Peter 1:10-11
10 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. 11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
How many of you have ever been asked to do something at church and have felt as if you have been forced into doing something that you do not want to do? How many of you have felt that you were not prepared for the task that has been presented to you?
Sometimes we all feel that way, but when this occurs we must seriously take it to prayer and ask ourselves if this is God's call to us for ministry. Brothers and Sisters as we go through this week and consider God's call for us, let us consider if God is extending a blessing to us.
As people of God we must understand that everything that we do for the Kingdom may not be in our comfort zones, but it truly may be in our God given skill set. When God extends a blessing to us that we refuse to take, the blessing disappears and goes into our lives as a missed opportunity.
As people that are the body of Christ we must understand that each and everyone of us has some sort of calling in regards to God's kingdom. God does not extend us gifts just to let them sit and fester, they were given to us to use as the body of Christ for His creation. James 2:26 tells us: For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
My prayer for you this week is that you humbly consider the gifts that God has given you, and how they can best be used for the glory of God. Let us all be people of faith in our works and place our trust in the Heavenly Father to place us well.
It's not about the work! It's about the faith!
Where has God Placed You?
Pastor Tim
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