Passage of the Day:
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[f] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come, Ephesians 1:15-21.
Reflection:
In my early years as a Christian, some of the decisions I made were emotional rather than keeping in step with the Holy Spirit, Galatians 5:25. However, when I entered youth ministry upon graduating from the University of Delaware, I reached a spiritual point where I no longer knew what to do. This unsettling reality led me to attend a Youth Ministry Trade School 6 months later. Based in Hopkins, Minnesota, Tentmakers gave me the knowledge, spiritual insight and vision from the Bible to build a successful ministry whenever God called me. From time to time, I’ll open up some of the large binders that I received to see how this information and theories apply to modern-day situations. When I became a high school Bible teacher and golf coach, I found myself exactly where God wanted me. This is the hope in God’s calling for your life.
Prayerful Action:
Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus, Philippians 1:6.
Clinging to a Glimmer of Hope this Fall:
While I spent 10 years of my life fulfilling God’s call for my life, there have been plenty of years where I didn’t have a clue to God’s will for my life. After leaving youth ministry after 3 years, I lost my way, uncertain of where to go or what to do. Following my decade of teaching, I went through a similar transition before ending up at Amazon. If success is the process of arriving, part of determining God’s calling and will for your life is based upon trial and error. When you figure out what you’re not supposed to do or not gifted in, be confident that God is not done with you. Rather, through the various distractions in life, God will show you His calling and will.
Song of the Day:
Final Thoughts:
While the context of today’s song is about the lives aborted babies never had on earth, poising the question “what was I supposed to be” serves as a prayer and reflection. It’s never too late to ask God, “where do you want me and what plans do you still have for me?” May today’s song give you hope in God’s calling for your life.
by Jay Mankus
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