Next week we’ll look at Elisha and his calling.
Recommended (but not required) reading: 1 Kings 19:19-21.
You are invited to continue to wrestle with The Big Questions:
How do I discern what my calling is?
Is there something God is calling me to? What is my unique role in God’s kingdom?
Here’s what we talked about this week.
“Don’t despise small beginnings. If you are faithful in little, God will know you can be faithful in much.”
After a dramatic reading from Judges 6 (Oscars to be handed out later), we looked at Gideon’s response to God’s call.
- he doubts that it is God calling him
- he doubts his own abilities
- he asks for a sign
- he asks for another sign
Gideon’s response was quite different from Mary’s response, which we discussed last week (Luke 1: 26-38).
Some of the questions we talked about:
Can you say “No” to a calling from God?
Why does God ask us to do anything at all?
Why did God ask Gideon to cut down the Asherah pole first before going after the Midianites?
Is a particular call a life calling or a seasonal calling?
I love our class; it is so interactive! I especially liked it when, after complaining about my role in today's skit, our facilitator told me to stop complaining and sit down. Visiting Bob Jamison seemed to enjoy that!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I liked the class because I have often wondered what I'm supposed to be doing. Maybe I'm not listening as well as I should be. I think I need a class on listening for God's subtle hints. Discernment.