Nashville, TN: In my never-ending quest to find a spiritual home, a friend took me to Kairos tonight, a mid-week, contemporary worship service. Tonight's message, in this candle-lit, seeker-packed room, was about our life's purpose or, simply getting something you really want. The pastor pointed out that we need 3 things to make this a reality:Passion
Commitment
Preparation
I feel as though I'm very passionate about the things I want and am committed to working hard to get them. But maybe, just maybe, I'm simply not prepared to receive all that I want right now. Maybe there's still work I need to do in my life, on myself, in my heart, to take me to the next level of where I really want to go and who I really want to be. Maybe if I got the perfect opportunity right at this moment, I would screw it up -- or not even recognize it -- because I wasn't fully prepared to handle it when it came my way. Maybe I need to settle into the preparation phase instead of fighting it so much.
Maybe, just maybe, there's someone He's preparing for me too.