Purpose And Power Of Authority (34 page)

• Matthew 28:18–20: Those who are reconnected to the Creator are given general authority to communicate to the world that all people can be restored and reconnected to Him and receive the benefits of coming under His eternal warranty and discovering their own personal authority.
  

(Not what I have a general or passing “interest” in, but rather a deep yearning or aspiration to do.)

(What do I really care about? What gifts and abilities do I especially enjoy using?)

(Not destructive anger, which is selfishly motivated, but constructive anger that is based on compassion for others and a desire for people to be treated right, anger that is grieved by injustices and that leads to positive action to remedy problems.)

(What recurring dreams do I have for my life? What idea never leaves me?)

(What do I dream about becoming? What gifts or skills would I use and develop in order to become this?)

(What kind of impact would I like to have on my community? What do I want to pass along to the next generation? What would I like to be remembered for?)

(What three endeavors or achievements have given me the greatest satisfaction and fulfillment in life so far, and why? What motivates and gratifies me the most, and how can I incorporate it into my life as my vocation or life focus?)

(What activities am I currently receiving satisfaction from that I’m not being paid for? What am I so dedicated to that I would continue to do it even if I stopped receiving money for it? What would I do for no compensation?)

(What do I wish I were doing when I am doing other things? What makes me feel most at home when I am doing it?)

(What endeavor, enterprise, creative work, project, or plan would I engage in if it were risk-free? If money were no object? If I didn’t worry that I had the wrong background, the wrong looks, the wrong job experiences, or the wrong anything else?)

(Above all other things, what is the most significant thing I could do with my life? What do I want to occur in my life? How do I want to live my life based on my values and beliefs?)

(What draws me closest to God?)

• Documenting Your Personal Authority: In what specific ways have I exercised this authority in the past? How can I build on this in the future?
  

• Exercising and Refining Your Personal Authority: In what ways will I develop and apply my personal authority now that I know what it is?
  

• Releasing Your Personal Authority: Who has the knowledge, skills, and commitment to help me to release my authority? (For more information on this, see chapter 11.)