Where do you feel called?
Is there a time when you feel God present and
working within you?
These are incredibly important questions for
people of faith, and I believe God is constantly calling us to grow in our walk
with Christ. Nevertheless, I personally admit
that I rarely give these questions the space they deserve. I just get wrapped up in the day to day
experience of life, and I regularly need something to open my eyes to the
Spirit’s work!
A couple weeks ago, I was on a trip with the
youth group in Los Angeles. Now, I
believe you do not have to travel to serve God, but there is something sacred about
setting aside a bit of time to join other people to serve, pray, and love.
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| Called to serve in LA! |
I grew a lot that week just by watching the
kids love their neighbor and love each other.
Grace abounds on this trip, and the kids inspired me to intentionally
leave space to look at my neighbor with love.
(As youth mission trips go, the kids also took time to share plenty of
drama and a few weird smells too, but that is all part of the journey.J)
Wherever you are, I hope you believe you have
a special calling right now. Jesus tells
us in our scripture this week that we always have opportunities to love. There are times I feel like my life is
mundane… Sometimes the most exciting thing is discovering what strange new rash
the kids have, or how many times did their bowels move? (Seriously, I call my
wife for updates!) But we are all in a
different place, and my family is certainly part of my calling! Today, I hope you can be present… right here
and right now. I hope I can believe in
power of this moment, instead of dismissing it.
God’s Holy Spirit is before us today!
Let’s choose to embrace the gifts that are given!
Blessings,
PB
Wonderful Brian. Thanks for sharing
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