YOU KNOW YOU ARE CALLED IF...

I am going to share with you 10 characteristics of someone who is called by God.  The first one is You Know that You are Called if…

1. YOU WON’T QUIT WHEN TIMES GET DIFFICULT

When you are called by God you can’t quit or throw in the towel. In the fall of 1983 as a freshman at Liberty University I felt God was calling me to serve Him. During that semester I surrender my life totally to Him and have been serving in ministry ever since.  At times I served as a volunteer and other times as a paid staff member. There have been many times that I’ve been discouraged and wanted to quit. I didn’t want to quit on God but there were times that I wanted to quit ministry.  But time after time I could hold on to the truth that God has called me to this. And there were a couple of times that was the ONLY thing I could hold on to!

I had the privilege of serving on staff with Dr. Falwell, The founder and Chancellor of Liberty University and Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church. He would often challenge us  to “cut the words quit and can’t out of your dictionary and vocabulary!” That’s great advice. Paul writes while in prison, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13

Great leaders and pastors don’t quit when times get difficult.  In fact you see a new level of passion and determination during tough times. I heard someone say recently that ministry challenges can lead to a breakdown or a breakout. I believe God wants us to breakout and make a difference for Him. If you are tempted to quit today…. DON’T.  Find someone in ministry that you trust and share your heart with them.  God’s not finished with you yet!

2 Corinthians 4:7-10, “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

Comments

[Leigh France]

Thank you for this. It's something I've been wrestling with and I am looking forward to reading the rest.

Leigh