What would God have me do?...or what is God's call on my life? Just like there are no two snowflakes exactly alike, God's call for each of us is individual. God's call on your life will not be exactly the same as God's call on mine. It's a waste of time to compare, contrast, or explain our call. No one beside God could understand how uniquely God has shaped us for His call. There are many contributing factors that shape our “call”...factors such as: DNA, childhood-adolescent-adult experiences, family influences, marriage, spiritual development, achievements and defeats, personal abilities or the lack there of, physical and emotional tendencies. The point is...we are complex and individual. What we must understand is God's omniscient sovereignty carefully puts in place all these “complexities” that make you you. We were created and orchestrated by God to be used by Him. As we seek God's call, these “complexities” steer us and prepare us for that which will bring Him glory and advance His kingdom. For some of us, it may take years to realize how our “complexities” are to be used in the service of the King. We come to realize there is a need to be filled in reaching the world with the gospel or a need in edifying the brothers and sisters in the body of Christ, and then the Spirit of God opens our eyes as to how God can use us.

We come to a point in our lives where we identify with the Apostle Paul when he wrote:

12 I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He regarded me faithful, putting me into service... for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me as the foremost (of sinners), Christ Jesus might demonstrate all His patience as an example for those who are going to believe upon Him for eternal life. 17 Now to the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (1 Timothy 1:12-17)

It is when we realize the brevity of life and the eternal worth of our “complexities” that we begin to realize and pursue God's call on us. We serve with joy and confidence as we begin to understand how our God designed “complexities” plug in to His purposes. My prayer for you and me this day is this...Lord, sometimes it is a mystery and wonder how You have intricately prepared us for Your service. We pray for the leading of the Spirit to show us how and where we are to be used for the advancement of Your kingdom. You have uniquely prepared us and now we are ready and willing to be plugged in. Amen

Reminds me of the prayer found in one of Fanny Cosby's hymns:

Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow'r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine. 

Walk with the King today and be a blessing.