Called Into Action
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the
whole countryside. He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. —Luke 4:14–15
She had no formal training, just a deep caring for people in her old
neighborhood. She felt compelled to return there and find ways to minister to
their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Though she feared rejection from those who had known her while she was
growing up, she boldly approached business and corporate leaders for
assistance. She shared her vision. Out of a storefront with an attached
apartment, she began the lifelong task of meeting the needs of people and
pointing them toward God.
We often feel less capable among those we know best: family, friends,
members of our home church. We may keenly feel that we are unqualified or
untrained to do what God is calling us to do. Yet it’s important to remember
that the Spirit of God can enable us in ways that formal training cannot.
Lord, I feel you calling me to serve
others with the same extraordinary love that you extended to me through your
Son, Jesus Christ. I feel so inadequate to the task, but I know that your Holy
Spirit can fill me and lead me, just as he led Jesus. So I surrender myself to
you. I ask that your Spirit will guide and energize me to reach others for your
name’s sake.
Becky
Dreger Fauntleroy lives in Anderson, Indiana, where she coordinates the work of
volunteers at Church of God Ministries.
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