DISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE AND YOUR CALLING IN GOD

I. What is called?
It is the destiny that God has for our lives.

Biblical text: Galatians 1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb
from my mother, and called me by her grace.

And it comes from the Greek term: kaleo, used to provoke or invite, and other synonyms are;
potential, passion, will of God.

Therefore, we can affirm that the call is the invitation that God makes to us so that
let us live according to His will in our lives, developing the potential that is in us
we

IMPORTANT:
If you are not happy doing what you do, it means that what you are doing is not your
calling, your calling is related to your passion.

Example: when the calling of a believer is music, their passion, their longing and their desire
they will be singing or playing an instrument to praise and worship God; therefore, this is their
called.
On the contrary, we will never be content doing anything other than the will of
God for our lives, this is the reason why we see many men and women of
God frustrated and unsatisfied DOING SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE
DO.

THE CALL IS GIVEN BY GOD.

And no one takes this honor for himself, but only he who is called by God.
Hebrews 5:4
The word of God calls honor to the calling, and this is not done by a man, a
organization or family; It is also not inherited, it is an honor given by God.

No one can call themselves a pastor, apostle, singer, etc. unless it is God who does so.
called.
How could we describe a person who has the call of God?

Bible text: (Jeremiah 20:9) And I said: I will not remember him, nor speak any more in his name.
name; nevertheless, there was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones;
I tried to resist it, and I couldn't.
Jeremiah describes it as a fire that is inside his bones, like a passion that does not
he wouldn't let him sleep or be calm until he did something for his calling. Likewise, he
It happens to anyone who has a calling from God, they feel a strong desire, a strong
passion or a fire, that if one does not do something about it feels like they are dying.

Types of calls.

The general call: it is what every Christian must carry; it is the general will of God.
for all his people, to carry out his plans and purposes. Such as: evangelize,
intercede, serve, etc. All believers are called to do all these things, but
they are not necessarily our personal calling.
The general call in the Lord is to do anything inside and outside the Church.

The special calling: it is the special will of God for a believer, in which it is given
Function, authority, and special skills to fulfill them. When we have failed in
to fulfill God's general call, we cannot be given the special call, if you do not
He knows how to sing in the shower, God will not put him on the altar.

Every believer must begin by doing and fulfilling the general will and calling of
God, and when he is faithful in this, then God will show him his special calling.

Specific calling: it is the call that God makes to us to serve Him in a specific area.
This goes beyond the first two calls, because we should not only have fulfilled
with the general call, but with the special call so that we can then receive the call
specific.

Example: in the case of Apostle Maldonado; he was first an evangelist for 9 years, then
to be faithful as an evangelist, then God called me to the pastorate, and when I was faithful as
pastor and teacher, God called me to the apostolate, which is His specific calling.

Conclusion:
What you love is the key that will allow you to know where your calling is directed.
You can make a difference at any age:
Some people want to impose restrictions based on their talent, intelligence or
experience. Others worry about age. However, for God, a person can
make a difference and fulfill your calling, regardless of the circumstances or
the situation.

Age means nothing to God. When Jesus fed the 5,000, a young man offered
bread and fish. (John 6:1-13) and in the case of Noah, when it began to rain and he entered the
Arc, was 600 years old, you are never too old nor too young, to
make a difference for God.

Words of encouragement from Noah.

1. Do not be afraid to stand out in a crowd. Know what it meant for Noah to stay.
only. No one encouraged him to follow God, but he stood firm for Him, even when
everyone takes an opposing stance. Those who make a difference are
different; do not let anyone lead you away from your calling.

2. Don't be afraid to do something for the first time. It was very strange to build a boat away from

any sea or river so that I could float. Thus, as I had never done before
It had rained, no one even imagined a flood. However, it was more...
worried about obeying God and fulfilling my calling in Him, that they would take me for
crazy. Do not let the words, that has never been done, hinder you from fulfilling.
his call in God.

3. When you see a rainbow, remember that one person can make a difference.
difference. I had never seen a rainbow until after I finished what God gave me.
he placed the rainbow in the sky as a covenant for humanity that never
I would more destroy the world with water. The next time you see a rainbow, think.
in God's promise for you: you can make a difference.
II. What is Purpose?
It is the original intention for which God created something.

Proverb 19:21
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but my purpose
(advice) will remain.
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but the counsel of the Lord
will prevail. (VRV)
Many thoughts are in the heart of man, but my counsel will prevail.
But in the end, the designs of the Lord prevail.

But only Jehovah's purpose will be fulfilled.

The greatest tragedy in life is not death; there is something even more tragic than death: And
IT IS LIFE WITHOUT PURPOSE.

It is more tragic to be alive but not know why; than to be dead and not know life.
There are 6.7 billion people living on the planet today, and 90% of them will die without
never having discovered what the reason was that they lived.

The most important discovery in life is the discovery of YOUR

PURPOSE

Without purpose, life has no meaning

Without purpose, time has no meaning.

The purpose is the key to a successful and meaningful life.

The purpose is the strongest and most powerful image on earth.

Purpose is more important than plans.

God says: many are the plans you have, but my purpose will prevail.
God is not interested in the plans you have.
PURPOSE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN PLANS
GOD says: my purpose has more power, has more mandate than your own plans, my
Purpose has more power than all the plans you can make.

PURPOSE IS THE ANTE ROOM OF THE PLAN

Many are the plans in a person's heart, but I already had a purpose for your life still.
before you made your plans.

Conclusion:
For God, there is nothing more important than the purpose He has for your life. Therefore
If you want to please God, the first thing you need to discover is the purpose that

He has for his life.

Without purpose, you will be busy, but you will not be effective.
2. That’s why some of us work a lot but are not happy.
It's like a bird that wants to be a fish.

Esther realized that her privilege was not just for her pleasure. They put her in
the palace with a purpose.
Courage and initiative come when you understand your purpose in life. What Esther
experiment brings to mind the words of the leader of England for the second war
world, Winston Churchill: in every era there come times when a leader must
present oneself to meet the needs of the moment. Therefore, there is no leader
potential that does not have the opportunity to make a positive difference in the
society.

It is lamentable, but there are times when there is no leader who rises to the occasion.
God not only has a place for us; He has placed us where He needs us. The decision
It is ours in that we will do what we can in the place we are.

Words of encouragement from Esther.

1. For a time, they may not understand God's plan and purpose for them.
life. Undoubtedly, this was true for Esther. If they are at a point in their lives where they do not
understand the plan and purpose of God yet, take courage. Just because they don’t understand the
 God's purpose for their lives does not mean that He does not care or have one. Have.
faith and continue to be obedient to Him.
2. When they realize God's purpose for their lives, they become strengthened. When
Mordecai explained to Esther that God may have made her queen to save her people.
He filled himself with courage and this strengthened his decision. When the moment arrives when
recognize the call of God in your lives, this will throw you into action, even in the face of
to the opposition or the danger.
3. Taking a risk is easy when we realize that God has the
control. When Esther said to Mordecai: that if I perish, I perish, they were not fatalistic.
Except that Esther was putting herself in the hands of God, knowing that even death
It is something that can be faced with faith when we trust in God. He not only has a
a place for us here on earth, He has also prepared one in heaven.

DESCRIPTIVE FRAME
CALL PURPOSE

Original intention for which God created us.

God's invitation for us to live according to
Psalm 138:8
His will in our lives (Galatians 1:5)

It is the key to living a successful and fulfilled life.

God's destiny for our lives.
sense.

The most important discovery in the

God calls him honor (Hebrews 5:4)
life of a believer

It is more important and powerful than our

It is not inherited
planes.

No one can give it. It is the anteroom of the plan.

The most important thing for God in our

Only God does it.
lives.

It can be described as a passion, a

There is one for everything created by God.
fire that burns the bones (Jeremiah 20:9)

It has been within us since before

Age doesn't matter
to be born Jeremiah 1:4-5
What you love is the key to knowing The greatest tragedy in life is: life
towards where is your call directed without purpose

There are three types of calls:

a) General call.

b) Special call

Specific call.
It is the precursor of genuine leadership.

The law of the process.

For many are called, but few are chosen (Matthew 22:14)

Previously, we observed that every believer has a calling, a plan in their life.
that was created with a divine purpose. But, the truth cannot be set aside.
inherent that comes with this call, and that is that there is a time in which God us
prepare.

DEFINITION:

The law of the process is the time that God takes to prepare and send believers to the
service, therefore it is important to understand that there are differences between being called and being

sent, and these separate both moments.

STAGES IN THE PROCESS LAW.
GOD CALLS
2. GOD PREPARES YOU
3. GOD SEPARATES HIM OR ORDERS HIM TO THE MINISTRY
4. GOD SENDS

God calls you.

God is the only one who makes the call, it is not the organization nor is it man.
many people who have called themselves in some ministerial position or office, and by
they have failed.
b) Being called by God to fulfill His purpose or His will is only the
beginning of the process; and after being called, it can take years to be sent to
fulfill it. There are many who make the mistake of leaving at the moment they received the
call.
Biblical Text: And no one takes this honor for himself, but only those who are called by God, as
So was Aaron. (Hebrews 5:4)
HOW DOES GOD CALL A BELIEVER TO MINISTRY.
BIBLICAL TRUTH
2) MEANS BY WHICH GOD CALLS US.
BIBLICAL TRUTH
The entire bible urges us that it doesn't matter our bloodline, talent, sex, or status.
civil, once we have accepted Christ as Lord and Savior. There is a call of
God for each one of us, and with that calling comes the training, which is through
from the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

MEANS BY WHICH GOD CALLS US

a) The inner testimony (a feeling, a strong perception in our heart)

b) A vision (as it was in the case of the Apostle Paul)

c) A dream (God can give us a dream and show our calling)

d) A prophecy received (given personally by one or several prophets)

e) Through a writing given by the Lord

f) Supernatural visitation of God.

g) Audible voice of the Holy Spirit (as it was with Samuel)

IMPORTANT:
Not necessarily all believers must have a ministerial calling and this
to be an apostle, a prophet, an evangelist, a pastor, or teacher. There exists a
countless gifts and calls given by God, which are not necessarily calls of
puppets. The advice is to be attentive, so that when God calls, you can hear His.
voice and you can respond to it.

NOTE: example of the invalid sister, that an evangelist said during a fast that she was
evangelist pastor, and that she had to go preach on the buses, etc.
We must understand that once we were called by God, it is not the time to go to
to fulfill, if not, to prepare ourselves and wait to go through a process that will lead us to the
next step.

1.2. GOD PREPARES YOU:

a) The preparation stage begins after we have received the call, and this is
very important for us to fulfill the purpose effectively.

b) The quality of the preparation will determine your performance in the future, the process of
preparation is not wasted time, but rather invested time. It is in this time where
God deals deeply with our lives, making us die to our ambitions, pride
and his selfishness.

IN WHICH AREAS DO WE NEED TO BE PREPARED.

a) IN CHARACTER.
b) IN THE CHARISM.
IN THE CHARACTER:
1) In our character: God has to change our way of thinking and acting and
soften our car, break areas of our life, such as: anger, insecurity, the
fears, jealousy, envy, impatience, pride, and doing the same as one
potter: to mold us into his image.
2) The purpose of God is that after the preparation, the character of
Christ, which includes: goodness, love, patience, mercy, faith, and compassion.
The goal is that when we are in the full development of the calling, our
character can end up destroying everything we have built, if the character of
Christ is not in us. A leader who has not gone through the process of preparation can
to end up hurting many people.
HOW DOES GOD CARRY OUT THIS PROCESS?
1) It makes us go through circumstances, crises, tests, adversities, humiliations, criticisms,
rejections, offenses, betrayals, and contempt from people. All of this happens, and God it
allows us to shape our character or inner man.
Another way to shape our character is through the teaching of the word of
God.

IN OUR CHARISM: (gifts and talents)

Every believer must know not only their general calling but also their specific calling, and if not
you know it, you must start looking for it until you discover it and when you find it, you must
develop it, grow in that purpose and move in that calling.

IMPORTANT:
Sometimes we know what our gift and talent are, but we need to learn.
how to develop it and minister it to the people.

WHAT ARE THE MEANS THAT GOD USES TO PREPARE US IN THE

CHARISMA?
Biblical Text: (2 Timothy 2:15) Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,
a worker who has nothing to be ashamed of, who uses the word of truth well.
Can you send us to a biblical institute to receive biblical instruction in the whole council?
of God.

2) Send us mentors, pastors, or teachers to teach us the word and give it to us.
models.

In this stage, God prepares us not only in our character as a person but also
also in our gifts through the knowledge of the word.

IMPORTANT:
Preparation sometimes includes tasks that you do not like to do. For example:
cleaning the bathrooms, taking care of children, or parking cars; but God makes him go through these tasks or
works for him to first exercise his general calling, and after this is ready, he can exercise
the specific call.
HOW LONG DOES THE PREPARATION TAKE?
From the moment God calls us until He sends us and sets us apart for His work.

THREE ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS IN THE TIME OF

Preparation.
Obedience
Commitment
3. Fidelity
IMPORTANT:
If our obedience to God is unconditional, the commitment is genuine and by
long time, if we love the work of God and give our lives for it, if we are faithful to
called, considering that the word faithful means trustworthy, that God
you can count on us, that everything that HE puts us to do we do continuously and
we do not abandon the ministries, but we stay until the end, then, God does not
promote to be sent.
You are the one who determines what the preparation time will be; if in the process of
preparation we allow the Lord to mold us and change our character, then the
time can be shortened.
God is not going to wait for you to be a perfect person to send you, but yes
to be spiritually mature so that it does not become a stumbling block and cause
shame in the name of Jesus.
WHAT TO DO WHILE GOD SENDS ME?
Biblical Text: (Ecclesiastes 9:10)
Everything that comes to your hand to do, do it according to your strength; for in the Sheol
Where you are going, there is no work, nor labor, nor science, nor wisdom.

While we are being prepared by Him, let us continue to serve in everything that is within our power.
scope.

During this period, you can preach, teach and do many activities, even serve in
departments that we do not like, so that when he fulfills his calling, he can apply everything
what he/she learned.

In the following table, we will be able to compare the comparison process of some men.
of God and the result they obtained.

MEN OF TIME OF
GOD Preparation FINAL CALL

Liberator of the people

Moses 40 years in the desert Jew
 To the palace like
José 17 years in prison governor

Captain of the army of

Joshua 40 years in the desert God

Jesus 30 years of rejection King of Kings

Pablo Seventeen Years of Solitude Apostle of the Gentiles

15 years of persecution and

David rejection King of Israel
IMPORTANT:

a) It took God a long time to shape these men. Today, we have people who
because God used them in healing or giving a prophecy to someone, or preaching well a
message they think are ready to be sent and do not pass the process; and as a result,
they failed.

b) For this reason, God speaks to us in His word not to touch His anointed, because HE Himself
has made an investment, a deposit that has taken you time, money, and sacrifice,
preparing it and developing it. If you feel that you already know your calling, purpose,
potential or passion do not rush to make decisions to fulfill them immediately, be
Be patient and wait on God, for if you are obedient, He will fulfill His purpose in you.

3. GOD SEPARATES HIM OR ORDERS HIM TO THE MINISTRY.

Biblical Text: (Acts 13:2)
While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and
Saul for the work to which I have called him.

a) When the preparation time is over, then God takes him to the next one.
The step is to separate it, consecrate it, arrange it for exclusive use, as was the case
of Bernabe and of Saul. This is the moment to be anointed and the anointing will back him up.
b) The word 'to apart' means separation of things; it implies holiness, separation.
total for the exclusive use of God. God makes this separation in a public ordering,
where the spiritual coverage imposes hands on the person who has been called.
This is an act of God that informs us that the person is set apart and separated for their purpose.
I have been using it since that moment, but it doesn't mean that it is the time to dedicate oneself exclusively to

ministry.

4. GOD SENDS US.

This is the stage and the moment when God sends us to serve exclusively in the
ministry. When reaching this point, the necessary time has passed since the moment
in which we were called by God. This is the moment where our covering sends us
with your blessing.

At this stage, the person must know what their calling is, they must be in the right time.
correct to be sent and must go to the right place; and also, it must already have a
certain degree of spiritual maturity.

Characteristics of a spiritually mature man or woman.

He knows how to hear the voice of God

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
(Romans 8:14)

He is dead to praise and to criticism.

I say, then, by the grace that is given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think.

a higher self-concept than he should have, but rather that he thinks of himself with reason, in accordance
to the measure of faith that God has distributed to each one.

There are some people who like the lakes of others, but cannot handle the ...
criticism. The mature child knows how to receive the complaints of others without letting it affect him.
a heart with feelings of pride or vanity, but knows how to give glory to God and not to
he takes it for himself. Similarly, when he is criticized, he does not take offense or get upset.
because he understands that criticism is part of being a successful leader.

He is mature and wise.

Wisdom is part of the mature believer. It is a person who knows how to apply knowledge.
What the word has in their daily life. Wisdom is the greatest virtue of a person who
has reached maturity.
Biblical text: (1 Corinthians 2:6) However, we speak wisdom among those who have
reached maturity; and wisdom, not of this age, nor of the princes of this age, that
they perish.

They bear many fruits.

A simple and easy way to check a person's maturity is through
fruit. A true believer is mature when it is evident that they bear fruit in their personal life,
in his family, in his way of behaving, and in the kingdom.

Biblical Text: (Matthew 7:16-18) You will know them by their fruits. Do grapes gather from
the thorns, or figs of the thistles? Thus, every good tree bears good fruit, but the tree
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
good.
5. Know your identity in Christ.
A mature person knows who they are in God, knows their purpose and their calling, knows
what is your position and does not have low self-esteem, but has come to know their
identity in Christ Jesus.

He/She does not get offended easily.

Unfortunately, we have to deal with immature people in this life, who...

They get offended over anything. For example, they get offended because they are not greeted, because they are not...

they take into account, when they correct them, why they didn't call them when they were sick, and
when they think they are not loved. A sign of a mature person is that they do not
easily offended, and if he feels offended, forgives easily.
Biblical Text: (James 3:2) For we all offend in many things. If any man does not offend...
In word, this is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.
He is prudent in his way of thinking.
One of the ways to effectively mature as a believer is through the
renewal of understanding through the word of God. It is to remove all the old and
replace it with the word of God.

Biblical Text: (Romans 12:2) Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind

of the renewal of your understanding, that you may prove what is the good will
of God, pleasant and perfect.
8. He has developed the character of Christ.
When we talk about the character of Christ, we are talking about love, peace, patience, among others.
other virtues. A mature person has developed all these virtues. Love is
Notable qualities in a person are patience, kindness, and being full of faith.

Biblical Text: (Galatians 5:22-23) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; against such things there is no law.
9. It is sustained by solid food.
A mature child no longer settles for drinking milk, but seeks to eat solid food.
from the word. He wants to touch on deeper topics; he inquires, seeks, and a great curiosity awakens in him.

hunger for the word.

But solid food is for those who have reached maturity

maturity, for those who through use have the senses trained in discernment of
good and evil.
10. Receives direct revelation from God.
He is the one to whom God reveals His word directly to the heart. The mature child has
developed a high level of discernment between good and evil, just and unjust.
Besides, he knows how to take the good and discard the bad.

11. I am quick to listen and slow to speak.

I believe that listening is an art that we all must learn to develop. Also
we must learn to know when to speak, and this is achieved through the wisdom that
God gives.

Always honor your spiritual leaders.

One of the characteristics of a mature child is that they honor their leaders, their head, their
pastor and his spiritual father. How does he do it?

a) With words of affirmation, the son is always speaking well of his leader where
I want to be where you are and with whom you are.

b) Financially; the son is grateful to his mentor or leader. If what is sown in him...
spiritual, the eternal, he must honor his leader with finances, offerings, and with things
materials.
c) Reporting to; he submits to his mentor or authority, and accounts for his spiritual life,
emotional, family, and also related to the work he does for the Lord.
IMPORTANT: If you are a leader who wishes to be blessed and promoted by the Lord.
You must practice all these principles of honor; the mentioned characteristics.
previously are some that help us identify a mature child. If in some of
You are feeling weak, start to develop them.
THE CONFIRMATION OF THE CALL
The call of Jesus was confirmed by three; the Father, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus himself.

Who confirms the call about a person?

a) Spiritual covering: and this can be an Apostle, prophet, a teacher, a
evangelist, your pastor or mentor, your covering will confirm your calling, and also, when this
ready to be sent. This is very important since the call from a person must
to be confirmed by your spiritual authority.
b) The people: after you minister, preach or teach, someone or several people will
They are going to bring you closer to let you know the blessing you were for their life. However,
the best sign that confirms your calling is the evidence of the changes in the life of the
people and the fruit that they begin to bear after you have ministered to them.
c) God himself, the Lord will be the number one sign and He will confirm His calling.
will be done through:
1) With His Support, in any area of your ministry, God will support you with anointing, power,
authority, grace, favor, boldness, signs, miracles, healings, prophetic words and more.
A believer who has been called, set apart, prepared, and sent by God will have a
absolute backing of the Lord wherever I go and in any circumstance.
Financially; (Philippians 4:19) we cannot explain how there are believers who
They say that God sent them to certain places, but they face some difficulties. When the
the calling is genuine and it was God who made it, the provision will always be there for you; this
it does not mean that for a short time, God does not test us with the absence of money so that
let's learn correctly.
HOW CAN A BELIEVER BE SENT FROM A LOCAL CHURCH?
1) As a servant of the house: he goes on his own accord and without the blessing of the covering.
spiritual. Most of the time, believers rebel. And this is very
dangerous, because if they leave in this condition they will fail.

As a son of the house: when he sets his agenda aside, he has served the vision of the
church, to the brothers, to the people and has taken the vision of the house as her own, then, her
coverage imposes hands on him and sends him like a son or daughter of the house.
IMPORTANT:
The day will come when his coverage will take him to the forefront of the whole town and he will be separated and

ordered to the ministry; and finally it will be sent with God's blessing first, with the
blessing of its coverage and that of the people. This is the correct way to do it. The
Another way would be for you to go in your own name, and when someone asks you who
it is your coverage or who sent you, you don't know what to answer.

Jesus always made it known that he had been sent by the Father, and this same principle he
we have to apply to our lives, there always has to be someone who supports or
recommend our ministry.

EXAMPLE:
The New Testament church is an apostolic church with a wine mentality.
new, the old mentality says it this way: I have a calling and I send myself alone, or
I go alone and the Lord supports me, the Lord sent me and I don't have to be accountable to anyone.
to nobody, this thought is erroneous, that's why the Apostolic Church is always sending
people under his coverage. Even Jesus, being God, said all the time who had him
the Father was sent.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH A GENUINE CALL FROM GOD, BUT THEY HAVE
SENT ALONE.
Did you know that when you send it, it will have the same anointing as the one who sent it?

Between the moment of being called and being sent, is when many rise up.
Absalons with personal ambitions who do not wish to submit to anyone. They are in a hurry to
dedicate exclusively to the ministry; they push, trample the people, and cause divisions in
the church or at the place where they are located.

They start their own group at home; that is, they use the family to start to
organizing themselves and then end up causing divisions and discord in the church. Each group of
a person who gathers in a house without supervision and without pastoral oversight is
Absalons and resellers who are looking to fulfill their own ambitions and achieve
with their own agenda; they are not interested in the kingdom of God.

WHAT SHOULD BE THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE CALL OF GOD?

1) To know our calling, we must seek what the will of God is for us.
lives; we must investigate and ask until we find it, asking ourselves: what is my passion,
What are my gifts, and what makes me the happiest?
2) Accept the calling; once we know what our calling is, we must talk to
God to tell you that we accept the call and make a service pact. There are many
people who know the call but have never made a pact with God saying Lord
I accept to be a pastor, evangelist, Dr. Musician, etc.
3) Obey the calling, there are moments when God intrudes into your comfort and asks you
that he leaves the job, or anything that prevents him from fulfilling his calling; we must put
at the altar family, money, friendships, house, but it is part of God's calling, there are many
things that can stop your call, wife, husband, work, friends, but when you...
Say if God will support him.
4) Wait to be sent; we cannot be impatient. God will bear witness to our.
Pastor or to our spiritual covering to send us.
RESPONSES AND EXCUSES IN THE FACE OF GOD'S CALL
It is interesting to note that each person has a different response to the call of
God, not everyone reacts the same way when God makes the invitation to fulfill.
his will, it is also important to highlight that the man and the woman who accept the call
they are people who feel fulfilled and happy.

1) Rebellion; some adopt an attitude of rebellion against God and as a result never
feel fulfilled. Those who rebel against the call will never be happy.
2) Cowardice; others do not rebel, but rather cower. They think that the call is too
great, or they fear to say yes to God for some other reason.
3) Obedience; this is the correct attitude when you know and understand what is your
called. The response to God's call or invitation must be, here I am Lord
send me, as was the case with Isaiah (Chapter 6:8)
Seven excuses in the face of the call: (Example of Moses)
1) To consider oneself unworthy (Ex. 3:11) is Moses' first response to the calling of
God was that he was not worthy, sometimes we see shortcomings and weaknesses and we believe that
we are unworthy of being called to fulfill that purpose.
Fear of rejection. (Ex 4:1)(Jeremiah 1:8) Moses was afraid that the people of Israel would
he will reject and not listen to him for not knowing the specific name of God. The same thing happened to him
to Jeremiah, nowadays we are afraid to be preachers because we believe that people
they are going to reject us, or for the simple fact of being a believer; and this is one of the reasons why
which we do not obey the call of God. Rejection is part of success.
3) The excuse of unbelief (Ex. 4:1) the third excuse of Moses in response to the call of
God was the doubt of his calling. He thought that the people of Israel would not listen to him and
believe. When God places a calling on your life, people will hear it because you
will always have something to say or a message to give, God will grant him the grace so that the
people listen to it and furthermore they will give it a town to speak to.
4) The excuse of not being able to speak. (Ex.4:10) Both Moses and Jeremiah give the excuse.
to God for not knowing how to speak in order not to obey the call, and many times we fall into this
same, but God has the answers to this excuse.
The excuse of inferiority (Ex. 4:13) sometimes we suggest to God to send to
Another, for us he is more qualified than us, sometimes we make ourselves
questions, such as, why have you chosen me if there are more intelligent people than me
I remember that this is not about the one who runs, but about the one whom God has mercy on.
6) The excuse of being young. (Jeremiah 1:6) God gives you the answer to your excuse, telling you:
It doesn't matter your age, I am the one who will tell you where to go and what to say; you will not do it, it doesn't matter.

who you are, woman, child, man, black, white, God does not care about such things. Remember
It is not age that makes a man of God, but the anointing and grace of God in him.
7) The excuse of the family background. (Judges 6:15) Sometimes this is the excuse that he
We give to God, the question we ask ourselves today is: what is our excuse in the face of the call?
of God? How will he respond to the Lord when He calls him? Is he willing to give up something he loves in Him?

altar?

CONCLUSION:
Every call of God in our lives comes with a price to pay: it will put in the
altar? Many have put money, fame, and careers. Others have sacrificed their.
dreams, ambitions, and desires to put HIM first.

We must do anything to fulfill our calling, God is not looking for...

skill otherwise, availability, He has a divine purpose for each one of us, it is
our duty as children is to take on the challenge and fulfill it satisfactorily to glorify and
bless His name and exalt it forever in our lives. Amen