Who is Setting Your Agenda?

Why Do You Do What You Do?

John Mason in his book, "An Enemy Called Average" writes this: "Do you know that God made you for a purpose? He has a job for you that no one else can do as well as you. Out of the billions of applicants, only one is qualified, only one has the right combination of what it takes. God has given people the measure of faith to do what He has called them to do. Every person is gifted. Have you found what God created you to do?"

Have you stopped and asked yourself why you do what you do? There has to be a reason, but somehow many of us simply never stop to ask ourselves the question: Why am I doing this? Who is it that sets my agenda? Could it be:

• People's Expectations - Everyone expects me to do it! Moreover, "Everybody is doing it!"
• Tradition - Well, we have always done it this way before in this department.
• Sense of Urgency - It has to be done now - because no one did it earlier.
• Insecurity of Inaction - Busy-ness - The world depends on me.

Three Keys To A Directed Life

• Know Who You Areand What Your Are To Be Doing- Jesus was secure in the fact that He knew who He was. He knew what His purpose on earth was. ". . . I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” Mark 1:38 Do you know what your purpose is? Do you know why God has placed you where you are? God has designed you for a specific purpose. Discover what that purpose is, then chart a path!
• Know When To Stop- There will always be more work to do. It never stops, but you can not help people when you are empty yourself. When you define what you will do, you also define what you will not do. Who determines when you stop, where you go? Who sets your course? Who determines your priorities? The disciples thought they knew what was best, but Jesus listened to a different voice. Whose voice are you listening to? “Everyone is looking for you!” Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”” Mark 1:37-38
• Start Your Day With God- If you want to discover your purpose and your direction, there is no better place to start than to start it with God. “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35. Let Him set your agenda for the day.

Do What You Do Today On Purpose!