John Bevere believes that every follower of Christ is born with a divine calling—and with it, a gift from God.
“Every single child of God has a calling on their life,” Bevere said in a recent episode of his podcast “The John Bevere Podcast” alongside his son Ardan. “Now with these callings, OK, so let’s say I’m called to the marketplace or let’s say I’m called to education. God gives supernatural gifts to accomplish them.”
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But for many, those gifts may feel buried or even non-existent. Bevere is quick to remind people that God’s assignments don’t always align with human strengths. “Our calling is beyond our natural ability,” he said. “Because if God made our calling so that we could accomplish it in our own ability, we’d have to share the glory with Him. And God says, ‘I’m not sharing my glory with anybody.’”
In fact, Bevere shared that writing was once his weakest subject. “It used to take me four hours to write a one-page paper,” he said. “English, creative writing, foreign language was my absolute worst subject in high school.” But God had other plans. “Two women came to me from two different states in the United States within two weeks of each other… They both said the exact same thing. They said, ‘John, if you don’t write what God’s given you to write, He’ll give the message to somebody else and one day you’ll stand in judgment for it.’”
That moment marked a turning point in his life—and a lesson he now shares with others seeking their spiritual purpose. “We have access to the grace of God through faith,” Bevere said, quoting Romans 5:2. “It’s God’s free unearned empowerment that gives us the ability to go beyond our natural ability.”
For those unsure of where to begin, Bevere encourages seeking God diligently. “The thing we’ve got to do is seek Him,” he said. “God gives supernatural gifts to accomplish what we’ve been created to do.”
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And if you haven’t discovered yours yet, don’t be discouraged. “Sometimes our giftings, we’re born with them. Sometimes they come on us when God speaks to us.”
The key, Bevere stressed, is simply being willing. “Are you going to self-promote with your gift? Or are you going to walk the path that God puts before you?”
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
