In this month's Note from Nolen, you'll hear a special Christmas and 2026 New Year GPS Life Journey message.

"I would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous, healthy New Year. It's hard to believe that we have come to the end of another year. God has significantly blessed GPS Life Journey with many, many people going through the process of discovering God's purpose for the next stage of their life.

I trust you'll have a wonderful holiday season enjoying time with family and friends, and focusing on the true meaning of the Christmas season. We thank you for your involvement in GPS, for your participation in GPS, for your support of GPS and we pray that God will richly bless you during the holidays.

God bless."

In this month's Note from Nolen, you'll learn about a special Christmas deal on Nolen's book called "Boy from Piney.  Here's what he shares in the video:

​"Are you ready for a Christmas commercial? Well, today on my Notes from Nolen, I'm actually doing a commercial for my new book, "Boy from Piney" with a Christmas special. This book is a collection of stories about growing up in rural America in the 1950s and 1960s.

It's been extremely well received by hundreds of people who've already purchased a copy, and I wanna suggest that you consider buying copies for your family and friends for Christmas, and I do it unashamedly because all the proceeds from the syllabus book go to support global missions.

The Christmas special is a single copy is always $20, two for $30, three for $40, 4 for $50 and five for $60. You can contact me. We'll get those to you, Nolen, nolengpslj @ gmail.com or text 2 3 9. 8 6 0 0 0 9 6. You can give someone a special gift and also be assured that your gift is supporting the spread  of the gospel of Jesus Christ through global visions.

I hope you'll consider Boy from Piney on your Christmas gift list. God bless you."

You can learn more and order online at ​https://www.boyfrompineymissions.org/#/www.boyfrompineymissions.org/#/

In this month's Note from Nolen, Nolen Rollins shares how GPS Life Journey helps you bring great glory to God!  

"You bring great glory to God when you are engaged in fulfilling his purpose for you while you're here on earth. In John 17:4, God, the Son, Jesus, talking to God the Father said, "Father, I have glorified you by completing the work. You sent me here to do." God sent Jesus here primarily to die for the sins of the world, to pay the sin, debt to die on the cross, so that through grace and faith in Jesus Christ, we could all have salvation.

Now, he did a lot of other good works while he was here, but isn't it interesting that Jesus said to the Father, I have glorified you. By completing the work you put me here on Earth to do, does it not make sense that you too will glorify God? Bring great glory to him? If you discover what is God's purpose for your being here on earth and your engaged in faithfully fulfilling that purpose, live your life on purpose, bring great glory to God."

GPS Life Journey is a process that helps you identify God's purpose for significance in your life.  You can do it in person by participating in our live facilitated workshops or online via Zoom.  Check the Events page for more details.  Or contact us if you have any questions.

In this month's Note from Nolen - you'll hear from Nolen Rollins about how GPS Life Journey helps you discover your God given passions.

"Most of you who know me, know I am passionate about the University of Tennessee football. As a matter of fact, I'm passionate about any University of Tennessee Sport. I'm just a Tennessee fan. When you love something, it's special. It really energizes you. And the same thing is true with your purpose and mission in life.

What are you passionate about? The GPS Life Journey process helps you identify, these are my God-given passions in service and ministry in the kingdom of God. When you focus and are committed to fulfilling those God-given passions, you'll have a sense of significance. A sense of I'm making a difference in the world.

You have heard it said that when you love what you're doing, it's not work at all. Your service and ministry in the kingdom of God should be a joy and a delight because you're fulfilling your God-given passions."

Visit our EVENTS page to find out when you can participate in the GPS Life Journey process either in person or online via Zoom.

In this month's Note from Nolen, you'll discover how GPS Life Journey can help you to know yourself!

"Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates is famous for saying "know thyself". I think that is good advice. That's why in the GPS Life Journey process, we have the most comprehensive assessments. To help you know yourself, to know how God has uniquely created and shaped you for service in his kingdom, you'll go through a series of seven personal assessments to help you fully understand this is who I am.

This is how God has uniquely shaped me for service in his kingdom. I want to encourage you to know yourself and to take these assessments by participating in the GPS Life Journey. Even if you have participated before, consider going through the process again as 10 to 15% of all GPS graduates. Do know yourself."

You can find out when GPS Life Journey opportunities are happening in person or online via Zoom on our EVENTS page.  Or use the CONTACT page to get your questions answered!

In this month's Note from Nolen, you'll hear from Nolen Rollins, asking the important question: are you too busy doing the wrong things?

"It is possible you may be too busy doing the wrong things. According to Ephesians 2:10, we were each created in Christ Jesus for good works, which he prepared or ordained depending on the translation for us beforehand or even before we were born. If you're busy doing stuff but not busy doing what God created and gifted you to do, you're missing out on your greatest opportunity to bring glory to God.

It amazes me that when I talk to people about participating in GPS Life Journey, the most frequent excuse or response that I receive is "I don't have time". You don't have time to do what God created you to do? Think about your priorities. If you don't know what God's purpose is for the next stage of your life, and you're not actively engaged in fulfilling his purpose for your life, you may be too busy doing the wrong things."

In this month's Note from Nolen, he asks the question "are you engaged in doing good works?" Here's what he said.

"Are you engaged in doing the good works that God planned for you to do even before you were born? According to Ephesians 2:10, we learned we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, which he prepared for us beforehand or even before we were born. Good works have nothing to do with our going to heaven.

Ephesians 2:8-9 make it very clear that we receive the salvation of God by grace through faith, but immediately following the verse that says, good works will not get you to heaven, but if you're going to heaven. You were created in Christ Jesus to do good works. Not just any good works, but the good works that God specifically designed and created and gifted you to do according to his plan.

If you're not engaged in doing those good works, GPS journey helps you identify, this is how God has created. And uniquely shaped and gifted me, and this is the mission and vision that God has for the next stage of my life. And specifically, identifying those good works that you should be engaged in because God created you in Christ Jesus for good works.

If you need assistance, we stand ready to serve you. To help you discover God's plan. For the next stage of your life."  

In this month's note from Nolen, you'll hear about being part of the bride of Christ!

"Believe it or not, I am part of the bride of Christ. I could not pass up the opportunity to shoot this month's video dressed in my wedding best. I'm headed this weekend to do the wedding of a dear friend at the Famous Breakers Hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida, and every wedding where I officiate. I remind people that the marriage relationship is like that relationship that Jesus Christ has with us.

The bride of Christ, Christ loved us so much. He gave his life for us, and that's the kind of love we should have for our spouses, for our family. And certainly for the Lord Jesus Christ because of the supreme sacrifice he paid for us. May I encourage you, renew your love for your wife and your family, and renew your love for your Lord Jesus Christ."

In this month's Note from Nolen, we have a special prayer request from Nolen Rollins.  Here's what he says in the video.

"I have a special prayer request for you, my friends, for this month, April 14 to 21. I will be going again to Aya, Kenya to visit the Agunda Children's Home, which was founded by GPS Life Journey over 15 years ago. This Children's Home has an extremely successful ministry taking care of children all the way through childhood education, college trade school, and into life professions.

It'll be my pleasure to go visit with many of these children who have been in this program for a number of years. Please pray for a safe journey, successful ministry. And God's continued blessings on the Agunda Children's Home in Kenya. God bless you."

In this month's Note from Nolen - meet Grayson Mosley, a college senior with a new direction thanks to GPS Life Journey!
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Here's what he shared in the video: " Hey, my name is Grayson Mosley, and I wanted to talk about my GPS Life Journey. So, beforehand I was kind of lost. I didn't really know what I was gonna do. I was just going to college for computer science, cybersecurity, getting a degree. Didn't know what I was gonna do with it, didn't know what life had planned for me.

I definitely didn't have the relationship with God that I needed to beforehand. And, through going through the GPS Life Journey, it has revealed a lot to me. It has revealed purposes to me. It has revealed what fulfills me, what fulfills my soul, what fulfills who I am, and what God has for me to become.

As a man of God and to who I am supposed to be. One of the many ways in this is it has given me a purpose of what my job is supposed to be. I'm wanting to go into child trafficking, human trafficking, for my job after I graduate from Tennessee Tech. Then some of the smaller things. Is I kind of found myself again in that I am a servant and that I have a servant spirit.

And beforehand through middle school all the way up to high school, I was in community service organizations, but then Covid hit and then I wasn't. And this has helped reconnect with me with that. So I'm doing many things now and volunteer. I'm willing to potentially become a Christian lay counselor.

I have things in the work for that, and I want to just help people in any way, shape and form that I can. And GPS has helped me to provide that groundwork and showing me what my purposes truly are and the man God has for me to be."

If you're interested in experiencing GPS Life Journey, then check out our EVENTS page to find out what is happening in person and online.  There are many GPS Life Journey facilitators around the world and we'd love to connect you with them.