“…The Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’” (Acts 13:2)
One of the things that kept me from believing in God when I was younger was the thought that the only way to serve God was to visit old people and the sick. Things I don’t like to do, and am not particularly good at!
But I’ve begun to see that God calls us each for a unique mission. James (John’s brother) was beheaded, but Peter was freed from jail by an Angel. Why? Paul and Barnabas are given a different mission than John or Peter. Why?
It seems to me God uses the talents he gives us for specific and often different tasks. While I need to love people (and maybe that means I need to visit nursing homes and hospitals), maybe God’s plan for me is something different. Maybe he wants me to use the specific talents he’s given me.
I don’t have to follow other people’s paths; just the one God lays out for me.
