Don't know if you've noticed but God has been pretty persistent with a specific message over the last two or three weeks? But just in case you didn't catch on, all the prophetic words and all the preaches over this last little while have all been about The Call of God. Yes?
So I thought it would be cool to throw out some thoughts about it.
The first thing to do is clarify what the heck The Call of God is all about and help you understand it a little bit more. It can seem like a massively spiritual thing that freaks people out and causes loads of stress in the lives of younger guys and girls, scared that they will miss it! So, to make it a bit clearer...
"The Call of God lasts a life time. It starts when we get saved and ends when we die. Its effects last into eternity. The Call of God is a journey and not a destination. It is an adventure. It is unique to the individual. The Call of God is designed by Him and chosen by us. It is God glorifying, God dependent and God directed. It always lines up with the Word."
Now that it is hopefully a little bit clearer what I really wanted to do was give some keys about how you walk it all out! It's always good to see how we can apply things practically. So here are 8 points that I feel will help you with regards to actually living a life that walks in line with The Call of God...
- Make Jesus the centre of your life - it will keep you from going to the left or the right!
- Know the Father, live as a son - only Godly identity is secure, confident and free.
- Trust the truth of scripture - read it, believe it, apply it.
- Be secure, you're qualified by Jesus - you actually don't have the right to disqualify yourself.
- Live in it - remember I said it lasts a lifetime.. if you sit waiting to hear what you are called to you then you're missing the point and wasting your life.
- Be Kingdom focused - think about how you can point to Jesus in everything!
- Unwrap your giftings - discover them and use them.
- Let the Spirit lead you - it doesn't always make sense but He knows where we're meant to be going!
The Call of God is beautiful. It is glorious. It is fulfilling. And it changes the world! God is speaking to a generation for their generation and when we live in The Call that is when we will impact them the most. We will see them saved, we will see them free!
big love.. bradlows