Do you know what God is calling you to do for His glory?
We all have a calling when we submit our lives to Jesus and surrender our will for His. You may have already had an inclination at a young age that God was revealing your special gift. I know I recognized it early but doubted it along the way.
Since I can remember, people have always come to me to share their hurts and problems in their own lives. As a child, I was the friend that was the secret keeper. I’d rather be a listener than speak a lot of words. Keeping others’ burdens was hard when I was young, but somehow opening up my heart to others helped lessen the pain in my own life.
When I was young, Jesus called me to be a counselor, but I didn’t understand all that meant until I was an adult and became a Christian. All along, He was preparing me to live out my calling. The training came through many experiences. Some were very difficult, and some were miracles!
I must keep my eyes on Jesus because I can’t do this counseling gig alone! But I know it’s what He has prepared me for in the body of Christ. I hope to continue to listen to Jesus and let Him guide me in the process. When I doubt myself, I must remember that it’s not about me but Him and His glory!
Do you believe God can use you for something great in this world? Believe it! He can use you in the body of Christ. Submit your life to Jesus and see how He has already prepared you for your calling. “God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9 NIV).
We all have a calling when we submit our lives to Jesus and surrender our will for His. You may have already had an inclination at a young age that God was revealing your special gift. I know I recognized it early but doubted it along the way.
Since I can remember, people have always come to me to share their hurts and problems in their own lives. As a child, I was the friend that was the secret keeper. I’d rather be a listener than speak a lot of words. Keeping others’ burdens was hard when I was young, but somehow opening up my heart to others helped lessen the pain in my own life.
When I was young, Jesus called me to be a counselor, but I didn’t understand all that meant until I was an adult and became a Christian. All along, He was preparing me to live out my calling. The training came through many experiences. Some were very difficult, and some were miracles!
I must keep my eyes on Jesus because I can’t do this counseling gig alone! But I know it’s what He has prepared me for in the body of Christ. I hope to continue to listen to Jesus and let Him guide me in the process. When I doubt myself, I must remember that it’s not about me but Him and His glory!
Do you believe God can use you for something great in this world? Believe it! He can use you in the body of Christ. Submit your life to Jesus and see how He has already prepared you for your calling. “God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9 NIV).
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Thank you, Barbara. It's exciting to look back and see how God uses our experiences to shape our calling. It's very inspiring actually. Appreciate your encouragement! Praying for you and your work.
I am so glad God prepared you to help children! It's so amazing how God prepares us to do exactly what we're meant to do. I would not be any good at all working with children as a counselor, but I realize now that I do have my own unique gifts that God gave me to do his work in the world.
You have a beautiful soul! People gravitate to people like you and God is certainly using you to fulfill his per purpose! I understand how this can drain you because I'm the same way but I love how you said it's not about us! Whenever I doubt what Christ is asking if me I just know he is not the one that is giving me doubt and my perspective changes!! This was so good!!!💜💜💜