One of my favorite books in the bible is Esther. I love how she just went from just being this ordinary girl, into the queen. I love that her cousin, Mordacai-who raised her b/c she was an orphan, helped to encourage her in her faith & remind her of that faith. It's such an amazing story & I encourage you all to read it. My favorite part is in Esther 4:14, when Mordacai says to her, "And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?" There was a lot going on at that time & Mordacai had heard of plot to destroy all the Jewish people & he was like, "hey!! What are you gonna do? You need to talk to your husband, the King!!" She was kinda like..."Hhhmm--weeelll I don't know..." And then he said that to her, reminded her that she wasn't queen just by "accident" -- there was a certain reason, a specific purpose & she needed to seek God, reach out to Him & let Him guide her on what needed to be done. So she did, she fasted, prayed & followed exactly what God wanted her to do. I said all that to say this...sometimes I get a little flat, or I feel like what's my purpose?? I told Monte the other day (now just know I was being a tad dramatic) that maybe I'm supposed to go on a mission trip...he's always very calm when I get like this..."where you gonna go Miss?" "Africa!!!!!!" He just shakes his head & says "yes, they need Jesus too...but Africa?" I go pledging my reasoning & he half listens & half reading. So when I told him I was meeting my BF for coffee after work he was all for it. He knows that when wisdom needs to be heard for each of us, we'll listen to each other. So she became my Mordacai..."yes, mission work in Africa is important, but look around you & look who's lives your impacting right here!!! This is your mission right now!! Maybe your supposed to go somewhere, but don't you think right now--right here is where your supposed to be, doing His work--in the mission field of this town!!??!!" Hhhmm--maybe so. So don't ever think that you have to do something big or up front in order to make a difference for God. Let Him use you right where you are. Maybe your supposed to go somewhere but maybe, just maybe, He's called you right here...for such a time as this!!" I hope this gives you encouragement to let God just work in your life & you to just be obedient to His calling for you!!!!