"If you're truly faithful to your calling, you're doing almost nothing about almost everything in the world."
When I heard these words from John Stackhouse, I was struck by the difficulty of focusing on my unique call and contribution in this world. I want to do more, have it all, not make choices between good, better and best, and please everyone, including myself.
But what if my "best" involves leaving some things undone, or saying no to good things? Perhaps being faithful to one's calling as a student requires studying on an evening when all one's friends are going to a movie. Or perhaps - and I think this one is more difficult to determine accurately - being faithful requires going to a movie when one has homework that remains undone.
An ongoing question that I'm trying to answer is "What can I not do?" We live in a culture that places so much emphasis on freedom and choice that it can be paralyzing. What if I reduce the number of choices I have to make? What if I give up some of my freedom so I can live a more healthy life?
Join me in the journey of searching out God's call, then engaging in faithful pursuit of a life attuned to that call.
this is great, rick!! i was getting these google + alerts but didn't realize they were linked to your blog, so this is the first i've read. love it!! realizing i'm pretty good about studying on an evening when everyone else is having fun but learning more and more that faithfulness in having fun too :) ha. love the heart of our god. thx for the reminder.
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