I’ve always been a very ambitious person. For example, early on, God put it into my heart to be a pastor. I remember growing up, Pastor Henning, standing up in front of the congregation in his black robe, speaking the words of the liturgy with authority: “I said I will my confess my transgressions unto the Lord!” And I knew, “That’s what I wanted to do.” And one day, coming out of church, I grabbed Pastor Henning’s hand and declared to him in front of my mother and the entire church, “Pastor Henning, when you die, I’m going to have your job!” If my mother could have sunk into the tile floor she would have! Ambitious, wouldn’t you say?

We have all kinds of ambitions: some career, some achievement, some improvement in our life. But what is it that drives you to get it done? For most of us, we would have say that our motives are not always in line with God’s. It’s not that God doesn’t want us to accomplish things, but he wants us to do it for the right reason. Do you have something you want to accomplish in your life, in this day, in this year? Get it done—God’s way. 

Jesus gives us this encouragement for getting things done God's way, "The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many." Mark 10:45