A thought from Rick Warren (2012-10-23) from his
book, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (p. 300). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to
Amazon.com to buy the book.)
At certain times in our life, we stop and search for God’s
call on our life and when we find that it seems He’s not calling us into fulltime
Christian service, Pastor, Missionary then we head out and start planning our
life for what we want to do. But that is
not the reason why we were created. God
made each one of us for a specific ministry.
You see He has shaped you to do something. For some it is law, other’s teacher, some
mothers, it might be to be a salesman or a policeman or even a writer, maybe
computers, it could be a doctor or a nurse.
But He has create each one of us for specific tasks at specific
times. And as you grow they may change.
At certain times in our life, we stop and search for God’s
call on our life and when we find that it seems He’s not calling us into fulltime
Christian service, Pastor, Missionary then we head out and start planning our
life for what we want to do. But that is
not the reason why we were created. God
made each one of us for a specific ministry.
You see He has shaped you to do something. For some it is law, other’s teacher, some
mothers, it might be to be a salesman or a policeman or even a writer, maybe
computers, it could be a doctor or a nurse.
But He has create each one of us for specific tasks at specific
times. And as you grow they may change.
Rick says, “He planned exactly how he wanted you to serve
him, and then he shaped you for those tasks.” The Bible says in Ephesians 2: 10
(NIV), “We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.”
He continues, “You are God’s handcrafted work of art. You
are not an assembly-line product, mass produced without thought. You are a
custom-designed, one-of-a-kind, original masterpiece. God deliberately shaped
and formed you to serve him in a way that makes your ministry unique. He
carefully mixed the DNA cocktail that created you.” And as Ethel Waters said, “God doesn’t make
junk.”
Now it will take some searching and analyzing to see how you
are shaped. You see as Rick says, “Whenever
God gives us an assignment, he always equips us with what we need to accomplish
it. This custom combination of capabilities is called your SHAPE: Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, Experience.” You were put
together, you are the way you are
because you were made for a specific ministry.
This can be so exciting to see how he has shaped you.
So do you have a real passion at doing what you do?
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