What were you born to do?

This weekend in church, Pastor Byron asked an important question.  “What were you born to do?”  I couldn’t help but reflect on the question.  What WAS I born to do?

I was born to do the following…

• Connect with people
• Love
• Protect
• Honor
• Live

The first bullet would suggest that I was born to make connections with others.  In the depths of who I am, I certainly do thrive on connecting with people.  People do not scare me and they never have.  In fact, I feel energized when I connect with others.

I was born to love.  I love my wife, Gina.  I love my brother.  I love my dad.  I love my students.  I love my friends.  I think I was born to love and give that love  to others.

As a man, I was born to protect.  I was born to protect my faith, to protect my family, to protect myself.  It is my duty to fight for what I believe in and for  me to put on the armor of God each day.

I was born to honor myself.  I was born to honor others.  I was born to honor the fact that I am a new child in Christ.  I was born to experience the honor behind forgiving those who have hurt me and for being honorable by apologizing to those I have hurt.

Most importantly, I was born to live.  I am only here for a short while.  You know, each day I get closer to death.  Each day I get closer to the moment I will live with God in Heaven.  So, while I’m here, I must live my life to its fullest.  Why worry?  Why fear?  Why be anxious?

So, what were YOU born to do?