I grabbed the opening quote from a Facebook Live session I was listening to the other day by Warren Rustand.
Warren is a serial entrepreneur who has had much success in his life and now spends his days helping young entrepreneurs find their way.
He serves as a valuable mentor for our daughter, Michelle.
If you’d like to listen to his sessions they are posted on his Facebook page under Warren Rustand. He’s been offering up some amazing wisdom as we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this particular podcast (#6), Warren discusses the importance of knowing what your purpose is in life.
He shared how each morning he sits on the side of his bed before doing anything else and asks himself this question: “Why am I alive today?”
Have you ever asked yourself that question?
Being driven by a purpose is a much more effective way to live than to be driven by your moods and emotions as noted in the opening quote.
A couple of days ago I wrote about the importance of weekly and daily planning. I always tell the people that I coach–if you go to bed not knowing what you intend to do with tomorrow, you will lose at least half of tomorrow wondering what you will do.
Your “tomorrow’s” should be driven by your purpose and if it is, you will easily be able to rise, shine, and have the answer to the question, “Why am I alive today?”
Years ago I created a purpose statement for my life–“Inspire others to live in the Light.”
For me, that light is Jesus.
My purpose drives my daily behavior and it’s not only for those I interact with but it’s also for me as it causes me to pause and think twice about doing something stupid…of which I have a past which reminds me of how well I can do stupid.
My writings on EagleLaunch is one of the many ways I strive to achieve my purpose each day.
Enough about me.
Why are you alive?
If you struggle with that question, I suggest you continue to do morning journaling around the routine we used during Lent:
- What am I Grateful for?
- How will I positively Impact the world today?
- What will I Deny my flesh of today in order to be closer to Him and better equipped to do the work He has called me to do?
- An additional question I add to my journal list for the end of the day is What did I Learn today?
This is my “GIDL” acronym.
Answering questions one and two on a daily basis will eventually reveal your purpose to you.
Back to the opening quote.
During this time of tremendous uncertainty, you can bet the devil is working overtime by living in our moods and emotions if we aren’t being driven by a higher purpose.
Fight him off by knowing why you are alive today and living it out.
Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”Â
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
