Is this My Call?

As children of God each one of us have a distinct work in God's kingdom. Some of us have failed to identify them and some of us have not taken them seriously. However, a majority of God's children have identified their call and are actively involved in their work for God.

How do I know what is my call? Will God speak to me audibly? Does He speak to me through His word? Or would somebody prophecy about my call? Let us not speculate by thinking of high spiritual ways...like the way God called Moses or Jeremiah...The answer is simple. Each one of us will know when God calls us for the work that He wants us to do...

There are two ways to know God's calling. One He will give us the skill or talent to execute the work He wants us to do. Secondly, He places a special burden or an impression in our hearts to do that work. Not all of us have the same kind of calling.

For the word of God says,
Romans 12:6-8 (NIV)

6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

I have heard simple yet powerful testimonies of men and women of God, who identified God's call for them through mere life circumstances. Once there was a man who saw a poor orphaned child in the streets begging for food drenched in the rain. The child was frame was fragile and it was clear that she had not eaten for days. The man bought some food for the kid who took it with a cheerful face. Yet when the man returned home at night, he couldn't sleep thinking about the kid. He was troubled and he asked God, "Why Lord why? Why do you allow such things to happen?"...He heard a gentle whisper in his conscience. "That is why I created you". The man immediately recognized his call from God and started an orphanage which he ran his entire lifetime.

We can know God's call in simple ways. One through the burden he places in our hearts and secondly through the natural talents he has given us. What more do we need to identify His call for us?...