Tuesday, October 1, 2024

The Call of God

When God calls us to serve him, that calling is unique. 

Calls aren't like classified ads that anyone can answer. Each biblical call is unique. The circumstances of your call are different from mine. The nature of the calls are different. The expectations of the call are all customized. My own call has been that of a teacher. Looking back, that call seems to have emerged in a conspiracy at Biola. They needed someone to step into a new position as a Greek instructor. That person was apparently me. How or why God did this is a mystery to me. Even if the position had been advertised (which it wasn't), I wouldn't have applied. That anyone at Biola should have taken an interest in me still boggles my mind. But once I entered the classroom, nothing else in life was quite so interesting or fulfilling. And now, after all these years, there has never been a time when I have not enjoyed life from an educational perspective. Even though I'm no longer teaching full-time, I still function as a teacher in my work, and it remains just as satisfying. 

You too are called. I hope you're thriving in your calling. Calls often bring out in us what we never knew was there. May that be your glad experience today, my friend!