This morning in Sunday school the question was asked, "What do you feel like God is calling you to do?"
Honestly, that's a really tough question to answer sometimes. At some points, I know exactly what it is. At others, I'm totally lost and just trying to trust that God holds my future in his hand and knows my plans.
For the far future I know that I'm called to be a Missionary OB/GYN (Obstetrician&Gynecologist) in Africa and around the world, be specifically Africa. That's where my heart is. And I feel like part of me getting there is me going to Wheaton College for my Undergrad/Pre-Med. It's ranked highly amoung top secular universities but has the strong Christian Conservative atmosphere which is so important to me as well as their strong devotion and tie to missions.
But what about in the short run? In the right now I mean? That's where I sometimes feel lost.
One thing I know is that I'm called to love and to not worry and to live for God.
Big emphasis on the love and the trust part. If I do the first two, then the third is happening. If I'm truly loving others the way Christ does and loving God, then I am living for God.
This past week I went to kids camp with my church as a Counselor in Training and it was one of the best weeks of my life. I was so blessed by those 9 little girls in my cabin. They had no drama, were all well behaved, so funny and entertaining, and they loved me. Not to be conceited or anything, but they did and I love each of them. Their love and affection blessed me this week.
My mom said, "The reason they love you is because you love them."
And that's so true. It's so much easier to love someone when they love you. I felt unconditional love towards each of those girls in my cabin and they just loved right back.
Jesus loves me just like I love those girls, but even more amazingly and unconditionally. I would probably get upset and angry and not want to be around one of them if they hurt me really bad, annoyed me to the ends of the earth, cut off my hair, or insulted me.
Good thing I'm not Jesus. Because if Jesus acted like I might to those little girls who I love so so so so so much, then I would just have no hope. Let's face the truth, we're all sinners (Romans 3:23 you know the one.) and have no chance of trying to live good enough to get to heaven. Not even the most "perfect" person would be close enough to just make it into heaven on the seat of their pants without Jesus.
WITH Jesus, the worst person you can think of can fly in higher than anyone else. WITH Jesus we can all be saved and spend eternity with Him forever. With no fear, worry, or pain. And with everlasting love abounding in every way.
The key is repentance. We're all called to repentance and redemption through Jesus. I'm called to repentance and redemption right now too so that I can love and live for God.
So to answer the first question, I'm called by God to love others as best as I can no matter what, trust Jesus, and know that I am saved through Jesus only because I am a sinner, saved by grace. It's hard to not get caught up in thinking that good deeds alone with save us.
Honestly, that's a really tough question to answer sometimes. At some points, I know exactly what it is. At others, I'm totally lost and just trying to trust that God holds my future in his hand and knows my plans.
For the far future I know that I'm called to be a Missionary OB/GYN (Obstetrician&Gynecologist) in Africa and around the world, be specifically Africa. That's where my heart is. And I feel like part of me getting there is me going to Wheaton College for my Undergrad/Pre-Med. It's ranked highly amoung top secular universities but has the strong Christian Conservative atmosphere which is so important to me as well as their strong devotion and tie to missions.
But what about in the short run? In the right now I mean? That's where I sometimes feel lost.
One thing I know is that I'm called to love and to not worry and to live for God.
Big emphasis on the love and the trust part. If I do the first two, then the third is happening. If I'm truly loving others the way Christ does and loving God, then I am living for God.
This past week I went to kids camp with my church as a Counselor in Training and it was one of the best weeks of my life. I was so blessed by those 9 little girls in my cabin. They had no drama, were all well behaved, so funny and entertaining, and they loved me. Not to be conceited or anything, but they did and I love each of them. Their love and affection blessed me this week.
My mom said, "The reason they love you is because you love them."
And that's so true. It's so much easier to love someone when they love you. I felt unconditional love towards each of those girls in my cabin and they just loved right back.
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| The far left is the counselor and our great Children's Pastor and I'm on the far right of course! In the middle is our nine girls (: This was at laser tag on the first day of camp! |
Jesus loves me just like I love those girls, but even more amazingly and unconditionally. I would probably get upset and angry and not want to be around one of them if they hurt me really bad, annoyed me to the ends of the earth, cut off my hair, or insulted me.
Good thing I'm not Jesus. Because if Jesus acted like I might to those little girls who I love so so so so so much, then I would just have no hope. Let's face the truth, we're all sinners (Romans 3:23 you know the one.) and have no chance of trying to live good enough to get to heaven. Not even the most "perfect" person would be close enough to just make it into heaven on the seat of their pants without Jesus.
WITH Jesus, the worst person you can think of can fly in higher than anyone else. WITH Jesus we can all be saved and spend eternity with Him forever. With no fear, worry, or pain. And with everlasting love abounding in every way.
The key is repentance. We're all called to repentance and redemption through Jesus. I'm called to repentance and redemption right now too so that I can love and live for God.
Romans 3:22-24
This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
So to answer the first question, I'm called by God to love others as best as I can no matter what, trust Jesus, and know that I am saved through Jesus only because I am a sinner, saved by grace. It's hard to not get caught up in thinking that good deeds alone with save us.
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