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Have you ever felt a “calling” a calling to do something special, to do something amazing in life.  David was called a a young age to be king, Solomon was called to be wise, Noah was called to save the human race, Moses was called to take the Israelites out of Egypt, and the list goes on.  Well as I get older I find all sorts of things that I have not missed my calling in.  I have not missed my calling in; math, science, gardening, teaching young children on a consistent basis, doctor, nurse, and as I discovered yesterday- painting!  However, there are some people who are extremely talented in these areas.  Although I am not called into these fields, I wouldn’t have known had I not tried.  I wouldn’t have known that I completely stink at math had I not been able to compute simple things in my head at a young age.  I wouldn’t have known that gardening isn’t my strong point if I didn’t get out and try it out.  I wouldn’t have known that I couldn’t hack it as a nurse- oh wait – I knew that one the minute I saw a needle… The point is, I tried them. 

God doesn’t always speak to us through burning bushes.  He doesn’t always send someone along to tell us to put down our nets and follow Jesus.  God doesn’t always spell out for us in black and white what our life should be dedicated to.  However- He does spell out that whatever we do, we should work at it with all our heart. 

Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,”

Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.”

Ephesians 6:7 “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men,”

God makes it clear that we need to do things to the best of our ability, even if we are not called to them.  He tells us to do things as if we were serving Him.  So even if we don’t know specifically what we are “called” to do, we need to strive to make sure we do it the best that we can do it so that we can honor God in it.  No saying “good enough” when a project is near completion (which happened with one part of my walls…), instead working through to completion because God is going to work to completion for us. 

Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
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