where if I want to
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You can choose:
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How you will live
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How you will spend your money
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How you treat your body
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How you think in your heart
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Where you will spend eternity