1 Kings 19:20 Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. ‘Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,’ he said, ‘and then I will come with you.’ ‘Go back,’ Elijah replied. ‘What have I done to you?’
Is God calling you into a difficult position, or in a position which seems totally alien to you?
I know when I first was called into youth ministry I could not imagine anything worse than having to try and control a bunch of teenagers!
But God called me to love them and show them a different way of living by allowing them insight into God’s ways.
We may find it hard to think people can change because we see them do terrible things – but God can change hearts more than we realise!