Good morning!  I am on the road, so I want be able to post a video until a little later today!  I will try and get something up this evening or tomorrow!

In Colossians 1:1 of The Message it says “I, Paul have been sent on special assignment by Christ as part of God’s master plan.”  This is a great description of what it is that you and I have been called to do by God, for this world!

We are on “special assignment!”  Wherever you are and whatever you are doing – if it is the place and the thing that God has called and gifted you to do, then you should be fulfilled and excited to be a part!

What is it that Christ has saved you for?  It is our relationship with Him that gives our life meaning and purpose!  What is your assignment from Him today?  Figure this out and get busy doing it and you will be amazed at what a difference it will make in your life as your life makes a difference in and for others!

No matter what – always remember this:  YOU ARE A PART OF GOD’S MASTER PLAN!  Wow – now that really is amazing!  Let’s get busy and really make this day count for God’s glory and everyone’s blessing!

I am sitting here waiting! I thought that while I was just sitting here waiting that I might try to type my blog from my iPhone! So here goes!

I am not sure how this will turn out, but I will give it my best shot! Why is it so hard for us to try something new or different? When we were kids, our parents would get something on the end of their fork, shove it in our face and say “Just try it!”. Maybe we always thought “I can’t wait until I get old enough to not have to just try it!” And sure enough when we get old enough we stop “just trying it!

What do you need to “just try” today? I encourage you to try some of the new things that God puts in front of you! You might just be surprised!

1.  Know And Grow!  What is it that God has you doing with your life?  Whatever it is that you are doing – make sure that you are doing it better than anybody else!  Study and learn all you can about the field of your service!  Think everyday about how you can do whatever it is that you do better!

2.  Make People Matter!  Value people and relationships!  The old saying is true:  “People do not care how much you know, until they know how much you care!”  Take advantage of every opportunity that God gives you to add value to other people’s lives!

3.  Enjoy The Experience!  Find what God made you for and jump in with both feet.  Stick with it and give it your all everyday.  Take time to evaluate what is going on in and with your life and make sure that you are learning from your successes and your failures!  Enjoy your experiences, but don’t get stuck on or in them!

4.  Create Creativity!  Get some people around you that can help you think and dream in creative ways.  Ask yourself:  “Is there a better way?”  Look for people that are doing what God has called and gifted you to do and learn from what they are getting right and wrong!  Get out of your comfort zones and go to some new places and do some new things!

5.  Pursue Passion!  Look for what you are good at and for what you love and then give yourself to it completely!  Look for people that you can get around that will lift you up!  Stop spending so much time with “downer people”!  Invest your time with people that have passion and grow your passion, so that you will have some to give to others!