Recently I took an inventory of my life with the specific intent of identifying the assets that I currently have that can be utilized to accomplish God’s purpose for my life.
It took quite a few years but some time back I finally came to understand why God created me, (His purpose for me), and why at a crucial juncture in my life reached down and snatched me out of the grip of satan and tore up my one way ticket to hell.
He had a purpose for me just like he does for you and He wants me to accomplish it.
So what is it? Well in my case it is to use my life’s experiences and what I’ve accumulated through His blessings to help evangelize as many people as possible in whatever time I have left.
So in order to accomplish that goal I took inventory and identified the assets that God has chosen to give me to assist with that task.
- My personal testimony
- My book Miracle on Luckie Street
- Database containing over 15 years of five day per week Words for the Day
- Honeylake Plantation Resort and Spa
- Personal and family network
- Technology background
So how can I use them to accomplish my purpose?
Testimony – I will offer my testimony at every opportunity, (live audiences, radio, television, internet, and social media) to try and offer hope to as many folks as possible.
Miracle on Luckie Street – I will intensify my efforts to distribute my book wherever and whenever I can throughout society. As an aside my prison ministry efforts paid off handsomely yesterday when my good friend C.F. Hazlewood called to inform me that he’d finally got approval for me to donate my book to every prison in the huge state of Texas. As with other states where it has been distributed many inmates will read it and be blessed and turn to the Lord because of it. I will continue efforts to get the remaining states to do the same. Incidentally serious efforts are currently underway to make the book into a movie as well and we’ll be working towards making that happen.
Words for the Day – I will begin in earnest in converting the 2 plus million words in the WFTD database to a relevant, modern-day, parable-style, discipleship program divided into subjects. Once it is published I plan to distribute it to as many people as possible all over the world.
Honey Lake Plantation Resort and Spa – I will use the resort as our worldwide headquarters for our ministry. It will remain secular to an extent because we want to have a positive impact on our non-Christian brothers and sisters that visit us, but we also plan to intensify our quest to increase spiritual retreats, counseling services, seminars, events, Gospel singings, and the like. We also will continue to worship in Honey Lake Church and impact our local community and eventually stream that message all over the world and hopefully setup some virtual churches and small groups in the Andy Stanley example.
Network – God has given me and our family an incredible network consisting of famous men and women of God, powerful politicians, athletes, coaches, CEO’s, celebrities, movie stars, millionaires and billionaires, ex-cons, and of course my personal favorite, a plethora of ordinary people who just love God with all of their heart. I also have a wonderful list of various groups such as Bill Glass Prison ministry, Kairos, CBMC, Lift up America, EQUIP, Teen Challenge, and great churches and other organizations that are working towards identical goals. I intend to form even more alliances and work together with as many as possible including all of the aforementioned and hopefully tap into their networks to accomplish great things for God.
Technology – God saw fit to provide me with several decades of software development experience. I don’t think this was an accident. I intend to use this experience and understanding of technology to push the Gospel message including my testimony and others, WFTD, and church services all over the world using cell phone/I Pad technology, social media, and the Internet. I truly believe that is in part how the word of God will be preached to every nation.
So that’s my plan for 2014 and beyond. I know God is behind this and I’m not worried that I’m biting off more than I can chew. I intend to have as big of an impact on the world for God as God will allow.
Now you’ve heard my plan, what’s your plan? Do you know God’s purpose for your life? Have you taken an inventory of the blessings that He’s given you that can be used to help you achieve your purpose?
If not, why not begin working on it today. Build your empire in heaven where it will shine for eternity and not on earth where it will eventually rot away. I hope you will help with our ministry, we need lots of volunteers and we need money. It is expensive to conduct a ministry of this size. The stock market has been good to many of you, why not make an end of year tax deductible donation today to Honey Lake Church and Worldwide Ministry, you will never regret it.
2 Corinthians 9:6
Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
December 18, 2013 – Click here to listen