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Story by Robert Brooks, North Carolina, USA
Music "Lost Time" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Jeremiah 29:11-12
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
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My Upper Room — CALLED TO SERVE. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
0:00Monday, March 2, 2026, called to serve by Robert Brooks, North Carolina, USA. Regera Maya 29, 11, and 12. I heard the voice of the Lord saying, whom shall I send, and who will go for us. And I said, here I am, send me. When I was just out of college, my first job was working at a psychiatric hospital as a healthcare technician, helping children and adolescents. In school, I had taken an interest inventory, and my two highest scoring areas were counseling in pastoral ministry. It seemed to be calling me, but I wasn't sure in what direction. As I prayed for guidance, the words of Isaiah 6.8 came to mind, here I am, send me.
1:04My experience at the hospital helped me decide to attend graduate school and pursue a career in counseling. I felt God calling me to support young people and their families, to bring them encouragement and hope. God had sent important people to me in my young life when I needed help, and I felt it was time to pay that forward. Now that I am retired, I give thanks to God for my career in counseling as well as the experience my family and I have had serving in church over the years. My wife and I are blessed to serve as lay people in our congregation. Sometimes I wonder how my life might have been different if I had become a pastor. However, I believe as Christians we are able to minister to others, even if we are not ordained pastors in a church. God has a plan for each one of us. Father God, thank you for guiding us as we show your love to others.
2:07Help us to trust in your plans for us. Amen. Amen.
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