I wish I could make music.
Specifically, I’ve always kind of wanted to be a drummer. There’s a place in my heart that feels a tiny bit unfulfilled because I never gave that notion a real shot. But that place is fairly small, and at this point it’s certainly not a dream worth following. Drumming is not my mission.
Big missions happen two ways.
Most people probably get involved in a mission by finding something they’re good at, something they’re passionate about and enjoy doing, and then seeking a place to serve that needs their gift. Makes sense, because we’re likely to be effective in roles that we can perform well.
Sometimes it happens the other way around, and it’s a bit like standing on holy ground when it occurs. Someone walks up and says their heart is broken for the issue of human trafficking and in particular for these 25 kids at the HOME OF HOPE. I don’t know my role, but I have to get involved.
You could get cynical and figure it’s emotion and wait a few days and it’ll go away. But you believe in something beyond emotion. You believe God touches hearts in ways that ask us to look at a different sort of logic.
I don’t know my role, but I have to get involved.
I play drums and you have a band. I ride a bike and you’re doing a bike tour. Those make sense. I know what to do when a cyclist walks up and says I’ve done a few miles and I’m ready to stretch myself. We’ve got round holes ready-made for those pegs.
I don’t own a bike. I don’t have the finances. I’m uncomfortable about sleeping on church floors. None of this makes any sense and it scares me, but I have to get involved.
God’s at work, and I just want to shut up before I say something dumb.
We have our plans, all nice and clean and organized. Then God shows up and we realize that our idea of *big* is kind of puny compared to what He has in mind. So we shove our plans aside, hopefully, to make room for His chaos.
I encourage you to take a moment to read this amazing story of a friend who just had to get involved.
Have you ever heard this sort of call? How did you respond?
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