Dreams and Passions

I was watching the movie The Rookie the other night. I love that movie. It has such a great statement about our dreams and how important it is for us to follow our dreams and even more than that I think the movie teaches us that it is necessary ... no we are required ... to use the gifts that the good LORD has provided to us. The star of the movie is a gifted pitcher who is over 30 years old when he goes after his dream with his gift. All the odds are against him because of his age and his responsibilities ... but his gift is so great that he succeeds. One of the lines in the movies goes like this ...

it is ok to do what you want to do until it is time to do what you were meant to do

... when the line is spoken to Jimmy Morris (played by Dennis Quaid) his Father is trying to say that it is time for him to give up on his dream ... I actually hear the opposite ... Pitching was what Jimmy Morris was meant to do and now it was time for him to do it!

So I ask you, are you doing what you are meant to do? Are you using your gifts? Are you teaching your kids how important it is to follow your dreams? Think about how the LORD has given you a gift and think about how he wants to bless others by using that gift.

Enjoy the weekend and remember to use your GIFT!

Ciao,
Mark