Driven by Eternity With John BevereSample

Discovering Your Call

When someone discovers the truth that they can choose a different path for their life than the one God intended for them, and they will be held accountable by God for that choice, it can be justifiably terrifying! This understanding quickly moves us to ask the question, “How do I know my calling?”

Once you begin asking this question, you must also seek God for the answer. He is the only one who knows why He created you, so you cannot find the answer anywhere else. I remember clearly when I first came to the Lord when I was in college studying to earn a degree in engineering. I was also interning at IBM.

While interning, I attended a celebration for a retiring employee who had worked there for thirty-eight years. He revealed he had hated every day working for the company, and as I looked around the room I was shocked to discover all the other employees felt the same way. I determined then and there, no money, security, or anything else is going to keep me from my reason for being placed on the earth.

With this determination, I began to seek the Lord. As I sought God, I felt increasingly drawn to ministry. While I didn’t like that idea, I was thankfully smart enough to know I would find fulfillment and satisfaction if I obeyed God. Before I was even out of college, God had made clear to me that I would one-day influence many nations with the Word of God.

This blew my mind. I had no connections and no idea how to do this, but I was willing.

God’s ways do not normally align with our understanding, but if we seek Him He will reveal our calling. As we continue to seek Him, He will lead us in the path to fulfill it, even if it does not make sense to us. What matters is not whether it makes sense, but whether we are obedient. What will you do to pursue your calling today?