Living in Your Calling - Part 2: Staying Faithful In Your Calling

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So be alert to all these things and overcome every form of evil. Carry in your heart the passion of your calling as a church planter and evangelist, and fulfill your ministry calling - 2 Tim 4:5 (TPT)

Finding out your calling may be an excitement thing for some of you. We felt good because God has spoken to us and we felt honoured that God has entrusted us for specific area of ministry. Normally we can’t wait to get down to the ‘business’ as soon as we find out the will of God in our lives.

Finding out your calling also could be a distress matter for you because you feel that you are not ready for His work. Perhaps you want to achieve something first before you can focus on God’s work. If you happen to have this feeling, I hope you can bring this to God. You ask Him to speak to your heart and give you the desire and the passion to carry His work inside you. The willingness must come from you and you can ask God to prepare you for His work.

When I first found out what God wanted me to do, I had a bit of mix feeling. I felt excited that He has spoken to me and shown me the passion and desire that I didn’t know I have inside me. But I also felt a bit worry about how I can do it.  I didn’t have enough skills and experience and I also felt I was not spiritual enough to carry such a big task. But I didn’t want to let Him down. If he has entrusted me with this, I will do as I was told to. Many times I faced a lot of struggles especially dealing with my confident to approach people. Sometimes I did well, sometimes I rejected some cases because I was too scared. Everytime I failed I asked for His forgiveness. Then I waited for next assignment with the hope I can do better next time.

Staying faithful in our calling is not an easy thing. The devil will not leave us alone because he wants to stop us from reaching our destiny. I got attacked many times after I said ‘yes’ to my calling. He will do anything to make me think twice to continue my journey. There are a lot of battles in mind, physical health, finance, etc to prevent me from staying faithful to my calling.

Just because God wants us to do certain things doesn’t mean it will be a smooth sailing. Our characters is put on the test as we continue our journey with Him. I experience hardship to keep continue my journey but I can only pray to God to give me grace as I am walking with Him.

I didn’t say that I am already successful in working on my calling. As of now, I am still facing my challenges and obstacles in front of me. I need His grace to keep me going. However I am writing this to you that when you have decided to stay in your calling, know that there will be challenges ahead of you that you have to face. Keep going and stay focus, we are on the same boat. Lastly I want to encourage you to focus on Him and not on the result. The most important is your obedient to carry His will in your life.

Thank you and I hope this will bring encouragement to you.

 


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