Importance of
the Call
Does knowing my call even matter or should I just let life take its course?
Last session we learned how God has called all of us to himself and to his mission. In our session today we see how God works through our calling to bring purpose and pleasure. Not only that, but His plan is for communities to be transformed through our calling. Â
Do you want to see communities transformed?
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Are you seeking purpose or pleasure?
If you don’t have a strong desire just yet to see communities transformed, you probably at least have a desire to have purpose and pleasure in your life. All of these are results of walking in your calling. Walking in your calling can transform communities and individuals, including your own self-purpose and pleasure in life.Â
We never walk in our calling for purely selfish reasons, but there will always be personal and communal fruit to walking in our call by God’s grace.
Test Yourself
Answer
Community Transformation, Purpose, Pleasure
Talk it Through
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1.2.1 Why Is Calling Important?
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In my life, I have seen community impact and transformation through my faith by witnessing the changes in people as they step into uncomfortable situations as I encourage them to do so.
I lead a group that consists of women who are considered powerful prayer warriors and they certainly are. However; there are things that are highlighted in each person including myself that can be strengthened or developed. We support each other and love each other in truth, always in truth.
I have seen women transformed and new gifts surface. It is really beautiful to see! I am so blessed that these powerful women also pour into me and through their faith have transformed my own life as well!
Through these transformations our families are directly and positively impacted and in turn benefiting our communities. The positive outcome for community and family impact is generational.
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I am a teacher and one of the most fascinating aspects of my job is getting to know the heart and soul of each of my students (one by one) and what makes them tick. I see the potential in each one of them (no matter who they are or how old they are) and as I pray for them, my desire is that each of them would come to know God and hear His call to Himself. God continues to transform my life, filling me with such joy and passion for life, and I think that my students here in Italy see it. The vast majority of my students don’t receive very much encouragement in the educational sphere and really feel quite down on themselves. My students know that I care about them and they begin to believe that they really do have great personal worth and also something important to contribute. It requires a lot of time, a good listening ear, and a great deal of patience, but, in faith, I plant seeds in these precious lives that I believe are an investment for eternity–an investment for both individual transformation and thus community impact. Another recent example of community impact is the efforts of the local church to gather and provide for the needs of refugees in neighbouring countries due to the Ukrainian-Russian war.
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When I was younger, I was involved in the Christian music scene, and I witnessed people impacted by testimony and ultimately altar calls – giving their lives to God. At this stage in my life, I find that living my life as a Christian in the community where I live, and my work environment tends to open doors. I have found myself being asked multiple times to say a blessing at different work events and I have also found that people will approach me, from time to time, to discuss spiritual things. While these are not earth-shattering examples, I suppose they speak to the fact that people are always watching. They see how we, as Christians, live our lives and react accordingly.
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In my life i have seen transformation in a particular community, in Nigeria, come to faith and walls breaking down between ethnicities and people of various degrees in life.
God works through our calling to bring purpose and pleasure , not only that, but His plan is for communities to be transformed through our calling.
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