May you remember how God called you by name to be his own,
May you rely on him for your steps today,
May you rejoice in him even when he shifts your task,
May you remain firm in your calling–to be his beloved son or daughter,
And may he fill you with exquisite joy as you love him more and more.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts this Tuesday morning. I am very grateful to you for inspiring me and others to pray for guidance and to ask God to show us the difference between what He has commanded us to do daily and the attitude we should take when You give us spiritual chores to embrace. Yes, I enjoy being close to my Lord and Savior. It has taken many years for me to realize that my Heavenly Father just Loves me individually and all His other children the same way.
Glory to the name of Jesus !
Thank You Lord for Redeeming my life.
Amen.
Brenda
Glory! I’m so glad you know how much he loves you! Keep drawing near to him!
This was helpful!!
I’m so glad!
OMGee Whiz!
My Vanilla sista’… I promise you are supposed to be in my life!! This and the email… perfect timing as God is calling me out further from the shore and into deeper waters. So many distractions and changes. It’s easier to settle into my “tasks” being my calling because it doesn’t take faith to know I am a wife, mother, etc. (takes faith to do it sometimes LOL). But when I settle into those things as my “calling”, I recognize that I’m still trying to control my atmosphere… because this new stuff God is calling me to do is hard and I absolutely have to depend on Him to do it. Not that the other stuff (tasks) is easy, but it is predictable. What He is calling me to do though… that ugly beast FEAR kicks in and I start to doubt the vision He’s given me, I start to dummy down this uneasy, unsettling poke that the Holy Spirit gently pushes me toward… I am His daughter! And I am privileged to serve Him and His people at whatever capacity He calls me to. Perspective from the Holy Spirit tells me not to worry about the next step, but to surrender to God, all that He has given me (the vision). I don’t want to make my tasks or my calling an idol… praying that prayer over my life sis! And thanking Him for the privilege to serve… I love Him and I love His people. It’s tough, not gonna lie, pray for your Chocolate Sista’…. (whew chile!), but my God supplies all I need. Thanks so much my Vanilla Twin, for your obedience and getting in my head (LOL)
Hey sweet Chocolate Sista’! I know we’re meant to encourage one another! I’m praying for you as you walk by faith and not by sight. Lean into our Lord and let him lead you step by step. Take courage, dear heart! You have not been given a spirit of fear but of love and a sound mind. Praying for that spiritual battle right now. It gets loud in our minds, yes? Let’s rejoice as loud as we can and take the next step! Hugs! Your Vanilla Twin!
This and the email were so so so good! I’m a week behind in my email inbox apparently, but this was timely – thanks for the reminder of the difference in my task and my calling – and the idol the task can become! ❤️