When a Person gets You Thinking.....

I LOVE "Live with Kelly and Michael"! Before Michael, I loved Regis and Kelly, and before Kelly, I loved Regis and Kathie Lee.  Now most mornings I don't get to watch due to other programs on my television such as "Doc Mcstuffins" or "Octonauts" or any other show my children love.

THIS morning however I was able to watch and the show has prompted some thinking.  I am also a football fan which my husband loves, so I was excited to hear Deion Sanders would be on today's show. I love watching Michael interact with his sports friends!  There was some joking around that made me laugh and then they began talking about Deion's family....8 kids in the home...2 away at college for a total of...10 KIDS! He felt the need to explain, I just thought it was awesome!

Some of the children are his biological children, some are other family members such a nieces and nephews, and he also has adopted at least one child.  Kelly then asked "How do you get adopted by the Sander's Family?" And Deion began to speak about the charter school he has and told this story. He told of a boy that came to school with his suitcase because his mother was incarcerated, his father was no where to be found, and for whatever reason his current living situation had ended. Deion said that he took this boy in for a month or two while he found a home to place this young boy in.  Then Deion said something along the lines of "Children are my calling, football was just my platform!"...WOW!

In my opinion Deion obviously has a heart for children and most people don't see or think of that when they hear the name Deion Sanders. You think of a great sports player that has played in two Superbowls (boo cowgirls) and in the World Series for The Braves (go Braves!).  Yes I am a Braves fan and I hate the Cowgirls...Go Skins!

Back to my point of what he said, his calling is children and his platform was football.  It made me think, I believe I know my calling but what is my platform? Some people may know their platform but they aren't sure of what their calling is.  In this world we need more people that know both, and use their platform to enable them to fulfill their calling! Not everyone is called to be a preacher, youth pastor, praise and worship leader, Sunday school teacher, and the list of church rolls could go on. But if you know Christ as your Lord He has called YOU to your own ministry.  Whether that be a teacher, doctor, business man, stay at home mom, mentor, scientist, accountant, lawyer, and again the list could go on.  I believe that our calling and our platform will go hand in hand.  This could look like many different things so I will not give examples, but for Deion Sanders his calling of children was activated by the platform of football. I think the most obvious way was probably it has financed his dreams to help children. 

I don't know what Deion's religious beliefs are, but for me as a Christian, I believe no matter what profession we are in, we are all called! Even if you aren't a Christian you have a purpose to fulfill. Now yes, I do believe that the only way to completely know what you are created for is to know the Creator. If you are seeking your purpose without knowing the One who purposed you it will be a long journey. My favorite verse is "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you" Matthew 6:33.  The best place to start your journey of being fulfilled is to seek after God and as you seek Him, He will guide your path.

I didn't wake up this morning thinking Deion Sanders would provoke such thinking with one statement, but hey he did and hopefully now the wheels are spinning in your head! Have a great day and be blessed!