Called to Lead

 

As I walked my neighborhood on a recent morning, I loved this image I happened upon at a home setting up for a yard sale. No humans were to be found, so it seemed as if this guy was left in charge of overseeing the operation. I must say, he seemed relaxed and very much up to the task. He was enjoying the morning before it became too hot to sit and watch the people go by.

Sometimes we are surprised at who turns out to be in charge. Sometimes the surprise is that we are the one for the moment, the one to lead. Sometimes we are surprised to find that we are the called one. But if we are called, then God will help us be up to the task. The chair will fit.

The challenge for us is to trust that God knows what God is doing and to not lean completely on our human perspective. In the story of Samuel seeking to anoint the king that will follow Saul, we read these words, “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

This is true, not only of others, this is true of ourselves. We should never rule out what God might have us do, for what task God is calling us. If we keep our hearts right, full of love for God and neighbor, who knows what we may be blessed to experience?

Peace.