Here’s something I’ve been processing through lately:
A lot of Racers have started talking about what ministry we think we are feeling a call to, after the race is over. And I believe that. I believe God gives us specific callings. But that’s not the whole story.
My team has been doing really hard ministry this month. We’ve been loving on and building relationships with homeless people, drug/alcohol addicts, and prostitutes. And while I may not feel a specific calling to homeless ministry, while I may not enjoy it as much as something else, God is still calling me to perform to the best of my ability in what is placed in front of me.
God may give us specific callings, but that’s not the whole command. He says in Matthew 28, “Go…and as you are going…make disciples.” Minister to people. To whatever or whomever is in front of us.
I truly believe that God gives us very specific callings on our lives. He gifts people for different things. But He also requires us to be present in the ministry that is in front of us right now. And I think if we’re faithful to that, we’ll find that He uses the ministry before us today to prepare and equip us for the ministry He’s calling us to tomorrow.
