I can only be what God made me to be.
I can only be what His plan designs me to be. I can only be what He has called me to be. I can try to be other things, but I end up "circling the mountain" until I have learned His lesson. He has a plan for me, a design for me, a course for me. It is my job to follow it, to the best of my ability. It becomes easier when I remember this. That God has called me to serve Him in this capacity, at this time. As much as I might wish He called me to serve in a decorative capacity or a super organized capacity, He has called me to serve Him in His way, in His time.
What I was called to do say, ten years ago, and the way in which I served Him is not the way I am called to serve now. It is such a rush of peace when I finally realize His calling at each milestone, finally transition to the next thing. It's like the fight is over, the war is won...for now. When I am fighting my calling I feel overwhelmed and frazzled. I feel unsatisfied and unsettled. When I realize I am literally swimming upstream, and I "let go and let God" it all works out. What a blessing.
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Mat 6:34
This month, as I focus on the birth of our Savior, and the plan God has for us in the coming year, I will remember these passages. Rejoice in being "only" what God made you to be!
