I have to admit that I’ve done a lot of soul-searching the past couple of years about my future as I have allowed myself to get scattered in what I do on a daily basis. As I was praying and reflecting at the end of 2009, I felt like the Lord was telling me to remember what He called me to in the first place and to focus on that calling. For me, I know God has called me to help others discover that He wants to use them for His purposes and then to equip them to pursue that calling. It’s that simple. I remember vividly that God impressed this upon me when I was 16 years old.
However, over the years, it has been easy to get busy in other areas of life and lose sight of my original calling. There are hundreds of distractions around me that lead me away from my calling. I have to fight to focus on my calling. Even today, I don’t feel rushed to do anything in particular, but I feel scattered. I feel unfocused. I feel somewhat useless today, like I’ve not accomplished anything of importance.
So, I thought I’d write about this. I think we all face distractions that take us off-task of what we need to be doing. I think we first need to spend prayerful time asking God what His calling on our life is all about. Then, we need to be relentless in guarding our time and energy so that we can focus on our calling. My problem isn’t knowing what God has called me to do. My problem is staying on task. For me, I need to write out my calling and place it in a prominent place that I can see on days like today. I need to be reminded regularly of my calling so that when I stray from it, I have guard rails up to keep me on the right path.
What about you? Have you discovered your calling? If so, are you focusing on it? I believe that we’d all be much more energized for each day if we are doing what we know God has called us to do for His purposes.
Until next time…
Posted by northsideccblog on January 21, 2010 at 11:38 am
I feel God has called me recently to help keep the body at Northside connected during the week through social networking. Hoping this networking allows those who are distracted during the week with life to remain focused on the mission of the church. Only time will tell. Congrats on #3.