The Higher Calling, Do You Even Want to Hear It? (by Pastor Linda Pugsley)

Hudson Taylor was an English missionary who served in China–51 years! He was constantly encouraging people to put the Lord first and spent his life sacrificing his comforts and his dreams to bring the word of truth to the lost. Even though he came from a Methodist and Baptist background, he developed his work as non-denominational welcoming all groups. He started the China Inland Mission which brought 800 missionaries to China, established 125 schools and directly resulted in over 18,000 conversions to Christ. He worked tirelessly against the opium trade there and became one of the most significant Europeans in China in the 19th century (1800’s). Mr. Taylor adopted wearing native Chinese clothing even though this was rare among missionaries at the time. [From Hudson Taylor’s (1832-1905), A Higher Calling–quotes in the public domain.]

What about you? Do you have an “anything-goes” attitude toward serving God? Would you:

• Give up your career?
• Move someplace else?
• Sell your car?
• How about give it away?
• What if your health diminishes or diseases attack you?
• Would you share your home with others for extended lengths of time?
• Work with less pay than you are used to?
• How about work for no pay at all?
• Change your dress code? Your habits?
• Give up all that is familiar and comfortable to you if God called for it?

With today’s “me, me” attitude permeating the society, it is easy to pick up on the world’s ways and not even know it. It is so easy to be influenced by the world, the flesh and the devil and not even realize it has taken over or is deeply influencing our thoughts, words, deeds, and emotions! How different a creature is formed once we give our hearts over to Jesus and actually let Him rule and reign in us!

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