My Calling

The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue to know the word that sustains the weary.
He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed. Therefore, I will set my face like flint. Isaiah 50: 4,7

Going back to the beginning is a good place to start. When I first became a believer, the first bible study I participated in was Experiencing God. Last month, that is where God led me. It has been so convicting and at the same time such an inspiration.

I’ve felt like I’ve been floundering for several months, and one of the questions in this study was, “When was the last time God asked you to do something that was beyond your own capabilities, something that required faith and dependence on God?” My answer was starting this blog 5 years ago. I had no idea where to begin, and it definitely didn’t happen with my own wisdom or abilities; it was a God thing.

God reminded me of all the hours spent researching His Word and in prayer that went into writing each post. It was a time of beautiful communion with God. It was a time that I experienced God working in and through me like never before. I was blessed to have regular Divine Encounters, and I realized it was because I was looking for them and was prepared to receive them. My relationship with God was so personal that I couldn’t wait to spend time with Him, and I was truly watching to see where He was working, and I joined Him there.

Over time, I started to do things based on my own abilities and was expecting the same results, but that didn’t happen. It was no longer “A God thing,” it became a “Launa thing.” And the outcome was far less fruitful and rewarding. My floundering was because I was trying to do it my way, not God’s. The study commented that often we don’t hear a fresh word from God because He has already spoken and is waiting for us to respond in obedience. Once we obey, we can expect to hear the next step from God.

When I went back to what God had told me to do in the beginning, God reminded me of the calling that He placed on my life, which is the passage for today. He wants to spend time with me, teach me, thrill me with His word, and give me the words that will encourage other believers. At that moment, I felt that old familiar joy in my soul that only comes from God, and I knew I was back where I was supposed to be.

Lord, I thank you for placing a calling on my life. Forgive me for making it about myself, and I thank you for bringing me back to where I first believed. Have your way, Lord. I trust You and look forward to spending time with You and being a part of many God things in the year ahead. In Jesus’ name, amen.