All the Things (Part 5)

Today’s installment is just one thing I’m learning with clarity about myself. I challenge you to pray for clarity about your “calling” as well.

I’m learning I’m called to do 3 things:

1. Write (Messages & Books). Writing fuels me like nothing else can. The
entire process of learning and reading and studying and praying and
developing a thought and seeing new things in Scripture just make me feel
strong like nothing else can. I struggled with this calling for several years, because, quite honestly, I never felt like I would have anything to say. (At least that other people would want to read, anyway.)

It feels good to be stepping into that calling now. Wow.
2. Speak. Speaking comes easy for me. That’s the part of my job that I
enjoy. It’s probably the part I get most nervous about as well though. I
feel such a Holy Responsibility for what I’m about to say to so many people
every week, it’s crazy. I also have a Holy Nervousness that God will show
up and change hearts. I’m so aware that, my talent alone, doesn’t have the
power to change anybody. Only with the Holy Spirit convicting and changing
hearts does anything good have the potential of happening. That’s serious
business for me.

3) Coaching other Leaders. My heart beats to teach others what we have
learned and are continuing to learn about leadership, church planting,
ministry, creativity, & doing church in our cultural context. Nothing fires
me up more than a phone call with a church planter or a meeting with a young
leader.
What “fires you up?” What fills your tank? If you don’t know, start having conversations with others about it. Because the sooner you find out, the sooner you’ll start moving boldly in the direction of your calling.

Just a bloggish challenge,

Matt