Following God’s Calling, Even if it’s Scary.

God is great for calling outside of our comfort zones. We get to a place in life where everything is going smooth, the job is good, the family is good, we have a schedule, and then bam! God calls you to shake things up a bit. May you are excited about this, maybe you are nervous, a bit terrified of the unknown, all the unanswered questions. However, we all know one thing for sure, if God’s hand is in it, then it will all work out.


So when God calls you what do you do? Do you answer Him? Do you run scared? Do you maybe ignore Him? If you do answer Him, how do you prepare for the unknown? Let’s break these questions down.


1. Do you run scared? Do you Ignore Him? What happens if you flee from God?


I think the answer to this question is pretty easy. As we all know a very famous Bible character his name was Jonah, although, it doesn’t say he fled from the Lord because He was scared, it just said He fled from God. But he only fled for a short time, because God got His attention and Jonah cried out to God, and God again gave Him the same message and Jonah obeyed. God, will always be faithful to us, we must trust and obey His will for us.


2. If we answer God, how do we prepare for the unknown?


I think some of these are quite obvious. First off, pray, and have people pray for you. We communicate with God through prayer, so if you aren’t praying then how will God be able to answer some of your unknowns? I also think it’s a good idea to have a support group. I’m in by no means saying that trusting God is not enough because it is more than enough. I’m saying, that it’s good to have a group of people, who will be there to lift you up and encourage you when you may have doubt, or you get down, or when you know in your mind to trust God, but it just isn’t in your heart. When you don’t feel it, or when you are scared! And lastly, I think you should just dive in fully. We always say we are on fire for God, and whatever He calls us to do, we will do, so this is my challenge to you if God calls you to do something… Jump in feet first, full force just go for it. I promise at times you might struggle, sometimes it will be messy, but when you look back, you will see how God has moved and you will be so glad you listened to Him and took His call!

I always wondered who God was even when I was little.. I was taken from my family at three and placed into foster care at five..broke arm, broke family, broke childhood, left outside during thunder storms etc.. a lit of things chased me to a point of depression...my first thought came while standing in the rain one night during what I called a (lock out).. I remember standing on a porch looking out into a field..I remember standing there in the pouring rain.. lightning...I was holding my mary audrie doll ,the only thing i coule see in the field when the lightning came was a giant tree. I Remember thinking... if god is letting you make it standing out here,and you've been out here a lot longer than I have... I'm going to make it too..what terrified me was thinking at first.. (I was a mistake and god messed up when he made me.. at that point I was really mad at god.. I was mad because there were other little girls who had a family, who got to wear pretty dresses .. and there I was standing in the rain looking at my broken right arm in a cast, that was done by someone who didn't love me. Torn away from my family etc... today I can look back and smile and laugh with God about all those silly thoughts... reassured by Him alone that He is my arm of strength.. He is my coat of arms.. all I was really suppose to do is use that right arm to hold His hand...what keeps me laughing at myself when I do get scared is say to myself... "remember that little girl who use to stand out in the rain?" GI'd brought her through all of that.. He is going to bring you through all of this too... . my youngest son had an emergency appendix removal yeaterday...struggled coming out of surgery.. if we hold gods hand and dont let go.. fear cant have its way with you, tueres just no room because of how big Gods presence is...today As always.. God is still holding my right hand.. still walking me through.. sometimes it's not so much about where your going and the plan.. it's more about the walk and steps..sometimes there's no steps at all..just a perfect peace as storms pass by.. you are able to appreciate them instead of get tormented by them. walking and talking with God every step of the way I have found there is beauty in everything..not because of anything I'm doing but just being with God..when all eyes are on Him.. He lights up the night like lightning.. there is no darkness where he is because you just can't see it.. darkness doesn't exist where He is..even noise is muted because his voice is more like flowing water.. there isn't even time to think about misery because of the beauty of his thoughts.. he let's us trade our thoughts in for His.. like a bridal bouquet you can choose from any one of them.. sort of like (he loves me he loves me not as you pull pedals off a flower lol) if you land on a he loves me not he sneaks up and surprises you with an (I love you so) he loves to surprise us.. he loves show us things and teach us through His perfect gentle love.. as far as his power.. the only way I can explain it from what I've seen is. it can split an atom in half with centuries being there in it.. all done at one time , faster than the speed of sound.. there just arent any words or enough of them in any vocabulary or language to relate to His scale.. He is so pure he looks like glowing crystal that has every source and Ray of light captured in him.. He is absolutely beautiful!.. you can't help but be in awe of Him