How Is It Possible to Sustain Your Higher Calling?

Family gatherings are scheduled to celebrate special events in individuals' lives. These gatherings give family members a chance to connect and renew attachments that may have faded because of geographical distance or weakened emotional bonds.

We know there is a higher, more complex connection we are capable of sharing with God and a limited number of other people. We also know we can lose that connection through neglect. Listen to David’s plea from Psalm 61:2. “From wherever I am, though at the ends of the earth, when my heart is faint I call to you, O God. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”

David knew that only in God’s power was he capable of sustaining his higher calling. So hold firm to your faith and instantly seek God when you sense you are slipping away. Yoke yourself securely to Jesus each day and learn to live with the rock that is higher. God bless you.  

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“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit. Without me you can’t do anything. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers… If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.” 

~John 15:5-7 Beck – New Testament in the Language of Today/New International Version

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Never Enough? Time to Refocus

God created humans with a unique desire to please those who are important to their well-being, like a husband or wife, because pleasing is a source of happiness. The struggle to please becomes stressful where hope is diminishing or doesn’t exist. When Leah’s first son was born, her hope was, "Surely my husband will love me now."

Leah's struggle for acceptance is also evident after her third son is born. Listen to her desperation. “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, even though he doesn’t love me, because I have given him three sons.” Her desire to please Jacob is sad because no matter how much she gives, he will not love her as he does Rachel.

 

In observing Jacob, Leah and Rachel, it’s apparent each is doing his or her best in a situation strained with tension and unhappiness. In the depths of unhappiness, Leah focused on the Lord God who gave her comfort and security. He will do the same for you when you seek him with all your heart, soul, strength and mind.