As I was doing the elliptical and reading a magazine article I was thinking about analogies for homosexuality. But I may never blog that. It is too personal.
Jeremiah 1 speaks of his call by God. This call is tender, touching, personal too. I find this interesting since Jeremiah is often called the lamenting prophet. He wrote Lamentations about how hard his life was. His call was hard. He was born in a tough time.
Do we sense a call in our lives? The commentator went deeper. Do you sense that there is a theme that God has emphasized in your life? I do sense a theme is the ministries that I have found myself involved in lately.
But I have always felt somewhat insecure, perhaps jealous of those who did sense a specific call on their lives. I never have. But I do believe God has guided my life. So the better question, as I look back over my life, have I ever sensed a theme that God emphasized in my life?
I need to spend time asking God about that. That would be encouraging to know.
Why have I never felt a specific call on my life? Is it because I am basically a proud person? God puts down the pride and builds up the humble. I am comfortable with that as part of it. I know God's was are not my way, blessed be God.
I say God has expected me to follow what I feel to be right and then he confirms it after the fact. If I waited for signs or people to ask me to do things I'd never do anything. That took me years to get comfortable with but I am pretty much now. I chalk that up to not being a very outgoing friendly guy.
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