Who Am I?

One of my goals for 2008 is to be purposeful and in the middle of God's will for my life. I want to be intentional in everything I do and part of that is knowing who God has designed me to be. If I want to know His purpose for my life, I need to know how He has designed me. By the way, if you haven't read Chazown, by Craig Groeschel, run out NOWWWWWWW and get it! It's on my Greatest Books I've Ever Read List and I think you'll enjoy it too. Craig says that to find your core values, start by making a list of what angers you. What stirs up a righteous anger within you, not just a pet peeve or an irritation. Here's some of what I've found (after much soul searching) stirs up a righteous anger within me:

1. When the "church" focuses on itself and not the lost. When worship services are designed to make Christians comfortable and fed...this is a huge one for me!
2. Hypocrisy, on any level. Dishonesty goes with this one.
3. Plastic people.
4. Aimlessness/unintentionality...is that a word?
5. Rambling discussions...okay, that's just a pet peeve, so it doesn't count!
5. When Christians are more interested in being self-righteous and "holier than thou" than in really reaching the world around them. For example, it gets me when we draw attention to movies that we think are "atheistic" in nature. Do we not realize that, as a group, we're calling more attention to these movies through our public protest? Or when we say we can't go to a certain establishment because "Christians" don't go there. Hello! Where are the lost?
6. When traditions (the way we did it last year, the way we've always done it) becomes more sacred than Scripture!
7. Doing things halfway. You know, not your best, not your first fruits, just your leftovers.

That's all I'll share for now because I sound like Spongebob Angry Pants! I promise my next post will be more positive! I'll even share what brings me bliss!

Happy New Year!