God directs our paths in ways we often don't understand. He dances to a beat that is different than the world's. When we hear his voice, many times we don't understand where he's leading us, but do we have the faith to trust and follow him? Are we willing to trust him and do the unexpected?
God called us into missions. We are leaving our comfort zone, our family, our jobs, and everything that is familiar to us to trust and follow God's path. To some, it doesn't make sense. They ask, "Why would you leave everything to go somewhere you never lived? For a job that doesn't pay you?" The truth is, it doesn't make sense IF you're looking through the world's eyes, BUT if you look through God's eyes and have faith in him it does make sense.
There was a man named John Newton who used to be a slave-ship captain. He grew up with his father who was a slave-ship captain, so John had been around the slave business nearly his whole life. One day he felt God calling him out of the slave-trading business and to work for the church. While there, he wrote one of the most famous pieces of music the world has ever known. "Amazing Grace" has blessed the world because John Newton left what he was doing to follow God's will for his life. He left his profitable slave-trading to work in the church. To many back then it didn't make sense, but God knew what he was doing.
So what is God calling you to? Are you listening?
Here is a link giving you some background on the song "Amazing Grace"
In Him,
Brent and Briyana
Picture courtesy of http://www.amazinggracemovie.com
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