September 14, 2020

When you set out to plan your day — or even your week — what is it you want to do most? Even deeper than that — what is your dream? What were you put here on earth to fulfill?

Now, if you struggle with answers for any of the above, know you’re not alone. Many are up at night, unable to sleep with concerns and passions of parenting, marriage, work, other relationships and demands which can be all-consuming for so long that eventually you wake up one day and realize you’ve forgotten about your dreams, passions and your destiny to fulfill. Just making it through the day is enough.

Dream? Only when sleeping.

Purpose? Passion? Eaten up by the daily demands of living a life for others. It’s easy to forget what used to inspire you, drive you or even bring you hope.

It’s easy to forget the you in you.

There is a purpose and a plan for you - something that maximizes your skills, personality, experiences, passions and compassions in a way like no one else ever could.

Sure, it may not happen tomorrow. Nor will you get there by going in a straight line. This is because twists and turns are put in our lives that provide opportunities for us to grow, mature, be humbled, learn, develop, surrender, gain confidence and more. I call these twists and turns “detours.”

“If you advance confidently in the direction of your own dreams, and endeavors to live the life in which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau

-Adapted from Dr. Tony Evans