Deus Vult

So I thought I would try to do a daily journal on my blog since I am too lazy to actually pick up what past generations call a ‘pencil’ and actually write with it on something called ‘paper’?!? Anyways, I have had a copy of Oswald Chambers My Utmost For His Highest since highschool and have randomly opened it to the day’s date and read the short devotional. However, I realize that my spiritual walk has been kinda stagnant lately. I want to be committed to reading God’s Word and meditating on what He has to say. I also thought it would be helpful to read a devotional and ponder on what the author had to say. Case in point, I thought I would give old Chambers another chance…an honest chance to open my eyes to what God has communicated to us thru Scripture. So here goes…(and if you notice that I am getting lazy and not ‘journaling’, or blogging as we call it nowadays, feel free to get on my case and harass me to get going with it. Without further ado…

Today’s topic was the call of God. Many of us, myself included, often wonder what it is that God wants us to do with our life. I know for me, a recent college graduate, I have been forced to sit down and really think about what it is God is calling me to do. Yet, so often I complain when He actually calls me to do something. I realize now that unless I am open to what His plans are for my life, and willing to let go of my own plans, then I will never be able to answer the ‘call’ of God. As Chambers writes,

If we are in communion with God and recognize that He is taking us into His purposes, we shall no longer try to find out what His purposes are.

I can look back on situations in my own life when I have had to let God take over and let me own ideas and comforts go. And each time I reflect on those moments of trusting God completely…well, everything was so much better! Until I asked God to make me uncomfortable and put me into situations that would be difficult, life was a constant worry about what I would do with my life and if I could handle myself. I thank God everyday for allowing me to go thru many of the growing periods in my life. Without going thru them, I wouldn’t be able to understand what it means to truly be quiet and let God’s calling take full control of my life.