Called

(do your thing!)

Have you ever met someone who is clearly doing exactly what they were made to do? I mean someone who effortlessly handles the ups and downs of a job with a spring in their step and a smile on their face no matter what? I’ve known some… worked with a few. Last week I had the chance to meet a woman in Los Angeles working in a transitional housing program for women and their children who fit this bill. An unhappy client once set this YMCA employee’s office on fire, with her trapped inside! But still she comes to work with a smile and clear sense that God has called her and blessing her work.

“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith…” Ephesians 4:11-13

God has equipped each person for a particular job in the work of the kingdom. The hard work is twofold. First we have to ascertain what we have been equipped to do. Second we have to be willing to accept those results even if they are not what we hoped for. Too many times we resist and try to bend the gifting to suit ourselves. But the sweet spot is found when we align our wants to the path God has laid out.

Look for the call… and follow!

Thanks for all you do.

Brian

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Volume 6, Number 30