God has created us and our gifts for a place of his choosing and we will only be ourselves when we are finally there. – Oz Guiness
photo credit: Daniel Owen (Daniel & Sonja on Flickr.com)
I’ve been seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for some time now…
It doesn’t seem to be getting any brighter.
Do you know what I’m talking about?
God plants a seed of himself in us, Paul called is a “deposit” of the glory to come… His Holy Spirit. And this Spirit speaks to our innermost thoughts and desires, He enlightens our passions, He restores our hope…
Sometimes, when I’m feeling cynical, I think He teases us…
I know a couple of ministry-types that kinda flounder from position to position, church to church, looking for the right fit… To me, they constantly seem to be trying to shove the proverbial square peg into a round hole…
They don’t see their own shape…
If you know many ministers, you know at lease one of these guys:
The Evangelist who continually tries (and fails) as a Pastor…
The Missionary who settled for a job administrating other missionaries…
The Youth Pastor who thought it was time to “move up” to Senior Pastor…
Their work doesn’t bring energy and life to them… Instead of living “abundantly,” they have settled for a place of service that provides some counterfeit for life: monetary stability, worldly prestige…
You get the idea?
I find artists to be especially vulnerable to this kind of thing… After all, there are only 32 new positions for “rock stars” that come available every year and 85% wash out by year-two… For the guy that has great musical talent, a job selling widgets seems more stable, reasonable and safe…
But Jesus didn’t say, I have come to give you a stable life…
Knowing this truth, however, is very different from walking it out… I struggle a lot to walk in my gifts and calling… I get discouraged easily when things appear to be trending away from the goal that I’ve set my heart on…
That’s when I eat Oreos…
Discouragement is the enemy of abundance, but I’m not convinced this is true of Discontent…
Discontent can be a catalyst… It can drive us to work harder, work smarter and really sell-out to our vision and calling…
Are you sold-out to your vision and calling?
Or shall I pass the Oreos?
Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. -The Bible, Psalm 37:4
There is a Jewish proverb which is a favorite of mine. It goes: “When you die and go to heaven, God will not ask you why you were not Moses; He will ask, ‘Why weren’t you YOU?’”
That’s awesome, Loree… Thanks for sharing!!