The effectual calling of Jazzycat’s servant W.H.

Before I became the servant of Jazzycat, I had never cared for cats and did not want anything, whatsoever, to do with them. I was aware of how other people adored them, but that did not influence my thinking one bit; nor did it stimulate my interest enough to investigate why people adored them. I resisted allowing any inside pets into our home, especially cats.

However, nine years ago I relented and allowed two kittens to be brought into our home. One day, soon after Jazzycat (Jasmine) and Cuffy arrived, I was sitting on the couch with my legs resting on the floor. Both legs were straight, together and at a slight angle as I slouched on the couch. Tiny Jazzy came slowly toward me and climbed up and onto my feet. I remained still as she inched her way slowly up my legs and kept coming past my knees, waist and crawled onto my stomach. As I remained completely still, she kept crawling until she was on my chest very close to my head. We were eyeball to eyeball as she made a move directly toward my face and lips. I turned my head slightly to avoid contact on my lips and she rubbed her head against my face several times. My heart melted and in that instant, I was effectually called to an irrevocable bond with a five-week-old kitten named Jazzy. My heart, attitude, interest, and affections, toward cats in general and Jazzy in particular, were completely changed. I was nothing short of a new person in my feelings toward these creatures that I once disliked.

I believe this illustrates what happens on a spiritual level when the Holy Spirit quickens and makes alive sinners that are totally unresponsive and, in fact, dead and hostile to God. I am also familiar on a personal basis with the effectual calling of God as I spent about forty years being an agnostic and hostile toward God. I was blind and am convinced that it was not on my own that I came to God but, rather, it was the work of the Holy Spirit giving me an effectual call. My testimony is a little long to give now, but I can say with certainty, that during a period of seeking, some dramatic changes occurred in my life that I cannot explain. Scripture that had always been boring foolishness to me suddenly became interesting and began to make sense. Sermons that had just as well been spoken in a foreign language became understandable and captured my attention. Activities that once were my focus in life lost their appeal. I have no doubt that I was called by the Holy Spirit to saving faith in Jesus Christ, and it would not have been possible apart from the divine intervention that first changed me. I lived and experienced God’s grace first hand.
Posted by: Wayne H. A.K.A. Jazzycat