I don’t know if you grew up in church or not. I did. As I was growing up it seemed like every other message I heard was on "Finding God's Will for your life." To me, it was like God's will was some hidden quest that would take a lifetime to find. And it would always end up with me being a missionary in the jungle somewhere, wearing frog skin clothes, eating ant stew, and drinking termite tea.
But that is not the case.
You see, God has a plan for everyone.
Even you!
Most of the time this plan is referred to as a “calling,” or “God’s Will.” For some people, their calling is going to the mission field. But God does not call everyone into missions. If he did there wouldn’t be anyone left to send them. He calls people to do all sorts of things. And God prepares those people by giving them a desire to do what he wants them to do.
Let me explain.
I have never really been able to learn a foreign language. I have tried many times but it just doesn't click. The best I can do is say a few words. El baño I believe is "the bathroom." I can count to around fourteen in Spanish, ten in French and I can say “Do you speak German?” in German. But that is about the limit of my foreign language skills.
Also, I don’t like the idea of sleeping out in the open. I don’t mind camping as long as I have a tent, an air mattress, some tarps, firewood, and maybe even a shower nearby. So just looking at my qualifications, God didn’t plan on me being a missionary to a foreign country.
However, I have always been good with kids.
As the oldest child, I pretty much got to pick where I sat in the car. (If you had brothers or sisters you are aware of this unspoken rule.) However, on long car trips, I chose to sit in the middle. My sisters would sit on either side and I would use their stuffed animals to put on puppet shows for them.
I also remember being a teenager and my little cousin, who was around one or two years old, fell down. She started crying and I scooped her up and stopped the flow of tears. I then carried her around the house for a good while after that. I overheard my uncle say, “That is amazing! She cries if anyone but me or her mom even tries to pick her up. But there he is carrying her all over the place.”
For me, God first equipped me to be good with kids, and then he later called me to teach kids about Him.
God also does not call everyone to be in ministry. But he does want you to tell others about him. I personally know a guy named Dave, who God has called to tell people about Jesus by using a Dodge Viper.
Now I am not saying that God is going to give us all Dodge Vipers. (I wish) But he has already prepared you to do His will.
Let’s say you are good with babies. Spit up, drool, and dirty diapers have no effect on you. In fact, if your idea of heaven would be surrounded by babies, then my guess is God is going to ask you to do something with babies.
God has a purpose and a plan for you. It is not some hidden task that is going to take you forever to find. God’s plan has been in place since before you were born. Just ask him and he will show you what it is.
