Journey Day 245

I think that as Christians we have this idea that when God has called us to something, getting there is going to be easy peasy, but sometimes when God calls us the journey to get there is long and hard! Look at David. God called him to be the King of Israel, and annointed him around 15 or 16 years old, but David didn't actually become King until he was thirty years old! That is 15 years of waiting, running and fighting to reach God's calling. He didn't just have to play the waiting game either, his life was dangerous! Saul was often in pursuit of his life and David was often hidden! God had big plans for David but getting there certainly wasn't easy. The same applies to our lives and our callings! Just because it's hard work to reach it doesn't mean we aren't called there! What if David had said, "This is too hard, this must not really be where I am called. I'll try something else that is easier and safer." He would have missed an incredible blessing! We can't expect our calling to be served to us on a silver platter, anything worth having takes initiative and work and it isn't any different with this. When we know where and to what God is calling us we just have to pursue it and trust that in the end God will bless our efforts! King David's life is proof that when we pursue God's call with all that we are, no matter what the hurdle might be, God will certainly bless it!!