Have You Found Your Calling? Part I

I wanted to share another great devotional with you.....(from A Word For You Today by Bob and Debby Gass)

"Have you read about two builders named Bezalel and Oholiab? God speaks about them: "I have chosen Bezalel...and...filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts...Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab...to help him" (Ex. 31:2-6 NIV). And there are other examples where God's call was not "religious" in a formal sense. Nehemiah the wall builder, Daniel the government man in Babylon, Luke a first century physician. So consider this: your job could be your calling! When you demonstrate Christian character there, and you use your income to fulfill God's purposes on earth, you are as called as any minister."

"And your past doesn't disqualify you. Paul wrote, "I was a blasphemer..and a violent man" (ITim. 1:13 NIV). Happily, God doesn't consult our past to determine our future. Furthermore, God will call you to a job that looks too big for you. Why? So you'll never forget where your strength and success come from. Calls are not classified ads; you don't volunteer, you respond! God speaks, He persistently nudges you. In "Chariots of Fire", Eric Liddell says, "When I run, I feel God's pleasure."
All your human accolades and accomplishments will eventually leave you empty. Lasting pleasure, the kind only God provides, comes from knowing you are doing what HE'S told you to do. Eventually Eric Liddell became a missionary, so your call can begin one place then take you to another. Whenever you know you are doing what God has called you to do--you experience a lasting pleasure that simply can't be found anywhere else!"







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