I've always felt like one of my roles as a parent is to be my children's biographers. I want to help them understand their story and discern their calling. And Parker had one of those moments at camp this week that I need to capture.
During one of the camp services, he said he felt impressed by God to turn to Ezekiel 2 and read it. As far as I know, this is the first time he's ever experienced anything like that. I'm not sure all that it means, but that passage records Ezekiel's calling as a prophet to Israel. And I love verse 5.
Whether they listen or not--for remember, they are rebels--at least they will know they have had a prophet among them.
I'm not sure exactly what that means, but it reminds me of my own calling. I felt called to ministry during a prayer walk through a cow pasture in Alexandria, Minnesota when I was nineteen. But one month later, to the day, the Lord woke me up around midnight and I felt impressed to turn to Jeremiah 1. I still remember getting on my knees by my bed and knowing that Jeremiah's calling was my callling. It may be the only time I've ever felt so impressed to turn to a specific passage and know that God was speaking to me.
I think things like this take years to understand. But few things are as exhillirating as seeing God reveal Himself and His plans to my kids.
During one of the camp services, he said he felt impressed by God to turn to Ezekiel 2 and read it. As far as I know, this is the first time he's ever experienced anything like that. I'm not sure all that it means, but that passage records Ezekiel's calling as a prophet to Israel. And I love verse 5.
Whether they listen or not--for remember, they are rebels--at least they will know they have had a prophet among them.
I'm not sure exactly what that means, but it reminds me of my own calling. I felt called to ministry during a prayer walk through a cow pasture in Alexandria, Minnesota when I was nineteen. But one month later, to the day, the Lord woke me up around midnight and I felt impressed to turn to Jeremiah 1. I still remember getting on my knees by my bed and knowing that Jeremiah's calling was my callling. It may be the only time I've ever felt so impressed to turn to a specific passage and know that God was speaking to me.
I think things like this take years to understand. But few things are as exhillirating as seeing God reveal Himself and His plans to my kids.
2 Comments:
I am almost 65 years old. I have just finished reading your Chasing a Lion book. WOW!!!!!! is all I can say. For my generation "recliner rot" is the order of the day. I refuse to fall into this. Your book has so inspired me that I am ordering several copies to give to those friends to propel them into listening, hearing and responding to the call of God on their lives. If people my age would rise up out of their comfortable, convenient, boring lifestyles and make themselves available to God---no telling the impact we could have. We could be a force in the world by serving someone other than ourselves. It seems that pleasuring yourself is the goal after retirement. How wasteful is that? Thank you sooooooo much for writing this book. What a blessing it has been. Elaine Ross
You made my day, Elaine :) Thanks for sharing the book with others.
And thanks for the challenge. I really believe that if the collective energy, time, and resources of those who are in their sixties and seventies were pooled and used for God's purposes it would shake the world.
Never too old to chase a lion :)
Mark
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