What Are You Doing About It?

Happy Friday Friends!

I hope and trust this beautiful Friday morning - a day filled with hope, promise & opportunity! - finds you all having a great day!

I have a two-fold challenge for all of us this morning:
1. What is your purpose? Do you know what it is? If it is buried within the deep recesses of your heart, do you dare uncover it? Do you allow it to become alive... perhaps for the first time or maybe it will be like meeting a long-lost friend?
2. Will you pursue it?

Nothing like starting off with two quick jabs to the chin, huh?! Please allow me to put some context around this burden I have on my heart this morning.

A year ago February I was driving to work one Friday morning and a thought, an idea hit me that I just had to share with someone. I thought of a few friends I wanted to share the thought/idea with, I typed it in an email and for the title of the email I wrote "Happy Friday!!!" Over the next few months I would send this "Happy Friday" email out each week, slowly adding more and more people. Truthfully, I really didn't know why I was doing it, I just felt like the "Happy Friday" was something I needed to do and people would tell me that "Happy Friday" spoke to their hearts.

Then last April/May I was driving down to Tucson. Working out and driving is my time with God, to pray, to reflect...that morning was no different. I was talking to God about husbands, fathers, coaches & athletes (the people He had long burdened my heart to help, encourage). As I was talking to God I distinctly remember talking to Him about all of the negativity, the pressures that they face every single day. AND, one of the most infuriating parts to me, they don't have to seek negativity, it searches for them...on TV, on the internet, on the radio, in magazines, in books, just living in society with it's slipping morals, ethics & values. As I hit this moment of desparation in my soul I said, "Why God, why?!?!" And then I got the punch in my gut that altered the path of my life. What I heard was, "What are YOU going to do about it?!?!" Dang it!!! That was not the answer I was looking for! He can fix, change, correct all of this in an instant if He chose! Why is He asking me what I am going to do about it? You know those moments when you know you better sit still, shut up and listen? Yeah, this was one of those moments. I didn't do much talking the rest of the way to Tucson, or all the way back for that matter.

From that conversation was born this blog, a twitter account, a facebook account, I have written a book (that I have to figure out how to get published by the way!), the concept of "What Will Your Influence Be...?" was born, etc. All with the sole purpose of being an intentional, positive influence in the lives of others. While I cannot change what is on TV, the internet, the radio, in magazines, in books or what is happening to the morals, ethics & values in society (honestly, I don't know if I should even if I could) I can provide a positive thought/idea every day. Each Friday I can send out a blog to encourage others. If only one life is impacted positively only 1 degree, then I believe I have lived out the purpose of my life. I can't change everything however I do have a choice in one thing...being an intentional, positive influence in the lives of others.

This is the context in which I ask my questions at the beginning. Please know this Friends, the drive to Tucson that morning was in the 20th plus year of this journey with God, where He was bringing me to the point where I would finally hear, and most importantly act on, "What are YOU going to do about it?!?!"

So my question to you this morning is "What are YOU going to do about it?!?!" I don't know what your "it" is though I do know that you have one...we all do. Some run from "it" for years. As a veteran runner let me tell you that it doesn't work...God has more speed & endurance than you do! Sadly, some run their entire lives, never living fully, leaving unfilled potential while leading unfulfilled lives. Please don't be a runner or the walking dead. Be the you that you were created to be. Whoever you are, whereever you are, please pursue your "it". You are perfectly equipped to do "it" and quite honestly, we (all of us, society) need you to pursue "it"!

Please let me know if there is ever anything I can do for any of you. I will always be willing to help you any way I can.

Have a great day, a wonderful weekend and cherish your precious families.

Kev