What does God Call You?

"...He blessed them and named them..." Genesis 5:2

This little phrase caught my eye "He blessed them and named them" and I begin to think about what's in a name. I remember when I was little, anything that was precious, special or of importance I gave a name too. What's in a name; Destiny, purpose, hope, encouragement, character... So much more to a name then we think. For both of my children, the names did not come easy, I had to find out what the names meant. I wanted the lives of my children and their names to match, I put much thought, I paid attention to detail, and I am careful to remind them of who they are as often as possible.

What does God call you? It's answered in the phrase above. God calls us blessed. Sometimes it's hard to see that your blessed, it's hard to call yourself blessed which in the end makes it difficult to become a blessing to others, but this is what God calls us. I remember a brother in the Lord that I met some years ago named Russell Porter. I was newly married on my way to church, it was a rough Sunday morning. fighting about toothpaste or something. Anyway I was about to teach Sunday school, I was so upset and it was all over my face. Brother Russell always had a smile and was always hugging me. I went through the back door of the church so I would not cross paths with anyone and the first person I see is Brother Russell, he gave me some words that I have often repeated and shared to this day. "Being blessed has nothing to do with what your going through" My desire for 2009 is to be a blessing in my family, at my job, in/outside of the church with people who I know and don't know. What this means is I have to remember what God calls me? God does not call me failure even though I've had my share, God does not call me quitter even though I've felt like quitting at times, God does not call me doubter even though my faith runs low at times, God calls me, and he calls you blessed. What God calls me, supersedes anything else I've felt or have struggled with and He is careful to remind me of that as He is doing even now.