Reading my Beth Moore study for the day (I strongly encourage everyone to do one of her studies....God has used it to teach me so much already!) she talks about followers having a calling, and people believe that their occupation is God's calling for them (like being called to ministry) and then she made a good point. Our calling is to surrender ourselves to God, our occupation or the things we do during our lifetime are tasks that He gives us, but first we must be surrendered to Him. This really struck my heart now that I'm looking for employment and I have a strong feeling in my heart of what task God wants me to be doing, but that's not my calling and if I am surrendered to Him, he will guide, protect and use me no matter what profession I am in.
Another encouraging thing was about being in the word daily. She used the analogy of being in a class. She said 'we can't keep skipping class and expect to know when He's scheduled a field trip!' How can we discern His next task for us if we're not willing to be with Him and learn about Him more?
That's my food for thought, my focus for the day. I hope you have a great Thursday!
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