A Practical Guide for Transformative Growth Part 2Намуна

The Call

At this stage, something happens to cause us to consider leaving our comfort zone. God’s summons to grow up can happen in many ways:

• A divine encounter: God interrupts our scheduled programming with a vision, prophetic word, or visitation. This is what happened to Mary, Gideon, Jeremiah, and Paul. They all encountered God in some way that was undeniable and compelling
• Tragedy: Sometimes it takes a tragedy to dislodge us from our comfort zone. It could be a serious illness, a divorce, the loss of a loved one, or the loss of a job. Whatever it is, it becomes an opportunity for us to rethink how we have been living up to that point. Job and Joseph provide biblical examples of tragedy as a call to growth
• Wake-up call: Sometimes we are also comfortable in our sin, and God mercifully provides a moment of clarity for us to escape. The parable of the prodigal son illustrates this, as does the woman caught in adultery, who got the opportunity to ‘go and sin no more’

This stage can elicit in us fear and doubt or excitement and hope as we react to the thought of the unknown. We do not know what lies ahead. Answering the call will require us to do life differently, and we have no guarantees that it will all work out.