I feel pensive and reflective as I sit at my desk to write this Memo. So allow me to share some random ramblings with you about purpose. I won't follow the format of any past Memos, but here goes.
2. It has taken me 15-20 minutes in my last few sessions to get to the bottom of someone's purpose, or at least to give them a lot of things about which to think and pray. I hope those I am coaching don't dismiss the results because they come so quickly.
3. To be good at something, anything, you must put the hours and effort into developing your greatness. I have sat with more than 2,500 people in the last ten years in one-on-one purpose sessions. I would like to think God has helped me hone my skill.
4. I am often sad that I don't speak or preach more regularly, but the other day I had this thought: "If I was preaching, I probably would not be writing as much as I do." God closed one door and opened another. He knows what He is doing.
5. I still have the duty to find more opportunities to use my speaking gift, so I am teaching some classes at the Center for Urban Biblical Ministry. I just finished a class entitled, Messianic Prophecies: The Old Testament in the New. It was a great class!
6. I am now writing a daily Proverb and one inspirational quote on Twitter and Facebook for my "twitterati" and "friends." Here is one from the other day:
"There comes a special moment in everyone's life, a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity when he seizes it, will fulfill his mission - a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he finds greatness. It is his finest hour" - Winston Churchill.
7. Oh, how I wish I could reach more young people with the purpose message. I just wrote an article for someone in the UK by the title, "Never Too Young for Purpose." I am attaching it to this Memo below.
8. I am selling more of my Daily of Proverbs books than ever before. There is no feeling like selling something you have written and then have people come back to tell you they enjoyed it.
Okay, I invite and even challenge you to write me this week with one purpose rambling from your own experience. Click here so you can add it to the end of this entry on the site where it is posted. Have a great week!
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REVELATION: I need your help. I urgently want to publish my next book, this time a devotional from the book of Revelation. I wrote about this project in my blog last week and encourage you to read what I wrote there. In that post, I explain my urgency in wanting to get it out for people to read. Then please consider if the Lord wants you to help me to restore an important book of the Bible that has been obscured by so many weird interpretations. If you have any questions about the project, please don't hesitate to contact me.
THE SOPHIA FUND UPDATE: Last week, $200 came in for The Fund. As I promised, every
penny you send is going to feed the poor in Zimbabwe
and Kenya (we wired $1000 to Kenya this past week). Nothing goes to overhead or administration. Won't you
consider helping orphans and widows today? You can read about my
rationale for The Fund here (named after my late mother) that will help feed
widows and orphans in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Please consider a contribution of at least $5 toward the fund and hopefully more. You can use the "Chipin" widget on the Monday Memo site to contribute, or go directly to my website to contribute there through PayPal, or send a tax-deductible check to PurposeQuest, PO Box 91099, Pittsburgh, PA 15221. Make sure you let me know it is for The Sophia Fund. Don't delay; give today and make a difference in the world.
FACEBOOK: I continue to update my personal page on Facebook. Check it out and let's be friends when you have a chance. Also you can find me on Twitter @johnstanko. Go there to sign up and follow me.
FREE PURPOSEQUEST ASSESSMENT: Don't forget about the free PurposeQuest assessment available on my website. This is not a scientific survey, but something that is meant to stimulate your thought and direct your study on my site concerning where you stand in your PurposeQuest. About 800 people have taken the survey so far. I hope that every Monday Memo reader will eventually take the assessment and heed the follow up email from me on how you can be even more purposeful than you already are.
The application of my purpose changes as my life experiences and expectancies change...
Posted by: Jana | May 04, 2009 at 10:54 AM
At our Sunday evening service, a fellow member commented about how knowing the "Glory of God" has encouraged her to "stay in the race." Those words encouraged me as well as my artwork and writing skills grow stronger.
Posted by: Simone | May 04, 2009 at 07:42 PM