The Problems You’re Called to Solve

That’s the big question, right – which problems are you called to solve?

This can be tough because there are a lot of problems in the world – too many for one you or one me to know and solve. And for many of the problems we care about, our solution goes no farther than personal decisions.

For example, we might cut a monthly check to a non-profit with a mission we’re aligned with. We’re not founding the non-profit. Or, we might shop at the Farmer’s Market because we believe in the nutritional and environmental benefits of local produce, but we’re not about to plant a community garden to rally our town to do the same.

But some problems compel us to draw a new radius into our community and our community’s community. It’s as if this problem we’ve cared about we’re designed to care about. It’s like it has our name on it.

There’s a lot of unnecessary romanticism around God’s calling on our lives, and this message by Suzy Silk is one of the most practical I’ve found – both in breaking it down and applying it.

Give it a listen and after you’re done, consider:

How are you living out the 95% of God’s call on your life to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly – particularly in ways you may have discounted or felt were unimportant before?Are you getting any closer to identifying that point of intersection where “your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger” meet?

We all have our space. Imagine you, unleashed, working for the glory of God and the good of those around you. This is what we’re talking about on the blog right now as I share the steps I took to envision, write, and publish my next novel, Louisa. Do you have ideas you don’t know what to do with or are you stuck somewhere in the middle? Start at the beginning of this series to get you going!