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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 graduated and
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.
†
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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