What is God's Calling For Us?

I would like to use this entry to highlight one of the daily devotionals that has stuck with me.

One morning Chaplain Dave chose to focus on three key words in various scripture - "Us", "Calling" and "Hope"

From II Corinthians 2:14 - "He uses US to spread the aroma of the knowledge of Christ everywhere".

Each of us has a different CALLING, but if we all of our callings lead us to the point where we are "smelling good for God - spreading the Good News of Christ to others.

The definition that Dave gave for "God's Calling"? God's plan on a person's life for a particular purpose.

All that is required of us is that we say "YES" to the call. We are a recipient of the movement of God's Spirit within us. (Kind of sounds like what we are required to do with grace, does it not? All we have to do is accept the free gift.)

Chaplain Dave encouraged us to accept our calling with GRATITUDE - gratitude to God that we get to be the vessels that he uses. Let's celebrate how he uses us!

Romans 12:12 - "Rejoice in  our confident hope. Be patient in trouble and keep on praying. When God's people are in need, be ready to help them.  Always be eager to practice hospitality."

Romans 15:13 - "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him.  Then you will over flow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit."

So let me ask you - What do you feel God calling you to do to help His people?  It doesn't have to be a mission trip, or any grand gestures. It can be something right here at home that can make a huge difference in the life of another. It can be something very simple. What do you hear God telling you to consider?  Where is He nudging you to act?

Will you say "YES!" to his calling with gratitude? With a confident hope?

In Chaplain Dave's word - "No matter what we choose - Jesus always wins. We won't know until we get to heaven the impact that God has allowed us to make."

Let's say "Yes" to His calling for us and go out and impact our little corner of the world.