Boaz Ministries
“The word of the Lord came to me.” Jeremiah 1:4
There are those
of us who felt the unction of the Holy Spirit, the Lord’s call upon our
lives, years ago. Jeremiah records the event in his life when God spoke
to him, telling him he would be a prophet to the nations. Not only
that, God told Jeremiah that he’d been chosen before Jeremiah was formed
in his mother’s womb! (verse 5) Terrified, Jeremiah told almighty God
that he wasn’t up to the task, because he couldn’t speak, and he was too young.
Sometimes when God calls us, it takes years to understand that we’ve
even been called. There might be a glimpse of a path; a direction that
our life seems to be moving in that gradually brings us into the full
consciousness of God’s plan and purpose for us. I was called to music
ministry, which at first glance seemed to be easy enough, I grew up
surrounded by a musical family. But I was challenged because God took me
in a direction I hadn’t wanted to go, nor did I expect. I enjoyed
being a member of a music ministry, contributing by being dependable and
knowing my part. However, the Lord was moving me to be the leader. A
leader of a church music department, and a leader of a choral group of
adults. It was truly a growth spurt, but God had already supplied the
training from all the years before! And there is undoubtedly more that
He is calling me to do...I'm still developing my voice!
“We all
have a unique voiceprint, not just physically but spiritually as well,”
Batterson writes. The Lord desires to speak through each of us
differently, and it doesn’t matter what job we do, or what title we
hold. The trick for us is, to clear our minds of all the distractions so
we can hear what He is saying to us, how He wants to use us for His
glory. The more we listen for Him, the more we’ll be able to recognize
when He is speaking to us. If we can hear the voice of the Lord, we will
find our voice!
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