God put us on earth for a reason... God has a purpose for our lives... He has a plan for our lives... He has a dream... God has great things for us to do, greater than we could ever imagine... He created us so that He could use our lives for incredible things.  
 
So here's the problem.  Mental blocks, emotional barriers, and a recurring question "How could God ever use me"?  Please hear me when I tell you that for us to experience God's great plan and design, our thinking has to change.  The mind must imagine the greatness God has for you.  

                                              

Here is an encouraging thought:  "Whatever God starts, He finishes."  Have you asked yourself, "Where did I even get the faith to explore about God or even consider Him as someone who I would want to entrust my life"?  The faith in your heart came and was deposited there by God Himself.  So whatever God starts in your life, He will finish. He that has started this faith in you will continue to empower you to develop it to completion.  
                                                

There is a really encouraging and challenging book out there called "If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get out of the Boat."  Wow, what a truth!
 
We're in this F-word (Faith) series of messages on Saturdays and Sundays.  Have you ever wished you could just start your life over or get a fresh start?  Maybe just go back and do it again?  Do you feel like for the first time in life you are growing spiritually, and it feels good?    
                                              

Recently I purchased a pair of reading glasses.  Words just are not as clear as they used to be. Not sure, but maybe that's a sign of age.  The salesperson at Sunglass Hut began to tell me, in detail, how to take care of the glasses.  Because the glasses are wire frames, she told me how to hold them, and she convinced me of the need for cleaner and a cloth.  Finally, I was on my way with these brand new glasses.  Why did she go through all of this?  Because she explained to me that, for optimal vision, you have to regularly care for and clean your lenses.  Glasses have a way of picking up dirt, grime, and tiny particles which can obscure vision. 
 
I hope the following thoughts will encourage you and challenge you to see what God wants you to do as a valuable part of His family:      
                                              

This may show my baby boomer age, but do you remember the show "Mission Impossible"?  The leader of the Mission Impossible task would get a message and then the tape would fizzle and disappear.  The next message, toward the end of the tape, would say "Your mission, if you choose to accept..."