Comments on: Dec. 16: Obedience to follow the call http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/dec-16-obedience-to-follow-the-call/ Advent and Lenten devotions by Goshen College students, faculty and staff Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Gary Olsen-Hasek http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/dec-16-obedience-to-follow-the-call/#comment-1253 Gary Olsen-Hasek Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:07:18 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=873#comment-1253 While I don't agree that we are all called to be Apostles (Ephesians 4:11), thank you for reminding us that we as Christians all need to pay attention to God's call upon our lives. May God bless you as you continue your journey, faithfully. While I don’t agree that we are all called to be Apostles (Ephesians 4:11), thank you for reminding us that we as Christians all need to pay attention to God’s call upon our lives.

May God bless you as you continue your journey, faithfully.

]]> By: Sanford Yoder http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/dec-16-obedience-to-follow-the-call/#comment-1252 Sanford Yoder Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:12:50 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=873#comment-1252 Bless you for your willingness to give yourself to kingdom work! God has a way of bringing all of our past training and experiences into a convergence of personal destiny and fulfillment when we seek first his kingdom. Sanford Bless you for your willingness to give yourself to kingdom work! God has a way of bringing all of our past training and experiences into a convergence of personal destiny and fulfillment when we seek first his kingdom.
Sanford

]]> By: Merlin Aeschliman http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/dec-16-obedience-to-follow-the-call/#comment-1251 Merlin Aeschliman Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:05:37 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=873#comment-1251 I encourage you to trust the spirit's leading in your life. I was a music teacher my entire career, and felt God's leading through my influence on my students. I was lead to be a 'minister of music' in churches and most of all by teaching at Western Mennonite school for nearly half of my career. God bless you as you find you place of ministry in god's program. Merlin Aeschliman (a GC grad) I encourage you to trust the spirit’s leading in your life.
I was a music teacher my entire career, and felt God’s leading through my influence on my students.

I was lead to be a ‘minister of music’ in churches and most of all by teaching at Western Mennonite school for nearly half of my career.
God bless you as you find you place of ministry in god’s program.

Merlin Aeschliman (a GC grad)

]]> By: Ruth L. Guengerich http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/dec-16-obedience-to-follow-the-call/#comment-1250 Ruth L. Guengerich Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:52:13 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=873#comment-1250 Thank you, Ashley, for sharing these very personal thoughts about God calling you. Many others can also attest to the power of living and serving cross-culturally. Blessings as you continue to listen to God nudging you. Two or three years, in the bigger scheme of life, is not very long, but the impact can be huge, on yourself and on those with whom you serve. Thank you, Ashley, for sharing these very personal thoughts about God calling you. Many others can also attest to the power of living and serving cross-culturally. Blessings as you continue to listen to God nudging you. Two or three years, in the bigger scheme of life, is not very long, but the impact can be huge, on yourself and on those with whom you serve.

]]> By: Barbara A. Clark http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/dec-16-obedience-to-follow-the-call/#comment-1249 Barbara A. Clark Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:29:43 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=873#comment-1249 I remember back 47 years ago being a senior in college and "the pull" of the Peace Corps to serve overseas. I thought 2 years of service would be forever, such a long commitment. In the end I sent about 16 years in East Africa from Peace Corps to missionary. And what I learned back then from those experiences has given me the insights I now use in volunteering with the current needs in my community here at home. I remember back 47 years ago being a senior in college and “the pull” of the Peace Corps to serve overseas. I thought 2 years of service would be forever, such a long commitment. In the end I sent about 16 years in East Africa from Peace Corps to missionary. And what I learned back then from those experiences has given me the insights I now use in volunteering with the current needs in my community here at home.

]]> By: Maribeth Benner http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/dec-16-obedience-to-follow-the-call/#comment-1248 Maribeth Benner Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:04:20 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=873#comment-1248 Thank you, Ashley. I will ponder God's call upon my life today. As we readers learn about your desire to follow God and we pair that with Paul's willingness to follow, it gives us strength to walk in faith as well. Blessings to you! Thank you, Ashley. I will ponder God’s call upon my life today. As we readers learn about your desire to follow God and we pair that with Paul’s willingness to follow, it gives us strength to walk in faith as well. Blessings to you!

]]> By: Mary K. Mishler http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/dec-16-obedience-to-follow-the-call/#comment-1247 Mary K. Mishler Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:54:53 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=873#comment-1247 Thank you Ashley, for sharing thoughts about your future. Going overseas for service for 2 years was one of the best decisions my husband and I ever made. We learned so much that helped us to relate to the people we would work with later. Your music training will be an asset no matter where you are called to work. Thank you Ashley, for sharing thoughts about your future. Going overseas for service for 2 years was one of the best decisions my husband and I ever made. We learned so much that helped us to relate to the people we would work with later. Your music training will be an asset no matter where you are called to work.

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