Take the GPS Life Journey's Greatest Passions Evaluation
In the following list, check all the causes for which you have great passion. Then choose the top five to ten and number them in priority order.
__ Addiction __ Business Seminars/Training __ Child Abuse __ Children __ Christian Education
__ Church Planting __ Crime Prevention __ Cross Cultural Environments __ Discipleship __ Distribution of Scriptures __ Domestic Abuse __ Education __ Entertainment Industry __ Environmental Issues __ Ethical Issues  __ Evangelism __ Financial Counseling/Training __ Fund Raising __ Government/Politicians __ Handicapped __ Health and Sanitation __ High/Middle School Students __ Homelessness __ Human Trafficking __ Hunger __ Immigrants/Migrants __ Inner City Ministry __ Local Benevolence __ Marriage and Family __ Medical __ Mobilizing People __ Orphans
__ Preschoolers __ Prisoners __ Poverty __ Singles __ Training Church Leaders __ University Students __ Worship __ Seniors/Widows/Shut-­Ins __ World Missions __ Young Adults __ Other __

“Opportunity Cost” is a two words phrase.  So far, we have been focusing on “cost,” now let us consider the “opportunity.”  The opportunity available to every Christian is to discover and engage in God’s purposes for their lives.  Every one of us was created with a destiny in mind.  We know from Ephesians 2:10 that God made plans for us even before we were born.

Listen.  Here that tapping on the front door of your soul?  That is God’s opportunity and He wants you to open the door.  Yes, there are costs and they may be uncomfortable for a time, but the immeasurable satisfaction of discovering and engaging in what you were put on this earth to do will make it all worth it.

Take the GPS Life Journey Abilities Inventory
From the list of abilities and skills below, choose the top five to ten things that you enjoy and/or are good at doing. Then, number in priority order each of the abilities chosen.

___ Advertising ___ Analyzing ___ Building ___ Coaching ___ Coordinating ___ Counseling
___ Creating ___ Decorating ___ Defending ___ Delegating ___ Designing ___ Encouraging
___ Enlisting ___ Equipping ___ Evaluating ___ Fixing ___ Implementing ___ Improving
___ Influencing ___ Leading ___ Maintaining ___ Managing ___ Marketing ___ Mentoring
___ Operating ___ Organizing ___ Perfecting ___ Performing ___ Persuading ___ Planning
___ Pioneering ___ Recruiting ___ Repairing ___ Researching ___ Restoring ___ Selling
___ Serving ___ Socializing ___ Speaking ___ Starting ___ Strategizing ___ Teaching
___ Training ___ Tutoring ___ Writing ___Other_____

To discovering and understanding your strengths and abilities ask yourself three questions.

1. What things do you do well naturally, that you have a natural aptitude for, things that are very easy for you?
2. What things are you able to do well because of special training, education, and/or practice?
3. What things in the lists above do you also really enjoy doing and you receive a sense of fulfillment in doing?

Got Clarity?

In a recent survey of 3500 professionals by Michael Hyatt, the biggest challenges people face are not having enough time (52%), money (37%), or clarity (37%) to accomplish what they want in life.

The results of this survey gave me great encouragement concerning the GPS Life Journey. The GPS Life Journey gives people clarity concerning their God-given purposes in life. After participating in the GPS Life Journey, even people who may have already had a sense of direction concerning their life purposes state that they gained greater clarity concerning God’s plan for their lives.

The GPS Life Journey is all about clarity…

·       Clarity of who identity - who am I and how has God  designed me.

·       Clarity of purpose - what is God’s purpose for the next stage of my life.

·       Clarity of strategy - what things do I need to do next to fulfill my God-given purpose.

·       Clarity of stewardship – how can I use my god-given resources of finances and time to better accomplish God’s plan for my life.

·       Clarity of spirituality – in what areas of my spiritual life do I need growth to increase my spiritual capacity.

The GPS Life Journey is designed to slay your challenge dragons. Do you want to accomplish what you want in life? Overcome life’s challenges with greater clarity.

                     - Nolen Rollins, author of the GPS Life Journey

You are a Work of Art

It was Michelangelo who said, “The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.”  While perfection for us is unattainable, we can discover our “work of art,” the mission for our life.  The experience of most is that this is one of life’s greatest rewards.  Once we understand our design and engage with others who understand theirs, we will be a great force for good. 

A Mission from God?

In the movie “The Blues Brothers,” Dan Akroyd deadpans: “We’re on a mission from God.” He and his partner are in the process of putting their band back together and are enlisting an old band mate. Akroyd's character flatly insists that the divine origin of their project is sufficient warrant for the man to rejoin the band.  As people who are seeking to find the significant thing that we were destined to do, we really are on our own “mission for God.”