I believe in purpose. I believe that God has created me and you with a unique purpose in mind. We have to play our part in discovering and living out that purpose with His guidance.
As a drummer, I know that God gave me a sense of rhythm and a love of music, but it's upto me to nurture that initial gift and to use it for the correct purpose (to use the gift in the way that God would want it to be used).
I believe that Grace is given to us by God when we believe that Jesus went to the Cross to take the sin of the whole human race upon himself so that we wouldn't suffer the consequences of it. I believe that nothing can seperate me from the love of God because of Jesus. However I do believe that I can be a Christian, go to heaven, but miss living out my God given purpose. Paul says in Philippians: 'I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.' We don't have to strive for our salvation, thats through faith, but we do have to strive to win the prize of living out our God given purpose.