I was listening to John Mayer today and his song, No Such Thing, came on. There’s this line in there in which he sings that he “can’t wait for his 10 year reunion so that he can tare down these double doors.” Normally I wouldn’t think much of it, but this time it struck me. I’m halfway to my 10 year reunion. That means that in just another 5 years I will probably get to see most of the 84 or so students who make up the Hoxie High School graduating class of 2003.
That got me to thinking. I wondered what my classmates would be like. Many of them I know are now done with college, and like me are continuing their educations. Some will become doctors and some will work in factories. Some will be making a lot of money and others will be just skimming by. I’m sure some people will be so different from what they were 10 years ago that it will shock many of us. Then I began to wonder what I will be like in 5 years. I mean, I imagine I will be mostly the same person I am today. I wonder though will I be there bragging about how big the church is I work at or how many youth come to hear me teach? I hope not.
I’m sure some of the people there will be eager to show off how much money their job is getting them and some other will be bragging about how little work they have to do and how they get to spend a lot of their time playing video games and going to the lake on weekends. I hope this isn’t me, though. I want to come back to my reunion living a life that has purpose. I want to be able to talk about going to another country where I helped rebuild a community or feed people who haven’t eaten a decent meal in days, all in the name of Christ. I want to be able to show that I have hope that reaches beyond anything I can attain in this life. I want to be able to show my fellow alumni that my life has purpose, REAL purpose when I go to my 10 year reunion.
Think about the goals you have in your life. Where do you see yourself in about 10-15 years? What kind of person do you want to be? Is your goal to have a big house with all the latest technology? Or is it to do whatever it takes to make Him known and give Him the glory? You don’t have to be called into full time ministry to live a life of purpose. You also don’t have to wait until it gets closer to your 10 year reunion. Start living a life of Greater Purpose today.
