At today’s chapel service, someone gave a word from the Lord about dreaming. He said that dreams should be impossible. Possible dreams aren’t dreams, he said, they’re plans. Dream barbaric, uncivilized. During the worship after the word was given, God spoke to me. He said: Don’t settle for what you’re good at. I’ve called you to more than that. Though these things seem impossible to you, nothing is impossible to Me. This is what I have for you, and no less.

Maybe this seems like a general word to you. Something that should be applied to everyone’s dreams: dream for more than you expect, reach for things you can’t attain alone. Encouragements to not limit God like the man gave to everyone in chapel. But this was different.

Lately, I’ve debated in my mind a thought that had come to me before. I am now convinced that it was a God-thought. Out of no-where, I had thought about the possibility of a certain ministry that I had never considered before. I pushed it aside immediately: that’s not the kind of person I am, my leadership has never noticed the qualities needed for that ministry in me, that’s not what I’m good at, I’ve never done that sort of thing before, that’s what so-and-so is good at, not me. I had so many excuses why the thought couldn’t be true. It is impossible!

It was that thought that God was addressing when He spoke to me. I always told people that I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life, that I would just do whatever God lead me to do. I didn’t even know why I was supposed to come to PBC, but I knew God wanted me here and that no matter what I do, it will have been worth it. However, in the back of my mind, I figured I’d spend my life doing what I’m good at. I figured that I’d live a life of being the guy behind the computer, the guy who figured out the numbers and wrote the words. I saw myself as being an assistant to other people. But God said not to settle for what I’m good at. My talents and abilities do not decide my calling, God does. And that God-thought was an attempt to yank me out of the “calling” I had designed for myself. The result of that God-thought looks impossible to me; it is impossible! But my God is a god of impossibilities. And I am putting my faith in Him.

Dear Lord, carry me forward in preparation for this calling. Help me to accept Your plans for me, and acknowledge Your Lordship. Develop in me the character, knowledge, abilities, and wisdom that You desire for me in this calling. Thank you for speaking to me and for showing me a glimpse of Your plans for me. Amen.