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Godly Calling
All the days for me were written in
your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:16
Harmon had achieved every goal set
before him. He’d excelled in everything he’d done in High School and graduated Valedictorian of his class. He’d earned a degree in
medicine, graduating Alpha chi and Magna cum laude from one of the
nation’s most prestigious universities. Harmon was driven…and
Harmon was miserable.
Harm’s parents, while
well-intentioned, had expectations of their son. They had recognized
he was blessed with rare intelligence, and had embarked on finding
out what he was capable of. But they had never seriously included
Harm in their discussions regarding his ambitions. They had simply
decided he should put such knowledge to use as a surgeon, and would
be satisfied in that profession.
But he, more than anything, had wanted
to pursue a career in law enforcement. He wanted to work in the
cyber-crimes unit, using his intelligence to ferret out online
predators and the like. He wanted to make the electronic world a
safer place. He’d tried talking to his parents several times, but
they’d shut him down, assuring him there was no money in law
enforcement and becoming a surgeon was preferable to catching
criminals. They had assured him, “You will be revered by your
peers!”
Sadly, Harm’s true calling was never
fulfilled.
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We are each endowed with specific
God-ordained gifts…created to find fulfillment in the use of them.
Unfortunately, and for myriad reasons, our true gifting can go
undiscovered and un-nurtured because the world’s approach to
achievement and perception of success get in the way.
Our parents do the best they can with
the information they have to work with. Yet sometimes, they miss-read
God’s gifting; especially if they don’t walk closely with Him.
Psalm 139 speaks of how intimately God
knows each of us. In such intimacy there is knowledge that far
surpasses our own. God alone knows what He created us to do.
Obtaining employment outside His true calling isn’t necessarily
sin; neither is it His perfect plan or will.
To receive His best we must look to Him
for direction. It’s never too late to do that.
Prayer
“LORD,
help me realize my potential in the gifting and field You have placed
on my life, then assist me in using them for Your Kingdom. Amen.”
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