Do you know God's dream for you today? If you do, stay faithful to the last word you heard from God and open to the next.

If not, give him time to speak to you through his word and world. Pay attention to open and closed doors, ways he seems to bless what you are doing. Study his Scripture and your spiritual gifts, and be strategic about the investment of your life. And you'll know his dream for each day as each day comes.

Here's the bottom line: will you follow where he leads? Will you "present your body a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God"? (Romans 12:1). Only then can you know his "good, pleasing and perfect" will (v. 2). God has a dream for your life, not just your religious activity. For Monday, not just Sunday. For your school, not just your Sunday school. For the money you keep, not just the money you give. His dream cost Joseph everything. And gave him more in return.

One night, after the pianist Paderewski had given one of the greatest concerts of his brilliant career, he was greeted by a fan who exclaimed, "I'd give my life to be able to play like you do." Paderewski quietly replied, "I did."

Will you?