Answering God's Call
"There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work." ~1 Corinthians 12: 4-6 God calls some people when they're young. God calls some people when they're older. Sometimes what God has for us to do is clear. Other times, what God has planned for us is a little murky. And sometimes God calls you to do one thing for a long, long time and then calls you to do something completely different--something you don't know the first thing about even! We have to trust in God, and let God lead us to His purpose in our life. And it's not an easy thing to describe, because God speaks a little differently to each of us. When God called me to prepare for a ministry, I was well over 50 years old. I started taking seminary class with no particular direct...
