God speaks in pictures

Jeremiah 18

King James Version (KJV)

18 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

I love this verse because it reminds me of the ways that God has spoken to me. Notice how He led Jeremiah to a potter's house so that he could watch the potter and get a better idea of what God was explaining to him. 

If you feel that God is calling you someplace that has nothing to do with your ministry, remember that He may be trying to get a point across to you and the only way for you to understand and see the picture in your head, is to see it with your own eyes first.