What's Your "Cause?"

Being home during this "winter blast," I can't help but notice all the new things that are available for me to focus my attention on. It's difficult to get through a morning news show now without having to ask yourself if you are really exercising like you should, eating the right foods, wearing the right belt to create the shape that will make you look your best..all very important questions to ponder..

So many choices for me to make...Myself, I love to watch kids and see how they handle making decisions..In I Samuel 17: 27-29, we see King David as a young teenager and we are very blessed to get to see into his life..I particularly love when he is faced with his older brothers basically telling him to "get lost." When David shows up to bring food to them while they are in battle, kinda like the pizza delivery guy, he quickly becomes irritated because it appears to him as if no one really sees the problem...why are they letting the "uncircumcised Philistine taunt his God." David thinks the problem as simply, "Is there not a cause?"

David has a firm grasp in his mind of why he is there. He sees his purpose, but those around them don't. Sometimes in our lives, those around us don't see things the way we do because we have a different "cause." For me, I have always known that children and teenagers are at the center of my purpose. I am a true believer in educating children to the very best of my ability because in order for them to truly fulfill their destiny, they need to have the skills and discipline to face life's challenges. Sometimes others don't understand. For me, it's always been more than what I do, it is my ministry. Sometimes, that makes me a "little hard to take."


What is your cause? Why are you here? As Bill Wilson puts it, "the call is the need." What is it in our lives that needs your attention and your focus?