Our Calling

Well, I’ve been all over the US of A over the past month.

College Station

(David had 3 cousins graduating from Texas A&M. Congrats to them!)

Dallas

(For a night to see our sweet friends Chris and Morgan Myers. They are living and working in Dallas while Chris finishes seminary.)

Denver

(for some time together)

Houston

(just to fill up the plane on the way to the Buckeyes state)

And good ol’ OH-IO (Go Bucks)

It’s been a fantastic journey.

The time with my husband was so needed and precious. And the time with family and friends was priceless. It’s so good to get away, and spend time with the people that matter the most in my life. It is also so good to come back home and get back to work. There is something very sweet and stable about doing what you feel called to do. And by that, I mean the thing, the task, that you feel God has entrusted you to complete. Every time David and I go away, the Lord always clarifies His voice and our calling. I’m always amazed at the God of love we serve, that He would draw us away to rest and enjoy Him and His love.

I had an interesting conversation with a stranger on the way home from Ohio last week. I sat down on my connecting flight from Dallas to Amarillo to a nice man in a cowboy hat several years older than my dad. Our small talk was short lived; it wasn’t long before he told me that his wife of over 30 years had left him the day before. I’m constantly reminded that pain is a common language in this world we live. I’m so thankful for the love of Christ displayed by His death on the cross. As I shared the gospel with this sweet stranger, I couldn’t help but thank God for the opportunity to share His amazing love with others. And what he said back to me has had me thinking all week. He said, “You know I’ve had a lot of opportunities to die in this life, but I’m still here. I’ve always figured that must mean God has something really important for my life.”

(he had been a bull rider)

My answer to him flooded out of my mouth before I even had a chance to think. I said, “He does have an important plan for your life, and I know what it is. It’s to have a relationship with Him. It’s the most important thing in the world to Him, because He loves you so much.”

I wish I could put those words in a bottle and hold them close to my heart. I wish I could open that bottle every day and hear those words again, because I needed to hear them as much as that sweet stranger. Thank you Jesus for your love. It was a perfect end to my time off. We must remember the gospel. We must never leave the foot of the cross. We must live our lives being faithful to our call.

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

“And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”

My life is Jesus. My language is this gospel.

This is our (David and I’s) call…
1. Our marriage. Marriage is a language describing something bigger. Radically and selfless loving another person to the point of death, pursuing their hearts, forgiving their flaws, and having an intimate relationship with another is what the gospel is all about. Marriage displays those qualities of Jesus to the world, and we want God to use us through our marriage.

2. North. We feel called to pursue Jesus in a community of people. Pulling others in. Striving for more of God. Loving each other. And loving people in Canyon, Amarillo, and around the world. North is the vehicle in which God has called us to do this.

North is a community of young adults in Amarillo, Texas, a ministry of Trinity Fellowship Church. North is our passion. North is our calling. North is what David and I are giving our lives to. We don’t do North for the recognition. We don’t do North to have influence or status. We don’t do North to get a paycheck. (I don’t especially, because I don’t get one) David and I give our lives to North because of the Gospel. We believe that in this fallen world, Jesus is the only way, the only hope, the only truth, the only love. Jesus is life. He isn’t a part of our lives. He isn’t a day of our week. He isn’t just an answer or a lucky rabbit’s foot when life is tough. We believe that everything in this life is like chasing the wind. We believe that He is everything.

How has God called you to display the Gospel to this world? I can guarantee you, He hasn’t called you to do it alone. It’s going to be radical. It’s going to be about love. It’s going to be about community. Be a part of North with us. If you live in the area, we are about to begin the most exciting series and months of North’s existence. We are about to begin a series on the Holy Spirit. North can be a place where you experience Jesus and where you have the opportunity to live the Gospel. It’s a perfect opportunity to give your life to the gospel, to answer your call.

If you don’t live in the area, be a part of A White Stone Blog, this blog is a community within North. Subscribe to North podcasts. And ask God where you are called and how he wants you to live the Gospel.

Understanding your call is all about asking the right questions, how is God calling me to live the gospel and who is God calling me to live out the gospel with?

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Wherever you are and whatever you do, Jesus is life and He has called you to display this the gospel to this world. Be strong and be faithful even when it’s hard. It’s so worth it.

Psalm 37:3-7 (English Standard Version)

Trust in the LORD, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!

Also read Colossians 3

KR:)

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