Quitting Your Calling: 3 Reminders for when your Calling Gets Tough
The other day I was running up an unfamiliar hill that ended up being a 1-mile incline. It was brutal. I thought I was going to die. And the whole time I kept asking myself “When am I going to get to the top? It’s been forever!” And just as I thought my legs were going to give out, I finally reached the top of the hill.
Following through with your calling can feel the same way. Looking back, it seems as if it was always tough, and pushing forward it seems like it’s still difficult.
But trust me when I say this - Don’t. Give. Up. I may not know your circumstance completely, or the obstacles you face daily, but here are 3 promises that I cling to on the days where I feel like I’m a step away from giving up completely:
God’s fighting for you
You will not need to fight this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf.
2 Chronicles 20:17
If life were a rap battle, God’s the rapper and we are His hypemen.
He is the fighter and we are His boxing gloves.
He is the swordsman and we are His weapons.
It is not us that is meant to fight, but simply be a willing vessel to be used by the one who propels us into our fullest potential.
When we face obstacles or hardships, it’s our natural instinct to try and take things into our own hands. We make our grand schemes to overcome, recalculate our plans, and devise systems that are going to get us through it. We’re then met with all this worry, frustration, and question of if we should even move forward when our worlds are crashing down, when really God’s asking us to let go of the fights and let Him do His thing.
Mind you, this isn’t to say we shouldn’t do our part in planning - we plan and the Lord establishes (Proverbs 19:21) - But it is to say that we lean into Him as an instinct and not as a backup. Having God lead the fight and us be simply a vessel our rightful position, and He will do things greater than our best plans could ever manifest.
2. God’s with you.
Fear not for I am with you
Isaiah 43:5a
It’s scary to take on a God goal alone. You can have the most supportive business partners, accountability partners, family, and friends, but there are moments in the pursuit of a goal where it feels so lonely.
In that place of seeming loneliness, the enemy can leverage worry and anxiety. But know that God is with you. Always. In the moments where you feel so lost and abandoned and don’t know if you are where you’re supposed to be, or even where you’re going next, God is there. You need not fear because He wants to listen to your every worry, anxiety, fear, and comfort you in the most perfect of ways.
3. God’s bigger than your enemy
No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
Isaiah 53:17a
One of the tactics the enemy will try to use is the belief that what you’re up against is too much for you to handle.
It is.
But it is not too big for your God. What is great is that everything you’re up against, God knows better. He has the divine knowledge of the habits of the person giving you a hard time, the way an issue plays out. And more importantly, He knows the best way to work with you and through you to overcome it.
BAE,
Do not lose heart as you pursue your goal. At times, it will look like nothing is budging and we’re left all alone to figure it out, but I can assure you that my God is there for you, working and fighting it in His time. Keep leaning into Him and His perfect love.
With Love,
Jo