God's Calling
There have often been times in my life where I raise my face to the sky and ask the lord " Father what is my calling? What am I called to be in this life? What great and wonderful things will I do in your name?
Like myself I have had many people throughout the years say the same thing to me. They ask, seek and wait for some miraculous calling to happen in their lives. I'm sure even you have had the same kind of questions. What was I put on this earth to do?
I'm not ashamed to admit that when I was younger I was sure that I was destined for greatness. Something big and noteworthy. Always looking and waiting for the day when all of god's plans would fall into place and shoot me into the spotlight.
Ha, let me tell you, that day did not come. And praise the lord for that.
Let me tell you though. We all have a calling. Whether it's something big and life saving like a doctor. Something life changing, like a social worker or teacher. Something loving and nurturing, like a parent. No matter big or small, in god's eyes every task that he sets before us is worthy of his cause.
I began to realise that we all have one calling in common. What is that you ask?
To love thy neighbour.
Luke 10, 30-37 30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
This is one of my favourite scriptures in the bible. You see while we wait for something bigger, we sometimes miss the very simple and everyday things we can do in his name. It could be as simple as helping someone at the supermarket with getting their trolley to the car. Talking to that lonely person that sits at the back of the church every sunday. Mowing the lawn for an elderly man that lives on your street. Calling that person that god has put in your mind that day.
Often in life we over look people who really need god's reassurance that they are loved. We walk past that homeless person without a second glance. And I hate to say it but often I will remind myself even when I just don't have the heart to want to help anyone. What would Jesus do?
So my point of the week is. Stop waiting for God's big time calling. Everything he does is in his own perfect time. Start with the small whisperings. The ones that tell us to love thy neighbour. You may one day become a missionary and help the less fortunate nations. Until then start within your family, friends, town.
Embrace that calling
God Bless x
