When God’s Call Turns from ‘Yes’ to ‘Why Me?’

Is God calling you?

Everyone everywhere wants to know why: why am I here? Why was I born? The answer doesn’t always come in the same way for everyone but the answer is always the same. Jesus is calling you to follow Him. It’s up to you to answer that life defining call. His call will give you purpose and meaning in life. His call will radically change you. If you’re having a hard time discerning His call, it’s not because He’s not calling you. It’s that you haven’t answered His call. You may be distracted by lesser things, divided by other relationships, deceived by the lies of the culture. You need to make time to answer His call. It’s the most important decision you will ever make.

Is God calling you?

Don’t stop believing. It’s time to move past the pain of being stripped. It’s time to grab onto your faith. God’s plan for you is to be confident and secure in Him. He loves you. He has a plan for your life. And He has not forgotten you. You can tell the strength of your faith by how well you respond to unexpected turbulence. Do you panic? Do you doubt? Do you wonder “why me?” It’s time to turn your eyes away from your circumstances and onto the Lord. It’s time to stop living by your feelings. It’s time to pray. Faith is a daily decision to take God at His word and trust him with everything you’ve got. God is faithful all of the time. Don’t stop believing it!

Is God calling you?

Don’t stop now! Want to know the difference between the Christian that survives the stripping process and the one who feels kicked to the curb? Grace is the answer. Grace is the difference between the joyful Christian and the miserable one. Grace is extravagant and never ending. It is far more than any of us deserve, and it’s ours freely in Jesus Christ. Grace is what keeps us moving forward, refusing to give up. So why do so many people fail to receive grace? The answer is in James 4:6 “God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Are you ready to receive God’s grace? If you want to survive the stripping process to a life of more, it starts right here.

Is God calling you?

One more secret before we finish. If you’re facing an uncertain future, there’s one thing you can know for sure. Christ is enough. His presence is enough. His promises are enough. His peace is enough. If you’re in a place without visible evidence that God’s promises are going to come to pass in your life, the choice is yours: dwell in despair in the land of disbelief, or live in the fullness of joy by clinging to the one who called you to Himself. Christ is the goal of your Christian walk. Everything else is going to fade. Only Christ remains. You heard Christ’s call once and you answered yes. May your yes be stronger now than it was on that day.