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God had instructed Elijah to anoint Elisha as his successor. Elijah obeyed and carried out God’s instructions. Elisha did not take time to weigh his options. He responded to the call immediately, running up to Elijah and declaring that he was ready to follow him. Elisha knew what the call was going to cost him. He would have to leave his family and everything he had grown up with. But he counted the sacrifice worthy of the calling and acted immediately. He prepared a farewell meal for his family and when that was done he followed Elijah, becoming his right-hand man.As Christians, we have all be called to do something for God. We all have a part to play in representing God’s kingdom and spreading the word of God to the world. This does not mean that you have to become a pulpit minister. Pulpit ministry is not the only way to serve God. When you read through the word of God, especially in the New Testament, you will find that people served God in many different ways. There were apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, ministers of help, people who assisted with administration, etc. It is the same for today.God has called you to be a part of His kingdom and He has also assigned you with tasks. The call will come with a cost. A life of responsibility and service comes with a number of sacrifices that need to be made. There are habits you will need to drop. There are friendships that might need to end. There are opportunities you may have to turn down. But I encourage you to be like Elisha and many other men and women of God in the Bible who considered the call of God to be far greater than any sacrifice they had to make.They all encountered great things in their life while they chose to serve God. The same thing will happen to you when you choose to live out God’s will for your life. You might not have to leave your family and your home in order to do so, but there will be things that you consider precious that will have to go.In the long run, however, it will count for so much more.