Your Calling is Going to Crush You
I do not know who authored this, but I find it very profound. It can be delved into deeper, which I will do soon, but I wanted to share it with you. If you know who the author is, please share!
If you are called to mend the broken-hearted, you will wrestle with a broken heart and broken hearted-ness.
If you are called to heal God’s little ones, you are going to experience your own share of trauma and illnesses.
If you are called to prophesy, you are going to struggle with self-control of the tongue and your emotions.
If you are called to lay hands, you are going to deal with spiritually rooted disease and unclean spirits.
If you are called to preach and teach the gospel, you will be sifted for the wisdom that anoints your message.
If you are called to empower, your self-esteem will be attacked – your successes hard fought.
Your calling will come with spiritual warfare and sifting – BOTH are necessary for your mantle to be authentic, humble, and powerful.
Your crushing won’t be easy because your assignment is not easy – and you cannot minister POWERFULLY what you haven’t walked out and walked through.
When you are feeling the weight of it coming down on you, RUN to the Father Who longs to be your comfort. Let Him whisper your true identity over you while you are resting under the shadow of His wings. Position yourself against His heartbeat. Press into His heart. Let Him renew your strength and set your eyes forward. No crushing of olives, no oil. No crushing of grapes, no wine.
Your oil and your wine are not cheap, my friend.