A Calling From GOD

One thing God put in my heart to do was reach out to others in my school and community. I wasn't sure yet how I was gonna do it, but I knew that I wanted to follow what God has planned out for me. Out of all the possibilities I came up with as I was talking to God was to start a small group. I use to think being one of the leaders in the youth ministry of our church was gonna help me do what God wants for me, but I was wrong...

Through prayer, scriptures and God's love, my heart started changing. Realizing then that before I could start and do anything else, my relationship with God had to grow. Spending time with God grew my heart. By that, I mean...FALLING IN LOVE WITH JESUS! If you think about it, we can't have a loving relationship if our hearts aren't really loving God. We may say we are, but is our actions showing it?
These past few weeks I read Romans 12. It talks about spiritual gifts in this chapter and how we should use it for the glory of God. Thinking about my gifts, I found that one of them is in . In my heart I know that, "I GOT NEXT!" as my pastor would say.

SO FINALLY, something popped in my head where I felt now is the right time where God wants to do something great with me being a part of it! Last minute, I called up a few people to see if they would like to form a small group that meets at my home every week. Tonight was our first night of meeting and IT ROCKED!

We were able to break the ice, discuss the significance of group and really share what God is doing in our lives and any questions we may have about living as a follower of Christ. We also looked into scripture of what the Bible had to say about being a Christian. What was even really touching was that there was a guy that came to group who was attending this group for the first time ever and had not even opened up the Bible to read! He attended church weekly but it amazed me that there are still many people in our church that crave God but still need help seeking him.

My point of this tonight is to encourage you that if God puts something in your heart to do, don't hesitate to do it! He offers so much for us and is ready to give us his blessings, but its our choice to follow and live up to it. There is nothing too impossible or great for you to do that he will give you. Or I guess in other words, he won't give you anything that he thinks you couldn't handle. Besides, using your talents and gifts for God is such a blessing because you feel that real love that comes from God. And by giving with the right heart, God will also use us to bless others. So the love we feel spreads greatly! Imagine if we had a whole community who felt that love?

So I leave you with this verse...

It's from 1 Peter 4:7-11

⁷ The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. ⁸ Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. ⁹ Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.

¹⁰ God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. ¹¹ Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.