Refocusing on a call
Ξ October 16th, 2006 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Theology, That's Life |
Well, I’ve done what I thought I might do with this whole blog thing. I’ve managed to get off it because of all my other business. It’s kind of frustrating because I still have a lot of things I’d like to take the time to think/write out.
My dad is here tonight. He has meetings tomorrow. We talked for a while tonight about callings and the issues with our various ministries. Those kinds of conversations can really go one of two ways. We either uncover all our frustrations and find ourselves surrounded by them, or we inspire one another with little tid bits of good information we each can remember from books we’ve read, talks we’ve heard, and the Bible (yes, it is also a book - I know that).
One tought I had that has stuck with me surrounds our purpose in ministry. There have been a few things that come to mind about that. 1. What is in our hand? Rick Warren brought this to my attention. Whne Moses met with God, God asked him, “What is in you hand?” Moses put his staff on the ground and God turned it into a snake. When Moses picked it up again, it turned back into wood. The idea here is that when we lay what we have down, God takes it and makes it come alive. When we are seeking our purpose, perhaps we need to ask ourselves, “what is in my hand?” and then follow that with a simple prayer, “Use me”.
The other though that comes to mind is something that a friend told me just recently. He is going through some tough stuff with his business. There is a chance he might sell it or close it. The whole ordeal has left him wondering where he missed the call or the direction God had planned. What he finds is that sometimes when you get into these kinds of situations you need to ask yourself, “What was the last call I know I got from God?” Once you can answer that, consider whether you might have since stopped heeding that call - or maybe replaced that call with something you wanted more or something that was maybe more profitable in your eyes.
Perhaps in asking the questions, “What’s in my hand?” and “What was the last thing I was truly called to?”, we might be able to readjust our direction and even inject some new inspiration into our attempts at doing ministry - especially if we can actually ANSWER those questions.