Where's the Starting Line?

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Wow!  I cannot believe it is already my third week blogging.  Thank you all for your support.  This has been so much fun.

Well, now that you are all excited about the mission of your life, and you want to run after God’s purpose for you, the next logical question is: where do I being?  What am I supposed to do?  Where do I start?

The answer to that is finding out what you are passionate about.  What do you enjoy doing?  What do you do for fun, or for free?  That should give you some clue as to what you could do in your mission in life.  Do you play piano or guitar?  Maybe your mission is music.  Do you like having people over?  Maybe your mission is entertaining, and connecting.  Do you like sports?  Maybe you should host events, parties, and BBQs at the park.  Whatever you naturally enjoy doing is a great place to start for pursuing after God’s mission for you.

One side note before I move on: movies, TV, videogames, and internet are time-waisters.  Get rid of them!  Often times those things serve to mask your passion, and not reveal it.  One possible caveat is that those things could be serving to mask your passion.  If you like movies, maybe your passion is plays, or writing.  If you like TV, then maybe your passion is video production.  If you like internet, then maybe your passion is technology.  And I you enjoy surfing the internet, then maybe your passion is social networking.  However, in any of these cases, if you want to pursue after this area as the mission of your life, then you will need a lot more education!  You need to put down the remote, laptop, etc. and start reading books and taking classes on the subject, because it is an area that takes a lot more work.

For me, I have always liked evaluating movies, having friends over, and experiencing new cultures.  Therefore, writing a novel, small group ministry, and missionary work has been a natural fit for me.  So, what’re your passion?  What are you already doing in your free time?  How could God use what you enjoy to further His kingdom?

Next week we are going to talk about what to do when you start chasing this dream, and it does not go as you expect.  Also tomorrow I am going to be introducing you to someone who has been a great help getting this blog off the ground.  I know you will love it.  See you tomorrow! J