Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.
Who, you?
- You’re tooling along in your leadership role in education, and all of a sudden you feel a nudging to start ministering to unwed mothers.
- You’re a great project manager and you love the work and the money, and all of a sudden your pastor asks if you’d consider taking a position with the parish that would mean a whole lot less money and even more hours.
- You’ve never had a single course in religion or theology, and all of a sudden someone asks if you’d help with his daily spiritual reflection blog.
Why is it that sometimes, the easiest no to say is the one that involves God? Even though He knows us better than we know ourselves, we don’t think we’re the right person for His job. Ask someone else, we say; so many people are better qualified.
And in fact, that may be the case. But God is calling them to something else. You’re the only one who can be you, and you are who he needs for this particular assignment.
Who, you?
Yes, you.
