the oasis blog

As Christians we’re always trying to find God’s will for our life. I’ve been told to seek after the Lord in prayer, be patient, wait for a door to open, etc. etc. Often times growing up I thought my relationship with God was somehow messed up because I didn’t know where God wanted to take me.

On my first missions trip to Mexico in 7th grade, I remember one night where God called two of my best friends into ministry. That night I remember crying, “God, Why can’t you tell me what my call is?” The seeming lack of a call on my life took a toll on my relationship with God. If he wasn’t going to tell me what he wanted me to do, even though I was reading my Bible, praying, and trying to be a good kid… I wasn’t interested.

The thing that I didn’t realize was; I had already been called.

In fact, we all have.

And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” — Matthew 22:37-40

Christ charges his Church to love God, love people, and proclaim the Gospel.

That’s a call for all of us.

What I didn’t realize as a 7th grader was that God promised to guide my steps as I followed him; God didn’t promise to give me a map on where I was going. I think Christians use the lack of a call as an excuse to sit back and do nothing.