Do you ever question the timing of God's speaking to you?
Do you ever stop and think that He chose YOU to complete this task and not someone else?
As I make my way through the short book of the bible, Jonah, I am aware of something called the "divine intervention." I'm not even through my first week and the idea of interruption vs. divine intervention is embedded in my mind.
In the book of Jonah, Jonah is called by God to go forth into a city that he has grown to hate and give a message. Does he? No, not initially at least. Instead, Jonah runs from God. He runs from God. Have you ever run from God? Have you ever turned your back and decided that there were more important things than what God was telling you? We all have. And so did Jonah. We all hate to be interrupted right? It's really such an inconvenience when we are in the middle of something and then BAM someone asks us to do something and we (though we may not outwardly show it) all make a big deal about being taken from our current task. In the book I'm using to go through Jonah, the author presented an interesting equation that caught me off guard.
Insignificant person + Insignificant task = Interruption.
Significant person + Significant task = Divine Intervention.
As you read that you probably have some ideas of what it means. When I read this I immediately thought that if I make myself significant (which I am, I am a child of God) and I look at the task God has given me as significant (which it is, I mean He spoke it to me) then the response to the so called "interruption" can be seen as a "divine intervention." It's all in the way you look at it.
"If you find yourself balking at God's instructions in your life it is an indication of the importance you place on God and His will."
- That quote right there hit hard y'all. How many times do I put something (an earthly thing) in front of spending time with God? How many times do I make excuses to not spend time in the word because I'm "too busy" or "tired." It's a habit that has become a big deal. I really wanted to get back into reading everyday and digging in deeper to further my walk and faith in Christ but had no where to start. Jonah happened to be that perfect beginning.
Jonah was called to a city called Nineveh. This was a city that his home town hated, yet he was called to minster to a group of people that he had grown up to dislike. A question arose in my study book that broke my heart and hit me like a ton of bricks. Conviction.
"Do you have a Nineveh assignment- something God is requiring of you right now that you do not want to do? What are your reasons for not wanting to do it?
- So many times we shy away from things that we are called to do. The biggest thing in my life that I tend to run from is sharing my faith. I am one of the quietest and shyest people and would rather listen to someone talk than say anything myself. But wait, as a Christian that's not what I'm called to do. I'm called to go out and make disciples (Matthew 28:19-20). Talking to people about my faith and walk with Christ takes me so completely out of my comfort zone it's ridiculous, but you know what? Once you think of it as though you are about to have a new brother or sister in Christ whom you get to spend eternity with, it suddenly makes things a whole lot easier (trust me on this, I definitely know).
"God's calling you means He has chosen you above anyone else."
No single person has the same calling as another. We are all called to do something that is specific to us and our talents given to us through Christ. It's crazy to think that every single person on the planet has a specific thing that God has called them to do and it all comes together to play a part in the grand scheme He has planned.
Divine Intervention + Yielded Submission = ETERNAL SIGNIFICANCE.
"God's call and your willingness to obey make you significant."
- Your story begins with God. Let me type that again. Your story begins with God. He commands our destiny and who we are. Once we submit and yield to what He is calling us to do, we will in turn find who we are in Him. We all have had a time (which is now for me) where we want to find out who we truly are, why we were placed where we were, and what our significance in the world is. Jonah (in the three days I've studied so far... I still have 7 weeks left) has shown me that if I can give myself fully to Christ to use for His will, I have done what I was placed on this earth to do. To make disciples of Christ.
"Here's my heart Lord.
Here's my heart Lord.
Here's my heart Lord.
Speak what is true."
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