The O Word!

The 'O' word... bah bah bah bah! ......
orange? olives, optometrist, okay, ocean, order, oxygen, out (ok, i'm really struggling to come up with words that start with o! lol)

The O word for today is, Officership!

Often known as a bit of a blasphemous term amongst young (and even some older) Salvationists, Officership (full time service as a 'pastor' in the Salvation Army), is something that God is still calling people to! Hallejuah!

I was catching up with a friend tonight, and we were talking about our calls to Officership, and He told me that there was only one accepted candidate for College here in the Eastern Territory for next year. I was a little suprised! Surely there's gotta be more people called to Officership than that? There are going to be people (like me) who know that they are called, but next year isn't the right time, but there are going to be others who have been called in the past and have been putting it off, and so next year may be the right time!. Are You one of those? Do You know someone like that? Challenge them (without harrassing them!) Your challenge might be that little nudge from God that they've been praying for? Just a thought!

My friend and I also commented on how amazing the sense of peace and joy is when you finally stop fighting God and truly accept His calling on your life. I fought it for a heck of a long time, but then realised that to be a true follower of God, i had to be obedient. Why wouldn't I want to be? What would have happened if Jesus wasn't obedient (another O Word!) to the will of His Father? Sure, doubts and concerns crossed my mind. Am I really good enough? Can I do this? Why me? (lol, why not me?)

But God overcomes all of those doubts and fears, and he sends confirmation!. He came alongside me and said "Don't worry Vanessa, I'm going to look after You" and that's all I needed. It's not always going to be easy, no one ever promised that following God was going to be easy. But I know that I have a faithful God who is with me every step of the way.

So Officership... have you thought about and prayerfully considered it? Is the need the call?

For Him Alone
Ness :-)