Why?

Have you ever stopped to wonder "Why am I doing what I am doing?"  Take for example reading this post.  Why are you spending your time reading this post and not doing something else?  Why are you not reading another persons blog?  Likely the answer is you were scrolling through Facebook and saw the link and clicked on it.  Kinda random.  That's like driving down the street and turning randomly whenever something caught your attention.  We never would get anywhere in life if that is how we drove everywhere.  When we get in our car and start driving we are intentionally trying to get somewhere, to accomplish something.

Let's broaden out the idea of asking "Why am I doing what I am doing?"  Why do you work where you work?  Go to Church where you worship?  Why do you read what you read or watch what you watch?  Why do you volunteer certain places?  Why do you spend so much time with certain people and not as much with others?

If you are like me and honestly answering those questions you may be feeling like much of your life is happening due to coincidence, convenience or the result of just going with the flow.  Can we be more intentional in how we live our lives?

The "Why am I doing this thing?" question should flow from our priorities.  If we are living intentionally and making things happen instead of allowing things to happen to us we should be able to answer the "why" question.

I will go through a few examples from areas of my life.  Try the same exercise with your weekly schedule and ask "why am I doing this?" for each activity.

Why do I work where I work (The ministries of The Open Door Church):  I work/minister here because I overwhelmingly feel a sense of calling to be here.  I believe that the Lord has placed me here for this season to minister kids and teens.  I feel I am gifted in this area and I am honored to have the privilege of spending my life pouring into others.  More practically I work here to provide income and resources for my family.

Why do I Coach Basketball at PSU Mont Alto?:  I coach basketball because I love the game and enjoy being around the wonderful people I get to interact with daily.  I love the players I coach, the coaches I work alongside and coach against and the administrators at Mont Alto and opposing schools I can work with.  I love the opportunity to travel and see new campuses and go to new places.

Why do I spend time with my Family?:  I believe that God has given me my two boys to raise as a trust.  I have been entrusted with precious commodities and it is my job to raise them up to serve the Lord and His purposes on earth.  I spend time with my wife and family because they are my favorite people in the universe and there is no one I would rather be with.  Being a DAD is the most important job I will ever have and no earthly job will ever come before this job.

Hopefully as you read my explanations you were able to think through some of the roles and activities in your life.  Try to think and analyze why you do certain things and whether or not that the "Why" is aligned with your values and beliefs.