Purpose Driven 2012

Namaskaram (means HELLO in MALAYALAM)

"It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for.  Long before we first heard of Christ...he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone."    (Ephesians 1:11, msg)

Here I am at the end of another year with the thought what have I done all year?! Have I made any changes in my life?  Has anyone been changed by my life?  The answer is a big "NO".
I can't help but feel remorseful for the life I lead.  How is it that God has entrusted me with gifts and talents and I waste it everyday?  Of what consequence is my life to me or to my family?

I woke up one morning and said "Enough is enough".  CHANGE has to begin with me.  I pray all the time for God to move his mighty hand and create miracles in my life while I just sit around and expect to receive it.  How can I ask God to help me lose weight if I keep eating cheese balls and sit on my behind?  I guess if I wanted to lose weight that fast, I should seek a plastic surgeon and not God.
How can I ask God to help me find a job when I don't try as hard as I should?  How can anyone ask to be healed of diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.) when sometimes we do things to bring them on, such as not eat right, smoke, drink, etc?

Of course, God can heal and do all sorts of miracles with a wave of his hands....but what would that teach me?   Changing ANYTHING is hard, difficult and can make one extremely nervous.  My comfort zone is ....very, very comfortable...BUT, my comfort zone is also causing remorse, sadness, a purposeLESS life.

I am challenging first and foremost MYSELF, then my family and my friends to make the smallest changes.  I believe that small changes will lead to bigger ones which will lead us to be closer to our purpose that God has for each and every single one of us.

I don't expect to get up and move to India tomorrow and become a missionary.  My changes are small and slow....but hey, who knows, if God's will is for my family and me to serve in India....well, then....I'm on my very first step to a bigger, better, purposeful life.....here's to CHANGES in 2012!

What will be my first change in 2012?  Our family will be emptying out all our cabinets of unhealthy snacks (chips, cookies, processed food) and replacing it with healthy snacks!

Join me, what little change can you make for the 1st week of January?