Rick Warren's Daily DevotionalSample

Do Something About That One key to discovering your destiny is to identify the needs that stir your heart. What is it that upsets you? What causes you to think, "Somebody ought to do something about that"? Whatever it is, that is the key to your destiny. My wife, Kay, calls it being seriously disturbed. It bothers you so much that it moves you to action. For example, Esther's servant tells her that her uncle, Mordecai, is publicly mourning because of Haman's plot (and the king's decree) to kill all the Jews. When she hears what Mordecai is doing, it deeply disturbs her. She probably thinks that a lot of people will die unless she does something. Does anything disturb you or is your life so insulated that nothing makes you say, "Somebody ought to do something about that"? Saddleback Church became the leading church in America in the fight against AIDS because Kay read an article in Newsweek that said 14 million children had been orphaned by AIDS and it seriously disturbed her. And she's not alone. In our church there are over 300 ministries started by people in our congregation who saw a problem, a need, a hurt or an injustice, and decided to do something about it. Here is a homework assignment: Make a list of the needs you see that disturb you. Then pray and ask God to show you ways you can use your gifts to make a difference.