How to Know What God is Calling You To Do

We are all called to build the kingdom of God. But do you know the specific part that God is calling you to play? Can you describe the call of God on your life in a simple way?

Many believe that God only reveals His call for our lives through a burning bush encounter like Moses or Samuel’s visit to David. And when we don’t experience those encounters, we interpret the absence of the divine phenomena as a lack of interest on God’s part. However, oftentimes, God will speak to us as he did to Noah.

Noah knew what he was called to do because he simply walked in close fellowship with God.

Noah didn’t have a burning bush encounter when the Lord revealed his plan to build an ark. He was just walking with the Lord, step-by-step, day-by-day, while living in the middle of a culture that had lost all God-consciousness -- to the point, every thought of mankind was evil.

Through the life of Noah, God actually teaches us that He is more concerned with our DAILY WALK than our MASSIVE CALL. Because we can’t PERFORM THE CALL if we don’t have THE WALK.

Check out this message from Pastor Eric as he reveals how our walk with God is directly related to hearing the call of God on our lives.

“This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.” (Genesis 6:9 NLT)

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My friend Rich Holmes wrote a great book on the subject of Noah, and his content inspired several of my thoughts on this subject. Get Rich's book here.

Why You Must Be Different

Jesus referenced two Old Testament periods that will be repeated in the last days - the days of Noah and the days of Lot.

During Noah and Lot’s days, people carried out their everyday lives -- buying, selling, drinking, eating, and marrying -- up until the day that God brought judgment. But, there is something that separates Noah’s experience from that of Lot. The wickedness during Noah’s days was much worse than that of Lot’s era. In Lot’s day, God destroyed two cities. In Noah’s encounter, God destroyed the entire world.

Noah’s civilization overflowed with people who were not just wicked in their actions but wicked in their thoughts. According to Genesis 6:5, wickedness was at the center of their heart, and every thought of man was evil. However, Noah was different. He was blameless, pure in heart, and renewed in his mind. And, it got God’s attention.

Considering the direction that our culture spirals currently, it may seem that we are -- just as Jesus predicted -- living in the days of Noah. However, like Noah, we can live lives that are different. And, we must!

Check out this message from week 1 of our new series, Noah: Surviving the Storm, as Pastor Eric reveals two ways Noah was different and how we can be too!

“This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.” (Genesis 6:9 NLT)

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My friend Rich Holmes wrote a great book on the subject of Noah, and his content inspired several of my thoughts on this subject. Get Rich's book here.

What Does Prayer Look Like?

Do you go to God in prayer when you don’t know what else to do, or do you allow yourself to become overwhelmed with worry and fear?

Scripture tells us about two sisters, Mary and Martha, who were in the middle of a very troubling family situation. Their brother Lazarus, who also happened to be a good friend of Jesus, had become very ill. As a result, Mary and Martha found themselves in a place where they didn’t know what else to do, but they knew where to go.

From Mary and Martha’s pursuit of Jesus, we can learn a lot about how to pray, who to pray with, and the tone and posture that should be associated with our most sincere prayers. Check out this message from Pastor Eric to learn these insights and more.

“A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. ...So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, ‘Lord, your dear friend is very sick.’”(John‬ ‭11:1, 3 NLT‬‬ )

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