I've been talking with a friend a lot lately about God's purpose and calling for our lives. There are people who are called to go to foreign countries to share the story of Jesus. There are people who are called to sing praise and worship songs in front of a congregation of people. There are people who are called to feed the hungry, or preach the gospel, or to tell their story to the masses..... Thank God for "those" people. I'm not one of "those" people. It's just not my calling in life. Not right now, at least, and that's okay! My calling in life is to be a person that makes it possible for "those" people to follow their calling. My calling in life is to serve others so that they may serve others.
A good friend of mine is constantly reminding me to never feel like the things that I do aren't significant. I always smile, nod and think to myself, "No reminder necessary". I don't at all mean for it to come off conceited, it's just that God has spoken to me quite clearly about my calling in life and how significant it is. Caring for children while their parents hear the word of God, cleaning a room so that it's safe and sanitary for people to use, getting paperwork all set up so that leaders can teach children about God, etc, etc. It may all seem like silly little stuff to some people, but to me - I know it's what needs to happen so that everyone can follow their calling in life. So that anyone and everyone that wants to learn more about God can have that opportunity. It's important and significant to me because it's important and significant to God.
Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven. Matthew 5:16
Nothing I do is for me. I'm not printing copies of a lesson plan or playing duck, duck goose with toddlers because I think it's going to get me to Heaven. I don't do it hoping to get a pat on the back. I do it because it's a part of God's plan and purpose. I do it because doing those tasks may free up two seconds of someone else's time who can then use that two seconds to reach someone that may not have otherwise been reached. It's my calling. It's my "good deeds" that I hope and pray glorify the Father. That I know glorify the Father because it's what he has called me to do. And I love it. And I'll keep doing it for as long as I'm needed.
My prayer is that others find their calling too. Serve beside me and help with the behind the scenes stuff or loving on some sweet kiddos. Be the one up front teaching others. Be the hands and feet of God. Sing. Preach. Help others. Fix things. Make things. Be a prayer warrior. God can use us in 1,000,001 different ways. All we have to do is stop, listen and be willing to do what it is He is asking of us.
