I have only been busier since I left the Quarankingdom, but that is for all the better. I have put more hours towards my internship and am even closer to finishing my first semester of senior year.
In a meeting today for the group Engage, we learned more about leadership and what servant leadership is. When the lesson was done, our director of student outreach came up and asked us to be servant leaders. She asked to follow her because we are called to our passions and places and want to serve them in any way that we can. She said that Engage will not be the same come next semester due to bigger and better changes. These changes will require us to be on board and not try to be offended if our own initiatives change. This hit me later on this evening as I realized that I will comply with this request not because she asked but because of what I am called to do.
You see, I am not called to a person but to a purpose.
I believe that all people are called to a purpose and not a person, but what really is the difference? First, I would like to begin that all purposes are God given. These purposes will not contradict his Word and is something that can be confirmed through prayer, reading of scripture, and mentorship.
A person that follows only a person (they may feel as if they are called to them, but I do not think this to be the case) no matter where that person goes, good or bad. These people will make excuses for someone's misbehavior and words. They will make sure to stand with the person and negate their faults.
A person that is called to a purpose (and follows it) will see a person who fits the purpose of which they are called and serve them for as long as they continue in the purpose of the person. The main counterpoint that many of you are thinking of at this moment is "What about loyalty?" Well, loyalty is still there. I can serve someone that does not serve in the same purpose that I do because of a prior commitment to that person (i.e. job commitment, promise, etc.). What I am saying here is that we are all called to a specific purpose and we will not be satisfied until we are serving the purpose in which we are called.
When a person is called to a purpose, we try to do everything that is within us to achieve that purpose and that even means going through changes that may look weird at first but will be better in the end. This is why I will comply with the new changes that will be implemented because in the end, it will only be better. In the end, more people will be helped through the service done by Bryan College and Engage.
So, when you are faced with a decision in these next few weeks and months, remind yourself what your God given purpose is and then decide based on that.
Until Next time. May God bless you all.
