When God calls you (4)

“What we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.”

Ro 8:18 NLT

Sometimes we view the call of God on our lives through rose-colored glasses. But hearing His call isn’t the same thing as falling into your dream career. When God called Jeremiah to preach to a people who refused to listen, he cried so much he became known as “the weeping prophet.” Our first response to a God-sized assignment is generally—fear. Henry Blackaby writes: “Some people say, ‘God will never ask me to do something I can’t do.’ I’ve come to the place in my life that if the assignment I sense God giving me is something I know I can handle, I know it’s probably not from God. The kind of assignments God gives in the Bible are always God-sized. They’re beyond what people can do, because He wants to demonstrate His nature, His strength…and His kindness…to a watching world.” Saying yes to God’s call often means putting in hours of effort when you’d rather not. And it doesn’t always reward you with the kind of recognition you’d hoped for. People may disapprove of what you’re doing and try to block you. For sure, it’ll involve trial and error and some false starts. And natural talent alone isn’t enough to honor your calling; you’ll need ideas, strength, and creativity beyond your own resources to do what God requires of you. Paul says, “We are labourers together with God” (1Co 3:9), because in order to succeed it has to be God and you doing it together. He doesn’t just call you to work for Him; He calls you to work with Him!

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