Occasionally, I see an interview with a person who stands out in their field who says, “I always knew I wanted to be a ___” Fill in the blank – writer, doctor, musician, entrepreneur, missionary, or whatever. To be honest, I often come away from those interviews feeling a bit envious of their clarity.

Recently my soon-to-be-10 year old son was doing his weekly job of vacuuming the family room floor when he proclaimed with frustration, “This is going to take forever!”

What we believe is important, and it’s also important that we actually live according to what we say we believe.

God has called each of us for a purpose. We know this intellectually, but are we living each day for the purpose God as called us?

The world tells us we need to build up our self-confidence, but scripture tells us our confidence is in Jesus Christ.