Your calling is to let the world around you experience the glory of your life. Made in the image of God (Gen. 1:27), every human being has a calling ... a glory to their lives, though perhaps marred and enslaved. It is for this that Jesus came—to heal our hearts and set us free from what imprisons us so that we would become a display of God’s splendor (Isa. 61:3–4)…
You see, your calling or glory is in you. It’s not something you go get, like a degree, position, or title. It’s already written in your life, though it can and must be developed. Your glory compels you to do something in every situation, a compulsion that you can choose to go with, hold back from, or ignore. It is what your heart almost always sees, knows, notices, wants to do, or is burdened by. Your glory is written on your heart, and you must go there to discover and understand it.
“You are the light of the world” (Matt. 5:14), Jesus said, and your light is not to be veiled or hidden. Shine! Let people see and experience the splendor, beauty, abundance, brilliance, and weightiness of your life so that they may have a taste of the splendor of God: “We, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Cor. 3:18).
“Keep a clear eye toward life’s end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God’s creature. What you are in His sight is what you are and nothing more. Do not let worldly cares and anxieties or the pressures of office blot out the divine life within you or the voice of God’s Spirit guiding you in your great task of leading humanity to wholeness. If you open yourself to God and His plan printed deeply in your heart, God will open Himself to you.” —Francis of Assisi
