‘Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. You can make many plans, but the Lord ’s purpose will prevail.’ Proverbs 19:20-21(NLT)
‘Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless. But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy. Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy.’ Philippians 2:12-18(NLT)
Here on this second day of building a love that lasts, we’re tackling yet another tough topic: combining your callings.
The fact of the matter is, each person in this world has a God-breathed calling in life. And when you’re by yourself, it’s much easier to imagine how God will enact that calling in your world.
But what happens when you get married is that you have to figure out how to combine those callings into a cohesive whole. And often we’re drawn together by similar callings – only to discover those similarities are sometimes not similar enough.
So what then? That’s when you welcome Jesus into your struggle to synthesize your callings with one another. It’s work – so why would you do it on your own? Invite the Lord into this and let Him work with you to turn your conflict into complements.
from 12 Days To A Love That Lasts