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Remember God never regrets the gifts and callings He has given us.

Today I will:

  • trust God's plan for my life
  • count my blessings
  • be part of the good things to which God has called me

“I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out – Plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.” Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG)

The alarm rings after the third time you've hit snooze, The kids need to be woken up for school; the report you were working on until one o'clock last night for today's 10:00 A.M. meeting still needs a conclusion; and if you don't get up right now everyone will miss breakfast again. As it is, your options have already gone from eggs and toast to toaster strudel, so you drag yourself from bed, throw on a robe, yell down the hall for the kids to get up, and go brave the jungle oflast night's dishes in search of the coffee machine. It appears it will be another chaotic day of busyness-rushing to get everything done before you crash your head back onto your pillow tonight.

You know what? God didn't create you because He wanted to be amused by someone struggling through their existence. God created you so that He could share the joy of living and the thrill of accomplishment with you. He created you for a unique purpose that would bring fulfillment to your life and to the lives of your loved ones-as well as bring a blessing to your world.

So how do you plug in to that? Perhaps the best way is to set your "To Do" list aside for a moment and pick up God's "To Be" list. If you are ready to get more out of life, this is a good place to start. Knowing God h~s a plan and calling for your life-a unique, divine, special, specific purpose-is the first step. As you sip your first cup of coffee this morning and you hear the first pattering of feet down the hallway, close your eyes for a moment and commit to God that if He will reveal His plan for your life, you will rise up to walk in it.