Answering Unwanted Calls

I put our name on some list that was supposed to protect us from telemarketers. The calls have been reduced, but we still get a few. I never like to answer those calls and when I think to check the caller ID before I answer the phone, I don't answer calls from certain area codes.

There are times in our lives when God calls and for whatever reason there is nothing in us that desires to answer that call. God has plans that He alone knows about and has reasons for. He simply wants us to trust Him and go where He leads us. I appreciate what Dr. Blackaby has to say on the matter in his devotion today.

Through the ages God has taken the initiative in the everyday lives of people to accomplish things through them that they never could have imagined.
The Lord may be initiating some new things in your life. When He tells you what His plans are, trust Him and walk closely with Him. Don’t let the busyness of your present activity keep you from experiencing all that God has in store for you. You will see Him accomplish things through your life that you never dreamed were possible (Eph. 3:20).

As I read this today, I was mindful of our many missionaries that God has called to leave the comforts of the culture they knew to go to a land where they did not know the language or have any other reason for being there except that God called them to it. Please pray for them.

Pray specifically for one family that will be leaving one country today to go back to the country they serve in with some precious new cargo that requires a regular diaper change. Also, pray for a family that is continuing to get settled in their new home and country. Pray for encouraged hearts and God's blessing and protection over their minds in Christ.