Often times during my Christian walk I heard “You are called by God” After that phrase typically you will hear specific things related to your future. You will hear that there is purpose for your life. As a preachers kid I heard this all the time. So much that I allowed it to go in one ear then out the other.
As an adult walking in my faith I now realize that those words meant something. I can honestly say I took a lot for granted in my childhood as I grew up in the church. I didn’t realize how privileged I was as a child in the faith. I was constantly getting prayed for and poured into on a daily basis. I didn’t see the relevance of all of that back then. I now see the beauty in it.
I am a mother now and I get it. I birthed my first child during a time of my life when I was not focused on my faith. I was doing what I wanted to do in life and barely paying God any attention. One day I looked up and realized I was robbing my son of the experience I had as a child and it was all my fault. I was not going to church, praying over my son or pouring into him. I told myself, I have to get my son in church. It was a moment of clarity and it brought me back to God.
Now when I think back over my childhood and my current motherhood I see Gods hand. What my parents did for me was a setup for my life. Although everything was not perfect when I grew up God still used it.
The call on my life that was shared with me throughout my life has meaning now. I can see how my call correlates with my personal life. In the past I felt like the prophesies were just about church stuff. Now I understand that the call is so much bigger. It’s about legacy and it’s about touching lives in a way that is specific to how God made me.
So answering the call rings louder. I have to do what I am called to do for my family. My children have to experience the realization I encountered and go after their purpose in life. It is my responsibility to pave the way for them. I am literally Gods tools for my children’s future.
I have to answer the call…
~Lisa Sophia~
Lisa Sophia 