CALLING

CALLING

Have you ever wondered why am I here? What is my destiny? Where am I going? What is my calling?

It seems today, probably much like it has been in all of history, that most folks define who they are by what they do. That ‘what I do’ defines them, in the eyes of the beholder and in their own eye’s.

However, there is One who doesn’t observe as we do and 'calling' to Him has a far different meaning and impact on all that we do and in fact how we should respond to life. I like the following definition of calling. I think Os Guinness does an excellent job of helping us understand what it is and how it impacts our entire lives.

“calling is the truth that God calls us to Himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion and dynamism lived out as a response to His summons and service.” (P.4 The Call by Os Guinness)
In some ways you might think this as selfish on God’s part, however, everything God does is for our best. Don’t think so well consider the Cross. That was His Sons calling. Jesus said I have come to do your will O God. The bible says of Jesus ‘call’, “ For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” John 3:17
So calling is one made by God to come and fellowship with Him on a daily basis and all we do is in response to who He is and who we are in Him. That’s significance, purpose and destiny.