SSMT: Verse 12

I'm taking a one day break from the story of how the job came to be...so I can post my new SSMT verse. I actually thought God had a different verse for me, but as soon as I read this one last night, I knew it was verse for me.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood,

a holy nation, a people belonging to God,

that you may declare the praises of him

who called you out of darkness

into his wonderful light

1 Peter 2:9

This actually does kind of fit in with the job. I don't feel like what I'm about to enter is "just" a job. It feels like a chance to walk into ministry, which has long been a desire and calling on my heart. And I've struggled with that part.

Jamie and I talked this past weekend and I shared with her my struggles with inadequacy across the board of life...and it plays into the job too. Why would He choose me for this job?

And yet I'm thankful He did. I'm not sure yet I understand all the reasons why but He sees something in me. And through this verse, I see a glimpse of that calling. He chose me to belong to Him...to sing His praises...to share with others how He called me out of the darkness where I used to live and into a new life of light.

What a huge calling - and what a huge responsibility!

No idea how it's going to actually happen. But I commit this verse to memory as I prepare to enter a new chapter of ministry - and I hope to be found faithful!