When God Calls: Turning impossibilities into possibilities

By Gray Dr Martin

We are all faced with choices and decisions. The choices and decisions we make will in some way shape our moments, our days, and our futures. However, there are the times when a word comes from God, the word is powerful and sharp, it brings a deep sense of conviction, a word that holds the ability to take us beyond our daily routine activities. A word that comes in order to move us from one place to the next. The question here is;  when God calls, what will you do? How will you respond? How will you react?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Publishdrive
• Release date: Apr 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9780957983618

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When God Calls

© Dr Martin Gray 2019

Chambers Flat QLD 4133, Australia

Motivation, Leadership, Religious, Educational

ISBN 0 9579836 2 X

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the publisher.

Cover & Book design by Troy Stoilkovski

Printed in Australia by Applause Press Pty Ltd

Dedication

Nigel & Jenny Line

I thank you from the bottom of my heart, firstly for hearing the voice of God, secondly for obeying. During my time of need, you came and stuck close by my side, you have encouraged me and inspired me to press on into the call God has for my life.

Yap & Shirley Quintin

Your love and support have been incredible, you are truly family. I am so glad the Lord has placed us together

Foreword

He turns impossibility into possibility

Chapter 1

Introduction

Now the LORD had said to Abram: Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. So, Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. Genesis 12:1-4

Have you ever heard the voice of the Lord in one- way shape or fashion? Perhaps He has spoken to you audibly, perhaps through the word of God (Bible) perhaps through a brother or sister in Christ. Maybe by dream or vision, whichever the way or style, when He has spoken, led or desired to direct you, right at this point there is a choice which needs to be made. The choice is, will you adhere to and obey that which you are hearing, or will you resist and walk away?

We are all faced with choices and decisions. The choices and decisions we make will in some way shape our moments, our days, and our futures. However, there are the times when a word comes from God, the word is powerful and sharp, it brings a deep sense of conviction, a word that holds the ability to take us beyond our daily routine activities. A word that comes in order to move us from one place to the next. The question here is;  when God calls, what will you do? How will you respond? How will you react?

Abram (whom God renamed Abraham), faced that very decision, the decision to hear and obey the word of the Lord or to disobey and stay in his current state. Abram was encouraged to Get out of his country. God wanted to uproot Abram, take him from one place to another in order to build an incredible future; his obedience to the word God had spoken to him would determine his outcome.

We too like Abram are faced with similar decisions; God comes to you and I requiring us to move out into new areas of life. He knocks on our door. How we respond determines where we will go. That other place could be a change in direction, a new job or a step of faith to serve Him at a different level. No matter what it is or where He wants you to go, when God calls, what will you do? Will you sail through life turning a deaf ear, never allowing the voice of God to penetrate your heart? Or will you go against what seems natural to the eye and obey His voice in spite of what you see in the natural.

I have studied the Word of God and found all that pleased God and all that fulfilled the plan and purpose of heaven were men and women of great courage willing to follow and serve the Lord no matter what they faced. Men and women of faith, trusting the leading of the Spirit whether it be glory or grace. I don't believe for one moment His plan has varied in any way. God is still requiring men and women of great stature and faith to move out into the realms of the unknown in order to bring to pass His purpose. Whether it be to give a little more or do a bigger thing, no matter what it is, don't allow the surrounding elements to dictate the terms. Trust the Lord, trust His word, hold fast to His promises and see His plans come to pass through you.

The few people I have chosen to write about all faced the same decisions you and I face today. Either to believe, obey and follow the leading of God, or to stand idle and watch opportunity walk by. As you will see, their outcome was determined by their response to Gods word. Likewise, your reaction or response to the word of the Lord given to you will determine your outcome and perhaps the destiny of those around you. The truth is this; God loves you no matter what, that truth will never change. However, because of His remarkable love, we now have the ability to pass on what we have received. When God calls, what will you do?

Chapter 2

God is Calling

Don't be mistaken, don't be deceived, God indeed is calling His people like never before to move out, step out, and get out in order to do that which He requires. Believe it or not, He is calling and speaking more than you believe. The Bible tells me He is my Father. If He is my Father then He is interested in hearing from me. He is interested in speaking to me. He doesn’t desire to keep me in the dark regarding His plans, He is eager for me to hear, to trust, and obey.

Every individual has a purpose; every individual has a responsibility. God is looking for a people here and far that will hear His voice and can hear His voice in any given situation. He is looking for a people that will respond appropriately to the word of the Lord given. God is always searching to and fro, looking for people who will align their will with the will and purposes of heaven in order to build and establish the kingdom of God. People that are not over- run or conditioned by natural circumstance.

God is looking for people that have been reconditioned by His amazing word, grace and power. People that have the ability to lay down whatever is required at the necessary time, no matter the cost at hand. You may remember the Scripture in Marks Gospel, where Jesus asks us to deny ourselves and take up His cause.

When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Mark 8:34

It is any wonder that Jesus asks this from any person that desires to follow him. If we become too absorbed in the natural things that surround us it can be easy to get side-tracked and forget exactly why we have been gloriously saved. The Lord knows that as we focus upon Him, we possess the ability to engage His ways and His world. As we do this, we then have the ability to walk in a new and wonderful dimension.

Looking at various people throughout the word of God, we can see how they either walked into the plan of God for their lives or fell short of their desired destiny simply by their response. Those that adhered to the voice of God walked in the realm where impossibility was turned into possibility.

Develop a willing & wanting heart

What does the Lord want, what does the Lord  require? Is there a specific qualification or prerequisite for serving Him and walking in realms beyond the natural senses? Yes, the simple answer is, a willing wanting heart. Someone that has the desire to serve God and obey His will. Desire is a very powerful thing. It can move people to step outside of natural boundaries. If desire is strong enough it can cause one to forsake all. It can cause an ordinary person to do extraordinary things.

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory! And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. So, I said: Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth with it, and said: Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged. Also, I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then I said, Here am I! Send me. Isaiah 6:1-8

Isaiah desired to not only hear the voice of the Lord but also to obey it. He struggled with his lifestyle wondering whether or not he was worthy to  perform anything the Lord may require of him. As the word of the Lord came to him, his heartfelt cry was 'here am I! Send me'. What was he saying to