Which Way To Go?

This weekend Rodney and I have had the honor to spend time with a Methodist Missionary from Guatemala. We had him at our church to fill us in on the work that has been going on since he moved down there with his son, five years ago. They gave up their lives in the states for the sake of the people that live there. Great things are happening because of this fact.

We have another set of friends who have just moved to Indianapolis from a church that they started a few years ago in Atlanta. They are planning on starting another church in the art district of Indy. The two of them left a grandchild and two daughters and their husbands in Georgia for the same reason as the missionary from Guatemala. All because they are sure that God has called them to these ministries.



What causes people to do these things? There are so many who have started on a certain trek in their lives and then turn and go in the direction that they feel God is calling them to go.  My sweet husband is one of them. Are these people crazy? Do they just like the shocked looked on family and friends faces when they tell them they are following a calling of God, or maybe they are gluttons for the struggles that go along with these decisions?

Actually, when you look into the eyes of our friends you can see a peace and contentment. I know that Rodney and I wouldn't want our life to be anything but what we are doing. It is peaceful, even in the rough spots. 

Peter writes about this peacefulness.......

2 Peter 1:1-3

The Message (MSG)

1 1-2 I, Simon Peter, am a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. I write this to you whose experience with God is as life-changing as ours, all due to our God’s straight dealing and the intervention of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Grace and peace to you many times over as you deepen in your experience with God and Jesus, our Master.

3 Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! 

God doesn't always send someone to the foreign mission field, to do His work. Maybe He calls us to be a better employee, or a better boss. Maybe He will call you to show love to the children in your classroom or compassion to a the homeless people on the street. Maybe you need to work in a soup kitchen or beautify the local park.  Maybe you are called to keep track of a neighbor who is aging or sick. You might even be called to help keep your church building clean.

There are some who are called to change everything about their lives and I love living the life that Rodney and I have been called to. I know our friends feel the same way about their lives too.

What have you been called to do? Whatever it is you can trust God to help you in the en devour. The peace that comes with following God's call is something that has to be experienced. Try it and see for yourselves. 

Blessings!