Being Commissioned

 

    If you are a Christian, then you have been commissioned by God to serve in His church.  Your commissioning will be personalized, but it will come down to living a life that brings glory to God, make disciples, and be brave enough to get out of your comfort zone.  God will protect you and give you the strength to do what He called you to do.  His commissioning for you will call you to be someone more than you are today.

    God uses ordinary people to do amazing things in life.  He will give you a clear calling, so if you are confused lean in closer for clarification or understand that it is not your calling.  He has given you the authority in Jesus' name to do your calling.  Your commissioning gives you purpose and joy in life even when it is hard.  You get joy because you are experiencing His love and able to share it.

    Being commissioned is a call to service.  You are not the hero of the story.  You are getting in the dirt to meet people where they are.  You are living out to the best of your ability what Jesus did for you.  God met you where your were and He showed you a better way.  You are the vessel for God's love in life and message.  You will have to speak truth when it is hard.  Being commissioned by God typically doesn't make you popular.  Your job is to call people to repentance and return to God.

    When you are serving God most days are mundane, routine, and appear boring.  You are doing small things, but God is using them to build something strong.  The big moments are few and far between for the average person.  You spend years preparing for the moments and they are typically over before you even realized that they were big moments.  You have to start appreciating the small moments and noticing the little things that God does everyday like a rainbow, smile, or something personal that you needed in the moment.

    To obey your commissioning you have to spend time with God and talk with Him.  This is how you get in tune with Him.  It makes it easier for you to know the right thing at the right moment.  You don't need to over think it.  You just need to be in the moment with Him.  You have to be aware of His presence.  The best thing you can do for yourself in life is to discover your calling and accept God's commissioning.  It is an honor to serve Him.  

Genesis 16:7-16, Exodus 3:1-3, Numbers 22:21-27, Deuteronomy 32:19-27, Judges 6:11-12, Isaiah 6:8-10, Jeremiah 1:4-5, Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-18, Acts 1:18-19, 26:15-18, 2 Corinthians 5:18-21, & Ephesians 1:15-23