What Is My Purpose

“What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?”

-James 2:14 (NIV)

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HEY, WHERE YOU GOING? READ ON, Please.

I’ve put my goals on a temporary hold.  ”Why?” you ask.  

Well, it all began way back som…….

Preface

Nightly, daily, every time I pray, I always ask God to “use me as he will.”  I’m now a servant of His.  Since I started including this in my prayers, A couple of things have happened, without me doing anything but asking (which really causes me to have chills when I think about it, I mean, hair literally raising).

• I’ve began teaching a class at church to college age students.  This is truly a blessing for me.  And I was approached by one of my deacons to teach this class.  
• The Ever-Changing Thought was given to me/us by God.  Again, another blessing that I thank him for daily.

God said to me,”Ok…here ya go.  Try these for a while, make sure your comfortable.”

I feel both of these areas in my life improving, maturing, daily.  I hope you agree.  I couldn’t do them on my own, so again, all the glory goes to God.

Even with these added to my plate, I have continued to ask, beg, plead with God to “use me more.” Yet, nothing else has been given to me, sort of.

Get Off Your Duff and Do Something

A couple of things happened again yesterday.

After hearing a couple of sermons on being a serving member, I got the point.  God has given me a lot by letting me teach the class and share my thoughts with you, now it was my turn to “do” something.  God basically said, “Get off your duff and do something.” So, last night, I approached my minister and asked him what I needed to do at/for the church. Where could I help?  He is contemplating that and I’m sure we will talk about it more in the near future.

The other thing that happened is where I think I…er…”We” want you to get involved.  I went to Walmart last night to pick up some odds and ends for around the house (and around the litter boxes).  On my way out I was pulled to the book section.  I was needing something else to read.  Not really knowing what.

After browsing around a bit, I moved a book that was laying on it’s side, over to where it went in the shelf. There it was, behind that book.  ”A Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren was staring me in the face, God said ‘Here.’  My shopping was done.

The Thought is for YOU

Well, I read the preface and the first chapter last night. It’s a 40 day journey where 1 chapter per day is read and applied in your life.  In the preface Rick “strongly urge”s the reader to get one or more friends to join in the study as “A journey is always better when it is shared.”

So, now my question that I want to ask you is, would YOU like to join US on this journey?  With Twitter and all the social networking tools available to us, I think this could be done, it could be fun, and I think we could all get a better idea of our Purpose in this life.  I’ve only thought about it today so the plan is still in the works.  I’ve not read the entire book, so it would be a first time through for me.

At any rate, I’m ready to pursue it myself.  I need to know what my purpose is on this earth.  I have contacted another friend and we are going to do this, so don’t feel like you have to.  I’m just offering it to you, for you, not for me It is a God centered book, as we all should be.

My plans are to create another page on this blog called APDL (A Purpose Driven Life), which we can use sort of as a forum for us.  I won’t do that until I see if YOU are wanting to journey with me.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.  Are you in?  Got some suggestions? Think I’m biting off a big part of an apple that I won’t be able to chew?  Whatever is on your mind is fine.

If you want to, but can’t this time, I may do it again sometime next year, depending on how this one goes (if it goes).  I’ll quit rambling. Thanks for your time!

Oh, once I figure out my purpose, my goals may change. That’s why I felt it necessary to put them on hold.

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