Calling//
- Sep 18, 2016
- 2 min read
Calling//
When I begin to think of the big picture of my life, I firmly believe that God has placed a high calling on my life. He has gifted me with a unique skills set and groups of gifts that work to glorify Him and serve others. Some of the spiritual gifts that God has gifted me with are service, faith, leadership, hospitality, and administration. I strongly desire to worship God and love others through the best use of those gifts.
When at my best, others see me as a safe place. I love to be a person in which people can be real and talk honestly with. I am someone who can listen to others and challenge them to seek Jesus through hard things. I love to serve others and find joy in that. Whenever I want to be a blessing to someone, I think of what I can do to serve them in that moment.
When I think about calling it seems different than a 9-5 job. Joshua 1:9 says "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." This verse gives me courage to step out of the box and into the calling that God has on my life - even if it doesn't look picture perfect. When I allow myself to dream, I want my life to be marked by being around people, creating things, talking about the goodness of Jesus around a table of good food. I want my life to be marked by a thankful heart for the good gifts God has given me. I want to leave a legacy of a well lived life, not an easy life. I want to own a house that feels like ‘home’ to many people. I want to raise kids who know, love and follow Jesus with their whole heart and not out of obligation to their parents. When I think about the end of my life, I don’t need to have fame, influence, or a certain number of accomplishments, I just want people to feel loved by Jesus when they come in contact with me.
What are some of the things you want to look back on your life and see?
“I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don't want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines and sing out loud in the car with the windows open and wear pink shoes and stay up all night laughing and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets and throw parties and eat ripe tomatoes and read books so good they make me jump up and down, and I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift.” - Shauna Niequist
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