Unshackled Moments ~ May 31 ~ Every Day Calling

We are called of God, and He has a purpose for our lives. Seriously, you have a calling and a purpose. So do I. Some callings vary and are unique, but one part of the calling, the very first and most important part that we all have in common is the call to relationship. The very fist calling to each of us from God is the call to have relationship with Him. Second only to that first spiritual calling is to give ourselves completely to Him in service for His glory, using the gifts He gave us to help others and further His plan.

And that may be where I lose a few people. That second calling is a little scary sometimes, and it can hurt. There's a reason it's called making a living sacrifice of ourselves. Sacrifices cost us or they're worthless. In addition to the discomfort of having to die to self in order to completely surrender to God comes the overwhelming task of using our gifts in complete and total service to our Heavenly Daddy to do what He calls us to do. Surely I'm not saying we are called to some spiritual task to further the plan of God? That's exactly what I'm saying.

It's true that we are not all called to the same thing, and not all are called to be preachers, but we are all called. Some may be called to work as a janitor in an office, but if that is done in the right heart, an opportunity will come of it to do something miraculous and amazing for God. The homemaker can make more than beds with the right motivation and spirit to answering the call to make a home for the Lord. The most secular job or task can be a very spiritual opportunity, no matter how ordinary or mundane or even seemingly unimportant.

The difference is not in making it more spiritual than it is or making it seem more important or glamorous. What makes it an opportunity is being in the place where God needs you to be, doing what He needs you to do. In obedience is opportunity. In doing and going through the mundane and every day with our mind and heart seeking to connect with Him we find spirituality and blessing and chances to be of service to God and others in everything we do.

It's not just the lofty prayers, meetings and callings to ministry of saintly people that are spiritual fields of harvest, but the everyday moments of humble living before God, seeking Him, of the most wretched of forgiven sinners like me. Embrace today with a grateful heart for the presence of God during the ordinary hours and for the truth that the high calling of Christ can be found in the secular and mundane if we are going where He says go, doing what He says do, when He says do it, and doing it all in and with love for Him and those we encounter.

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