Follow The Lord’s Call

“But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man” – Galatians 1:15-16

In his book “Just Do Something” author Kevin DeYoung writes: “God calls His people to lots of different things. Sometimes you feel a sense of calling to your job and, you know what, sometimes you don’t. You just work. I’m extremely thankful that I love what I do for a living. I feel badly for people who only tolerate their jobs, or worse.

But we must all serve the Lord with heart, soul, strength, and mind wherever He’s placed us.

Unfortunately, we’ve turned the idea of calling or vocation on its head. The Reformers emphasized calling in order to break down the sacred-secular divide.

They said, if you are working for the glory of God, you are doing the Lord’s work, no matter whether you’re a priest or a monk or a banker. But we’ve taken this notion of calling and turned it upside down, so instead of finding purpose in every kind of work, we are madly looking for the one job that will fulfill our purpose in life.”

The Lord calls each of us to follow Him and to do His will.

Thank the Lord for calling you and be faithful in following the Lord’s will.

“The responsible person seeks to make his or her whole life a response to the question and call of God.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” – Ephesians 4:1