Following HIM, Not Ourselves.

As Christians we are called to put down our nets and follow HIM. Could we leave our jobs, our school and everything we have known the moment He calls us? We would like to say we could, but are we really even open to the call? I've once heard it said that God always calls us to do the harder thing = WRONG. Our God calls us to do what is best for Him and what will be best for us, no matter how hard or how easy that may be. The call and the path are not up to us. The call to answer is where we come in. There's a wonderful hymn that reads "I will go Lord, if you lead me." Saying this and proclaiming is an awesome way to surrender to His will which is what He is calling us to do and asking Him to lead us. Never limit your calling and say for example, "God has not called me to be a teacher" He may not be calling you to be a teacher at this very moment, but He might at some point in your life. In order to truly understand what He is calling us to do we must remain completely open and listen to Him and not to ourselves and what we want to hear. We know that as long as go forth in His name He will take care of us. We just have to put down our nets, and follow Him.