Finding your purpose

"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21

How true is this verse from Proverbs? There are too many times to even count in my life where I set out with a plan in mind, a to-do list if you will, only to have an unexpected change that totally derailed my plans. Usually when I look back I realize how the unexpected change was really the priority item. Most of the time for me it is attending to something with my family.

You see, I am a workaholic. I know it, my wife knows it, and we try hard to keep it under control. However, it is always there, lurking in the wings just waiting to rear its ugly head. This is the reason that I created my current business, to at least use my talents and my heavy desire to constantly work for a better purpose. In doing so, I have discovered a part of me that I knew existed, but that I would tend to suppress. I am talking about my faith. I believe that was God's plan for me when I set out over six months ago on my current life journey. While I was planning on making a life changing move that would better provide for my family, God was planning to touch my heart, to allow me to see my faith in a different light.

I now have a business established that allows me to have fun, explore my faith and share with others. It also allows me to go back to the office knowing that there is a part of me, a new part, that will continue to use my talents to touch others and share the good news. I have established a pattern or habit that allows me to be a better husband, father, son, brother, friend, elder. A better person, living more for what God has planned for me than for what I had planned. I want to share with others the power of prayer. I want to find ways to show others how to enhance their prayer life. Prayer is not easy, but it is essential in our relationship with our Creator.

God Bless you on this hot (at least in my neck of the woods) Tuesday.