There are times when we begin to question the things that we do and the calls God places on our lives. We get into a routine. We go to work or to school, we play sports or hit the gym, we're involved in our communities, we are dedicated to our ministries; all things that are great. But I found myself recently asking the Lord,
"God, is this what you want me to be doing? I feel like I'm doing all these things and none of them well. I feel like I'm failing. I know you have called me to ministry and you have placed me at this place in my life but is this what you want?"
I was really discouraged and on the verge of tears. I was frustrated but more hurtful to me was I felt that I was letting my Savior down. I told a friend of mine what was on my heart and the advice they gave really blessed my heart.
All we need is a little bit of faith and God will do the rest.
We don't have to be dynamic people or extraordinary. We just have to be faithful to God. In my devotional time this week I read "Individual Discouragement and Personal Growth" in My Utmost for His Highest. It gave the example of the Lord calling Moses to be the savior for the people of Israel while they were enslaved in Egypt. Moses heart at first was on fire to bring justice to his people as seen in Exodus 2:11-12. But right after this he flees Egypt and lives in the desert for 40 years. He gets discouraged and when God finally comes to him to tell him to deliver his people Moses gave God the side-eye. Lol.
When we throw ourselves into our work we think we know all the answers and that we can make it work on our own. Moses' time in the wilderness taught him, "Who am I Lord?" He realized he couldn't do it by himself. He realized that he needed God. He needed to be in stride with God. We become so dependent on ourselves and when things don't go right we question God.
God was telling me I've called you here, trust me to complete the work in you and thru you. Faith is easy in theory but difficult in practice. This is when God grows you. When your forced to trust Him.
Moses may have given God the side-eye but he still trusted Him and did the work. When we begin to question our call or when God first calls us we have to examine ourselves. Say yes Lord, throw away your self-righteousness, clothe yourself in oneness with the Savior and then be faithful to the work.
"God, is this what you want me to be doing? I feel like I'm doing all these things and none of them well. I feel like I'm failing. I know you have called me to ministry and you have placed me at this place in my life but is this what you want?"
I was really discouraged and on the verge of tears. I was frustrated but more hurtful to me was I felt that I was letting my Savior down. I told a friend of mine what was on my heart and the advice they gave really blessed my heart.
All we need is a little bit of faith and God will do the rest.
We don't have to be dynamic people or extraordinary. We just have to be faithful to God. In my devotional time this week I read "Individual Discouragement and Personal Growth" in My Utmost for His Highest. It gave the example of the Lord calling Moses to be the savior for the people of Israel while they were enslaved in Egypt. Moses heart at first was on fire to bring justice to his people as seen in Exodus 2:11-12. But right after this he flees Egypt and lives in the desert for 40 years. He gets discouraged and when God finally comes to him to tell him to deliver his people Moses gave God the side-eye. Lol.
When we throw ourselves into our work we think we know all the answers and that we can make it work on our own. Moses' time in the wilderness taught him, "Who am I Lord?" He realized he couldn't do it by himself. He realized that he needed God. He needed to be in stride with God. We become so dependent on ourselves and when things don't go right we question God.
God was telling me I've called you here, trust me to complete the work in you and thru you. Faith is easy in theory but difficult in practice. This is when God grows you. When your forced to trust Him.
Moses may have given God the side-eye but he still trusted Him and did the work. When we begin to question our call or when God first calls us we have to examine ourselves. Say yes Lord, throw away your self-righteousness, clothe yourself in oneness with the Savior and then be faithful to the work.
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