Leo's Spiritual journey:
>I was always looking for the perfect plan because a plan was my yardstick of success. I would create a plan from the resources I had: family, friends, media, school.
>I wanted to be a writer, so I chose to major in Communication, where studies would prepare me for a career in the field. If I could achieve my goal, I would be happy. Or so I thought.
I wrote for several organizations, government, private, non-profit. I wrote for fun and I wrote to get paid. I love to write, and I achieved my plan. I was a writer. But still I didn't feel perfect. This didn't feel like a job that only I could exclusively achieve. So I found myself thinking, now what?
>I started thinking about God. I thought about the things that people told me about him, and how he could supposedly give me peace.
>I didn't think it could apply to my situation, but God's teachings came in handy to answer my question.
I learned a life lesson: Don't trust the world to tell you what to become, but trust God to tell you who you are. Even the best intentions may lead you off God's perfect plan for you.
>My parents have great expectations for me: to make a name for myself; to make money; to support my family. But even my parents can't see God's identity for me. Neither can my friends, girlfriend, co-workers, supervisor, pastors, or the media.
Even I can't see God's identity for me. (He lets me know on a need-to-know basis.) Unlike humans, God sees me for everything that I am, and everything I will become. God knows me, and only wants what's best for me because God is love.
>I still want to plan my own future. God gave me the ability to discern the best way to use my talents. My plans however, will never be as great as the plans God has for me.
I see success the way everyone in the world sees success; money, position, family and friends. That's why I started thinking about my future, and my purpose in life. There has to be more than money, position, family and friends. I could have all these and still be unhappy, unfulfilled, and imperfect.
>Jesus was sure of who he was, and people couldn't shake his view, because he knew what God had planned for him. Other people wouldn't believe him, but that doesn't matter. God had given him his identity, and he listened to and obeyed God.
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