Two weeks ago I introduced this theme on Answering God's call on our lives. I briefly talked about my own experience, why we shouldn't be afraid to serve God and how He is more concerned about our availability rather than our ability to serve Him. If you hadn't had a chance to read the article yet you can click here to do so in order to understand the logic behind this article which is the second and last part of the theme Answering God's call on your life. Whenever we hear somebody talk about God's call we have that dreadful feeling, that unexplained fear that creeps on us and totally paralyzes us. But what exactly is answering God's call? Well simply put, answering God's call on our lives is finding your purpose and living it fully in such a way that, as christians, we let the light of Christ shine through us and his grace touch the lives of people who need it.
Years ago, it didn't make much sense to me. Of course, I had heard people talk about "finding their purpose" but it didn't really ring a bell to me. I knew I was born to achieve great things, I knew I was meant to serve God with the gifts He gave me and make other people benefit from them and be blessed through them but I didn't know how. I didn't know where the Lord called me to be, I didn't where He wanted me to serve Him. And the older I got, the more it started intriguing me: I started to see my friends and people around me get motivated and do things that were beyond imagination. I saw people take an astonishing 360 degrees turn in their lives and take it to a place of greatness, a place where they felt great about themselves but also a place where their lives and what they were doing made a positive and powerful impact on the people around them. As much as I was inspired by the way they were driven and dedicated to make the world a better place by living their purpose, I could help but desperately ask myself what was MY purpose.
"We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us"
And he goes on giving a list of the different gifts we have been given by the Lord. But the verse that clicked right away and made me understand what my purpose was, was ultimately the first part of verse 8:
"If it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully"
"If it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully"
Right a that moment everything made sense... When I started blogging it was because I loved to write and I needed an outlet to express myself. But the more I was writing, the more I started realizing that this was bigger than me: it was never about just writing, it was never about the followers: it was about reaching out to the people going through tough times and encouraging them with my words. I remember about times where I had wanted to give up and just delete my blog. And in one of those days, I remember my sister telling something along these lines :
"Granted that some people land on your blog by pure accident, but let me tell you this: there are people that come back because of the impact your words have on their lives. Somebody somewhere needs your words so don't give up".
This was an aha! moment which made me realize what my purpose was and where God wanted me to serve Him: He wanted me to serve Him here, encouraging people and sharing a little bit of happiness through my blog. And that is the reason why this blog was created even though I didn't know it back then. It wasn't for me to express myself, it wasn't for me to treat it as a leisure or a hobby (even if at the beginning I did). It was about touching somebody's life and encouraging that person using my words and my experiences through life to the best of my abilities. It was about touching and changing lives using the gift that God has given me.
One thing I wan you to take away here is that your purpose might not be about changing the life of a million of people, it might not be about the big things. Sometimes your purpose is about the small things, the things that we overlook because we think they are insignificant. But everything, no matter how small it is, exists for a purpose and everything we say or do can impact and change one person's life in the most unexpected ways; whether it is with a smile, a kind word, a word of encouragement or even a hug. Don't minimize the importance of the small things or details because it is sometimes those small details that make a huge difference in the way somebody's life turns around - especially when God is involved and when you are at the place He has called you to serve Him.
So if like I did, you are still trying to find your purpose in life and you can't seem to find what it is don't get discouraged. Pray about it and follow your passion and eventually it will lead you to your purpose. And when you get there, always remember that is it not about changing the life of a million of people, and it is not about you but rather, about that one person whose life is going to be brightened up and turned around in a positive way through the gift God has given you.
Until next time,
xo
xo
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