Last Sunday, our friend Deacon Stephen L. Segebrecht preached a fine sermon about following the call of God. The entire text of the sermon can be downloaded from here. Included in his sermon was an illustration involving a tigress and some piglets along with a list of seven effective ways to follow God's call. I commend these seven principles and the sermon for your own reflections.
Stephen’s Seven Effective Ways to Follow God’s Call
One ~ We have to put on the clothes of those we serve.
Two ~ We strive for the greatest gift that we have to offer God at any given time.
Three ~ Often we are led to do something we normally wouldn’t do.
Four ~ Service is done with a sense of affection or attachment.
Five ~ Our call to service can have an effect on others that we never expected.
Six ~ Our ministry seems to change with time.
Seven ~ When we give of ourselves and serve Christ in others, we too are nourished.