I was preaching in a church years ago and at the close of the service a man told me that when he was a seventeen-year-old student at the University of Texas, God called him to preach. But he didn’t answer the call. He put it this way, “The phone rang, but I did not pick up the receiver because I knew who was on the other end of the line.”
God will call you, you know. Sometimes through scripture; sometimes through the preacher, sometimes through your conscience. He’s got your number. Even if it’s unlisted he’s got your number. He’s even got your cell number, so he can reach you anywhere, anytime. And when he calls you’ll know who’s on the other end of the line even if you don’t have caller ID.
But, you don’t have to pick up the receiver. You don’t have to answer when God calls. In time he’ll stop calling or you’ll become so accustomed to the sound that you no longer hear it.
Has God ever spoken to you? If he calls, answer him. It’s the way to peace and happiness.