“When God calls you, He qualifies you,” the investor echoed in our shared taxi ride. Why would God put a responsibility on your plate if He is not prepared to give you the qualifications for it? Why would God call you to serve if He is not willing to bring others on the journey to complement your skills and talents? Why would God sprinkle small wins at the early stages of the journey if He is not willing to encourage you to keep moving forward?
More often than not, you can tell when someone’s conviction is ego-led versus spirit-led. The latter recognizes that they are vessels; called to bring into fruition something bigger than their ego. One does not need to tell you there is no way the spirit-led will flop. You can just feel it in their energy. You can see the passion glistening in their eyes when they speak. You gravitate towards them without ever comprehending your core reasoning. The secret for them has always been in the knowing.
The knowing: the moment God has called you to move, you must move or ‘someone’ else will. Let’s unpack this. If ‘someone’ hasn’t been called for the assignment designed specifically for you, they will never implement it in the same ministerial way as you have been called to do. And that is a form of disservice.
As we delved even deeper into the conversation, something unlocked within. It’s one thing to pay attention to the signs that draw you closer to your calling. It’s another to encounter insurmountable roadblocks and feel the urge to throw in the towel on multiple occasions. However, the moments you recognize the journey is a spiritual assignment, you begin to accept that ‘it’s not your cross to bear.’
You see, when you are called to transform others, you may either be celebrated or targeted. Working diligently to remind yourself at each checkpoint that you are only a vessel trusted to lead reduces the chances of burn out and frustration. Working diligently to remind yourself that vessels are designed to sail permits you to move with grace. It’s about time you dismount the power of your so-called dysfunction; you have been called to function in abundance- claim it.