Our calling is often revealed in a core story or stories. If the Lord has wired us for a specific calling, and if He has been overseeing that calling from the time we were in the womb (as in Jeremiah), then life events somehow can connect to and even identify that calling. At times the core stories are redemption stories,… Read more »
Esther was beautiful. Everyone could see that. Eventually Esther becomes queen. No surprise there either. Truth is, beauty opens doors. It’s just the way life works, the way it always seems to be – or so it seems. People with beauty get unusual breaks, options, and possibilities that others never experience. Beauty opens doors the same as does athletic power,… Read more »
I recently was with a leader whose organization was struggling. On the good side, he wanted to lead well – to create future. On the down side, his struggle was now pouring shame into his mind and soul. “What is wrong with me?” “Why can’t I…?” As I sat with him, fire stoked in my soul. It occurred to me that this was… Read more »
God’s gift to us of “calling” has been wired into us from creation! It has been overseen through the various terrain of our lives and through the threats, closed doors and mountains that stand in our way. That reality, that we have a calling overseen by the Most High God, is paramount to our passion, our determination, our self esteem… Read more »
We often kick against the goads, thinking our calling is impeded by restrictions of place (being a slave, a small setting) or the restriction of others around us, a boss or leader, a family that seemingly stands in our way. “They won’t let me lead!” is often the heart cry. Yet we are so unaware that those impediments are in… Read more »