For the Sake of the Call

I know I haven't blogged in a while, so I thought I ought to say something.  I'm in OKC right now and will probably write about that after I get home, but just now as I was driving down Memorial Road a song came on KLOVE that always touches and chokes me up.  It's called "For the Sake of the Call" by Steven Curtis Chapman, who is a fabulous singer/song-writer.  Here are the lyrics: 
 
Nobody stood and applauded them
So they knew from the start
This road would not lead to fame
All they really knew for sure
Was Jesus had called to them
He said "come follow Me" and they came
With reckless abandon, they came
 
Empty nets lying there at the water's edge
Told a story that few could believe
And none could explain
How some crazy fishermen agreed to go where Jesus lead
With no thought to what they would gain
For Jesus had called them by name
And they answered...
 
We will abandon it all for the sake of the call
No other reason at all but the sake of the call
Wholly devoted to live and to die for the sake of the call
 
Drawn like the rivers are drawn to the sea
There's no turning back, for the water cannot help but flow
Once we hear the Savior's call, we'll follow wherever He leads
Because of the love He has shown
And because He has called us to go
We will answer...
 
We will abandon it all for the sake of the call
No other reason at all but the sake of the call
Wholly devoted to live and to die
Not for the sake of a creed or a cause
Not for a dream or a promise
Simply because it is Jesus who called
And if we believe we'll obey
 
We will abandon it all for the sake of the call
No other reason at all but the sake of the call
Wholly devoted to live and to die for the sake of the call
 
We will abandon it all for the sake of the call
No other reason at all
We will abandon it all
 
It touches me because that's the kind of "reckless abandon" I want to have in my life. It reminds me of my friends who have given up family, home, prominence, importances, and power to follow the call of God in their lives.  I get chill bumps even now as I think about it.  It's never to late to feel the hand of God leading you where He wants you to be, and I pray that all you out there will have the courage to follow.  I might elaborate on this post later when I have more time, because I feel a sermon coming on. :)