Your Calling - Trust

The most important thing we can do when searching for our calling is to trust in God's provision. Pure and simple. Learning to trust in God to provide a vision and purpose for your life is no different than learning to trust in Him for any other provision.

We must be willing to give up all of our desires to God and to wait for Him to make our purpose clear.

I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
       therefore I will wait for him."
The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
       to the one who seeks him.
~Lamentations 3:24-25

Oswald Chambers said it best when he said, "Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading."

Choose to set aside some time and ask for God's guidance. Pray and read from scripture. Commit to loving the Lord and then wait expectantly for Him. Remember that God intends to work for your good, as you have been called for a special purpose.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. ~Romans 8:28

But while I am on the topic of waiting on the Lord, I must make another comment. Waiting does not mean removing yourself from responsibility. Life doesn't become a lazy river that you can just relax upon while you wait for God to make your purpose clear. Quite the opposite, actually. God expects to do everything in our power, but to have faith in His work alone. (More on this in later entries)