Being Called
I recently read a thought provoking post on a friend's blog about being "called."
In response, our pastor commented about how our calling is not separate from who we've been created to be. Can one feel called to something and then change their mind? Can someone's calling evolve and change into something else? I have no doubt that every person was created with a specific purpose that was conceived in the heart of God before the foundations of the world. It's just tapping into this purpose that sometimes feels a little elusive. Maybe our calling has more to do with our potential, and because of our free will, we ultimately decide whether or not we will reach the fullness of the purpose we were created for. One thing I'm learning for sure, is that I shouldn't view my calling as some future event that I'm patiently waiting for, but I am called right here, right now for a specific purpose and plan. All I need to do is connect with the heart of God and trust that He will reveal the desires of His heart.
posted by Amy at 9:08 PM
2 Comments:
Great post Amy.
My response is agreement with what you've said and not so much for you (as we have dialogued about this many times) but for others who may read your blog.:
I would say that yes, in a meta-sense, God does call us to a singular purpose of following Him. This is essentially what happens when God's desires become our desires. However, in a micro-sense, I don't think that God calls us to A purpose.
In this micro-personal-sense, God has created/called us to purposes.
Check out the specific language (choose your own translation if you wish) in this passage in Ephesians:
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Here we see, in the macro-sense, because we are the product of God's handy work, we are/were created for a purpose. We also see in the micro-sense this purpose is to do good works (purposes). We are also given "insider" information in that these good works, these purposes have been prepared or arranged for us to complete in God's sovereignty. Why this doesn't take the pressure off most of us, I'll never know.
Your last two sentences are golden!
2:48 PM
Ace, Great post.
One thing I always wonder (and perhaps this is just a poor distillation of John's comment) is this:
If we're doing the stuff and advancing the Kingdom of God... does God really care where/when we are doing it?* If He wants us to be somewhere... do we not have faith that the God who created the heavens and the earth will get us there in His perfect timing?
Do the stuff now, don't wait until you get there. That way you'll be ready when you get there ;-)
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* Obvious exceptions would be when you have a strong and direct prophecy like "Go to India, now" where if you feel the prophecy is from God... then you should start packing your bags ;-)
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