Call from the Rez
Theme of the Week: Ambition
Ron Hutchcraft
Thursday, August 26, 2004
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Key Bible Verse: It is not that we think we can do anything of lasting value by ourselves. Our only power and success comes from God (2 Corinthians 3:5). Bonus Reading:1 John 2:15—17
Right after graduating from college, our son Doug went to the southwestern United States to begin a ministry to the youth of a very remote Native American tribe. His first "bed" was a table in a tiny church storeroom (he said he preferred it to the floor, which he'd have to share with assorted little "critters").
Early one morning about two weeks into his new life, Doug called us. He'd driven eight miles to get to a phone, and was watching the sun rise as he talked to us. "Mom and Dad," he said, "when I was in college, I could get money together when I needed it. I had friends all around me; I had a girl (he'd broken up with her because she wasn't ready to share his calling). Basically, I was comfortable." Our parents' hearts ached as he went on, "I have none of what I had before. And in some ways, I've never felt as alone as I do now—."
But what followed amazed us. "—But that's okay. I've never been more fulfilled, more at peace, in my life!" Our son was experiencing what so many of us are restless for—a deep sense of fulfillment and peace about our lives. We want our lives to really count, to make the greatest possible difference.
—Ron Hutchcraft in Called to Greatness
My Response: Do I feel like my life really counts?
Thought to Apply: Find a need and fill it.
—Henry J. Kaiser (industrialist: his motto)
Adapted from Called to Greatness (Moody, 2001) by permission.
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Lord, Help me to align my ambition with Your purposes so that You can harness it for Your glory.
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