When we started sponsoring our girl Beatriz in 2011, I had no idea at that time that God would soon ask me to serve as a Compassion advocate. I wasn't even aware that they even had advocates for this ministry until months later. While perusing another blog, I came across a post about how to become a Compassion advocate. It intrigued me, and I felt a little tug on my heart, like God was whispering in my ear, starting me on a path. The months went by, and after several more very clear confirmations from the Lord, I found myself filling out that advocate application and going through the training.
While I'm just now stepping up to really focus on my advocacy, all along I've felt that God was calling me to this position. He's made it clear time and time again that this is one way that He wants me to serve.
"Called to serve"...What exactly does that mean? In Galatians 5:13, we read "For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." If we look at this same scripture in the Message version of the bible, it says that it is absolutely clear that God has called us to a free life ("liberty"). Just make sure that we don't use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever we want to do and destroy our freedom. Rather, we should use our freedom to seve one another in love.
I can't think of a better way to serve one another in love than sponsoring a child, or advocating on behalf of children who are hurting, hungry, feeling unloved and unwanted.
Has God called you to serve somewhere? Have you obeyed? I've learned time and time again that if I try to follow my own plan, something happens to disrupt it, or it just doesn't work out. But, if I follow God's plan, and obey and serve the way He wants me to, it will work out!
In His peaceful presence,
Sharon
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