No matter who you are, who you think you are, or who people say you are, don't let anyone tell you otherwise, God has an awesome plan for your life.  Today can be a radical changing point in your journey, but where you end up is going to be determined by the decisions you make.

     Each of us is given that defining moment with an opportunity to make a decision that will radically change our life and the lives of those around us.  Should I go to college?  Marry this person?  Accept this position?  Drop this habit? etc.  The decisions we make today can make all the difference in the world tomorrow literally. 

     Most of us have heard that old saying, "I woulda, shoulda and coulda" and usually the same person saying it is still stuck in a rut and continues along the same small-minded thinking and sadly never gets beyond it.

     Some years ago a man walked into our church took out his checkbook and blessed us with a sizable offering.  That offering made such a difference in the life of our ministry that today we are able to reach thousands across the globe with the Word of God in so many different ways.  After spending some time with this man one day I asked him just how he became so wealthy.  He told me that he was a simple house painter, use to love drinking beer everyday and just saw himself going nowhere.  After reading a book authored by Norman Vincent Peele called "The Power of Positive Thinking" he began to see himself in a different light.  He began to believe as he saw himself he would become, and so he did.  From a simple house painter doing a job here and there he began to remodel broken down houses one-by-one, then he began building new homes and eventually entire communities.  The incredible thing about this story is he did this during a recession while others were going out of business.  Today, this man is worth millions of dollars and has used his gift and money to change our world in many different ways.  His mind was transformed by changing the way he thought and because of that defining moment in his life thousands of lives continue to be enriched today.  As I spent more and more time with this man I found something extraordinarily humbling about him, about the way he treated his family, employees, customers, partners and others.  His success was based on relationships, something much more than believing in himself.  His greatest achievement was his faith in God, whom he took no credit for, yet it is that very faith that continues to provide all he needs to bless the world around him to this very day.

     Faith or trusting your Creator makes all the difference in the world, and only through a personal relationship with Him can you ever discover His very personal plan for your life.  Make it a point to begin spending more time in God's Word and soon you too will discovery your new life is just about to begin as God reaches out to His world through you.