Called Higher

                

When you feel you don’t belong

in the place God’s called you to

                    At  times it’s easy to ‘check out’

                    find other things to do

To occupy your idle time 

and ‘busy up’ your life

                  Really just ignoring 

                  your own internal strife.

                        But God has called you higher 

                        to walk this barren road,   

Though you may feel weighted 

by life’s heavy load.

Child, God has called you higher – 

to the place you’re planted in

                    To grow in spite of arid soil,

                    submit yourself to Him.

Yes, God has called you higher 

to the place you’re planted in –

                    To grow within this present soil

            simply press yourself ‘in Him.’ 

                                                    

                     To grow, despite the hardened soil,  ~ Press yourself ‘in Him.’

1 Samuel 16:11, 13, 21. Acts 9: 8, 9, 16

When we think of trials endured by men like David or Saul of Tarsus, it can be daunting to think about how they ‘got through’ each day when they were just ‘ordinary people,’ before their conversions, or title.

During a 3 day-blindness with sparse conversation, perhaps Paul (Saul of Tarsus) sat or maybe leaned against a wall as he pondered his fate at the hands of fellow Christians. 

Imagine David scratching his head, wondering if his life would ever be anything different. He’d continued tending sheep, but since his anointing from Jesse, all had been quiet.

Neither outlook for David nor Paul seemed promising to any by stander. In fact, it may have looked pretty bleak – even boring!

Friend, when life seems boring, difficult, or even hard, when you’re waiting for those answers to come, those are the times God wants us to press into his Word, i.e., into Him.  

In spite of how it looks on the outside - of how easy it would be to just give up and play Xbox or scroll mindlessly on your phone,  in spite of how easy it is to do nothing - get out and do something! 

                                                  

Like a seed planted into the earth must die first, then ‘push through’ and grow upward, so too, we must die to self – our own self-will, our selfish ways. 

We must die to self when posting ‘angry words’ about another person or ‘posting a brag tag’ about some new trinket, or latest material possession. God wants us to ‘push ourselves ‘into Him’ so that we may grow upward.

Often times our own social media choices influence the calling/gifting/talents God has placed on our lives. If we’re not careful, when we’re stuck in a ‘hard place,’ we air out our feelings digitally – without regard to our Christian influence. We must remember our influence is beyond our local church family. Our friends, coworkers, and our community are all watching - both on and off social media. 

My Friend, God has called us higher to wait on Him even when our current situation is uncomfortable, hard, or boring. For in the waiting, He’s refining and developing you. 

He believes in you, and so do I. 

You got this.

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