Moment With Betty

God’s call is not limited to a single method or moment. Throughout Scripture, God calls individuals in unique, personal, and purposeful ways. The way God calls one person may be different from how He calls another — yet all are called into relationship, transformation, and mission.

Sometimes God speaks through signs, visions, or remarkable moments to awaken us to our calling. Just take a moment and think about it, have you experienced something out of the ordinary that made you stop and consider God’s purpose for your life? As Christians and believers in the Word of God, we need to sometimes pause and think about our purpose in life and ask ourselves if we are moving in the right part of fulfilling the purpose for which God sent us to the world.  Remember the call of Samuel ,for instance, (1 Samuel: 3) God called Samuel in a quiet, personal whisper — not through thunder or fire, but in the stillness of the night. Samuel was called when he was just a boy serving the Lord under the direction of Eli.  Scripture tells us that God called Samuel three times while he was sleeping and at each of those times, Samuel got up and went to Eli assuming him to be the caller. It was on the third time that Eli understood that it was God who was calling Samuel and he advised him rightly on how to answer the Lord.

 Scripture tells us also about how Nehemiah was called. Sometimes God calls us by placing a strong desire or burden on our hearts. Nehemiah felt a deep concern for Jerusalem, and that concern became a divine call to rebuild its walls. God may stir in us a longing to serve, to help, or to create—and that stirring is often His voice.  Scripture also says that God called Peter to lead His church. God’s calling to Peter came after the resurrection.  Jesus appeared to seven disciples at Lake Tiberias. The seven disciples were together and Simon Peter said to the them ‘’ I am going fishing.’’  ‘’We will come with you’’ (John 21: 3-4) they told him. But they did not catch any fish throughout the night. However, as the sun was rising, Jesus stood at the water’s edge but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Then he asked, ,’Young men, haven’t you caught anything?’’   And replied that they had caught nothing. Jesus asked them to throw their net on the right side of the boat. The rest is history as they caught plenty fishes according to scriptures. The message we are trying to bring out here is that Jesus call us individually and in different ways. It was after they had eaten the fish that Peter got the calling from Jesus to lead His church – ’Take care of my lambs, and ‘’Take care of my sheep’. (John, 21: 16-17). What ‘am l saying, we can get our calling after experiencing a terrible day, a disappointment or what have you. We just have to be conscious of our environment and our disposition , to hear the call of God. God often speaks to us in every day moment through Scripture, in a conversation or a sermon or even through a push in our heart. The golden question is, are we listening for God’s voice in the quiet places of our life? sometimes, life events—both good and challenging—serve as God’s call. A closed door, a surprising opportunity, a moment of crisis, or a season of blessing can all be ways God redirects or confirms our path. Romans 8:28, reminds us that “in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, those whom He has called according to His purpose’’…”

 Nevertheless, no matter how God calls, His desire is for us to respond in faith and obedience. The most important thing is to remain open, listen carefully and be willing to follow where He leads us. Each call is scared, and when we say ‘’yes ‘’ we then step into the purpose and destiny that God designed for us.