Called

So about a month ago God called me to get a Mohawk. Now why you ask? Well in Peru the culture is very different here. In fact it’s so different that if you do anything out of the ordinary or anything “funky” everyone judges you. “You’re a sinner if your get a Mohawk, You’re a druggy” is what I’ve heard. I’ve now been judged by a lot of people. In fact 3 weeks after I got my Mohawk on a normal Tuesday we were having our normal prayer and fasting. The Pastor of my church was there to and he normally was not. But all was going great then the Pastor of my church decided to stand up in front of everyone and said “I’m really scared for Alex; he’s got this Mohawk to get attention… ext.” Basically was condemning me to Hell and saying if I don’t change my hair I’m going to Hell. Now let back up a bit. I talked with him and explained to him why my hair was like this. Ok lets go back to Tuesday, I was mad, how could he not talk to me first? Why would he call me out in front of everyone? I wanted to argue with him right then and there. But I waited till after to show him how it is supposed to be done. So after I asked to talk with him away from everyone. So we did but to make a long story short I Caylin Stevens translating for me because he did not understand me the first time said That I did not like the way he went about this or the fact that he was judging me. At the end I told him “I do not want to argue” but with all due respect I got this hair cut for people like him also that I would not cut my hair until he at least understood what I was trying to convey. The fact that God only looks at the heart and to understand grace. (Acts chapter 15)

So when you’re called by our Lord Jesus Christ to do something no matter how people look at you or judge you just do it. It’s going to be uncomfortable but does God even want us to be comfortable?

“Did God ever intend for us to have a comfort zone? Or is it something we have just created for ourselves because we don’t trust Him enough?”

Just the other day again I don’t know what he was thinking but Caylin a girl on the Cusco team her pastor was trying to get her kicked out of the church into another. Now all Caylin did was disciple other people that did not want to go to that church and confront the Pastor with issues of organization and just little stuff like this. But his argument was that Caylin and Ester/ her partner were having a cell group/ disciplining people that did not want to attend his church but that wanted to attend another Nazarene church. What is that? We are the body of Christ right?

I can’t really explain it but the devil really hates what we are doing here. But that’s another subject for another time. So even if you get kicked out for it or get thrown in jail. So be it. God will take care of it, don’t worry. Just submit to the call God =s laid on your life. From going to college, another country, giving or just getting a Mohawk. Whatever it is God calls everyone to something, no call is bigger and or better than the other.

And if you don’t know your call pray and seek his face and will for your life. He will answer.