For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. (1 Thess. 4:7)
Expanded Passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
In a weekly home-cell meeting, Linda shared that around the age of five she felt called to be a nurse. She recounted that as a child she would dress up as a nurse and put bandages on her teddy bears. As Linda grew, she started questioning that calling and decided that she no longer wanted to go down that path. At university Linda studied law, but she did not find fulfilment there. Nevertheless, she graduated and took up a job in the legal field. After several years of working in a legal career that did not align with her values, Linda found herself crying out to God asking him to show her what he wanted her to do with her life. After she prayed that prayer, while scrolling online she came across an ad for a fully funded nursing course. In that instant all the memories from her childhood came flooding back. She quickly applied.
It’s interesting how we can lose sight of something that we have been called to because we started chasing something else. There are many things that Christ may ask of us while we are on earth. It is important that we obey what Christ is asking of us. When we do not adhere to what Christ has placed within us to do, we may find ourselves discontented with life.
Pray for discernment, and that God would help you live your calling.
Olivia Isra’el is a wife, mother, and a CBT therapist who enjoys writing. She is grateful to convey the love of God through text.
© 2026 Wesleyan Publishing House. Reprinted from Light from the Word. Used by permission. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.
