You Have A Calling

Ruth

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.

—Romans 12:6

Many of us struggle to find our calling. It can seem elusive and hard to figure out, and many of us become discouraged as we seek to find it.

Thank goodness the Bible has a lot to say about callings! A calling from God is an invitation to return to Him. By faith, to respond to His grace and love in Christ. The most important calling is to be saved from our sins, forgiven, and declared acceptable and unconditionally loved by the God who made us. This is God’s universal call—an invitation to everyone to come as they are, but not to stay as they are.

The Bible also talks about a more unique kind of calling, one that is specific to each of us based on the gifts God has given us. This includes our passions, experiences, education, skills, and God-given heart for a broken world. God has wired and given each of us a calling to help us steward our lives well for His glory and for the good of those around us.

You have something to offer the world. That’s not only because you are great but because God is gracious. He is the One who has called you, will empower you by His Spirit, and will guide you into opportunities to love and serve others in Jesus’ name. Yours might be a calling to lead and manage others. Perhaps it is the gift of serving behind the scenes. God calls us to show mercy and compassion to those who are hurting. We are called to teach. To give generously. To encourage and build up those who are discouraged.

Out of His goodness, God has chosen to accomplish His perfect purposes through imperfect people. He calls us to be with Him so we might represent Him to a watching world. Our lives matter. They are full of meaning and purpose because we have a God who loves us and has called us uniquely to be used by Him!

Father, thank You for calling me into a relationship with You by faith in Jesus. I know You don’t need me to accomplish Your purposes in the world, but You want me. You have wired me with gifts and abilities to be used for You and for the sake of others. Continue to show me the way You have uniquely made me and gifted me. In Jesus’ name, amen.

What are you most passionate about, and what gifts or skills have others in your church family affirmed in you?

Do you have a gift that God is calling you to step out in faith and use for His glory?