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Day 29 – Vocation
Vocation – a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work.
The referenced passages of scripture indicate that we, the children of God, all have purpose. Before we were even born God set us apart to do specific works. When God called Samuel, Samuel did not recognize it as a call from God. He thought he was being called by someone familiar, not by a God that he did not yet know. Going towards the familiar took him in the wrong direction several times. It was only after many missteps that the word/purpose of God was revealed in his life.
When our heart is set towards obedience, I believe that God honors our efforts, even if it moves us in the wrong direction. He takes all things and works them for the good of those who are called according to his purposes. God expects us to be obedient to what he has called us to do when he wants us to do it. Youth was and is not an excuse for disobedience. When we are sent by God (our work ordained by him) and are walking in obedience, he is with us and will protect us.
It does not matter who may rise against us. God is watching to ensure that his word is fulfilled. Fulfilling our call and living out a purposeful life involves determining the unique direction God is leading us. God reveals his plan for us through his Word. However, there are several factors that we must consider in order to rightly discern God’s direction for our lives:
- Providence – God controls all things and guides our lives and circumstance for his purposes.
- Giftedness – God gives each of us unique gifts and calls us to be stewards over them through our lives of work and service.
- Passions – when we walk faithfully with God, he aligns our passions and desires with his purposes.
- Wisdom – God provides guidance through the wisdom of church communities, good friends and mentors.
Our calling may not take us down a path that seems glamorous by the world’s standards, but not matter what our profession, we are called to have an attitude toward vocation, calling and work that honors God and is in submission to his Lordship.
Angie B. Bryant | Assistant Dean of Students
Vocation – a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work.
The referenced passages of scripture indicate that we, the children of God, all have purpose. Before we were even born God set us apart to do specific works. When God called Samuel, Samuel did not recognize it as a call from God. He thought he was being called by someone familiar, not by a God that he did not yet know. Going towards the familiar took him in the wrong direction several times. It was only after many missteps that the word/purpose of God was revealed in his life.
When our heart is set towards obedience, I believe that God honors our efforts, even if it moves us in the wrong direction. He takes all things and works them for the good of those who are called according to his purposes. God expects us to be obedient to what he has called us to do when he wants us to do it. Youth was and is not an excuse for disobedience. When we are sent by God (our work ordained by him) and are walking in obedience, he is with us and will protect us.
It does not matter who may rise against us. God is watching to ensure that his word is fulfilled. Fulfilling our call and living out a purposeful life involves determining the unique direction God is leading us. God reveals his plan for us through his Word. However, there are several factors that we must consider in order to rightly discern God’s direction for our lives:
- Providence – God controls all things and guides our lives and circumstance for his purposes.
- Giftedness – God gives each of us unique gifts and calls us to be stewards over them through our lives of work and service.
- Passions – when we walk faithfully with God, he aligns our passions and desires with his purposes.
- Wisdom – God provides guidance through the wisdom of church communities, good friends and mentors.
Our calling may not take us down a path that seems glamorous by the world’s standards, but not matter what our profession, we are called to have an attitude toward vocation, calling and work that honors God and is in submission to his Lordship.
Angie B. Bryant | Assistant Dean of Students
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