What am I doing?

There is a question that people have been asking for years. It has been a mystery to some but to others who have answered the question it has made all the difference in their lives. I believe it is a question that we should all be asking if you have not asked it already. Schools try to answer this question as best as they can but are missing a big part of the puzzle. College universities attempt to make a stab at it, but without the main ingredient it doesn't work. What is the question or the questions that people have been asking since the beginning of time? The questions are...
"What am I supposed to do with my life?"
"What am I here for?"
"Do I have a purpose? If so what is it?"
These are all good questions that we should all be asking. These questions sit deep inside of us. They sit deep inside of every man and woman. Some of us have seen the people we have grown up with and those around us as models for our lives who did not seek out their life purpose and it has made us believe that we do not have a great purpose in our lives. I am here to tell you that statement is a lie. You do have a purpose. And you are alive so that you can make sure that you do that purpose. God was talking to a pretty young man one day and He said "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you...I have ordained you to be a prophet unto the nations." This means that before that young man was born God already knew him and He had already planned out what he was going to be. Wow!!! Sometimes I really don't understand that statement but for this guy (Jeremiah) God knew who He was and had made a plan for Him before he even came into this world.
You are alive in the greatest times the world has ever seen. You are not here on accident. You were born on purpose. I don't care if your parents did not want you or if they say you were a mistake. THAT IS A LIE. You were born on purpose to do something that would have a great impact on the lives of others. If you are breathing that means that your life has meaning and you better get going with finding the thing you were born to do. God turned to the same man and said "I know the thoughts and PLANS that I have toward you, thoughts of good and not of evil, and thoughts of an expected end." If you want to know those plans for your life, if you want to know your purpose, do not be afraid to be who you are. Stop trying to be like someone else. Do not be afraid to follow your heart. God has wired you to do the very thing you were born to do. You only have one life. Build a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, learn how to hear from Him, and He will take you on the ride of your life. It will be hard at times. It's supposed to be but it is all worth it. It will be an adventure that you will not want to miss. He will direct your wildness and use it. He is not boring. He is wild Himself. You really can't contain Him in the thoughts that you have about Him. He is not what you think or what you have heard about Him. You have to get to know Him so that you can get going with what you are supposed to do.

-Mick
Youth Leader
//Cross Over Y.M.