"As
a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling
you have received"
Ephesians 4:1 (NIV)
The
Apostle Paul is under house arrest in Rome.
Rather than bemoaning his fate, rather than complaining to God, “Lord,
I’ve been faithful, I’ve served you for thirty years, I’ve suffered for
you, and where are you now?”, Paul has instead spent three chapters fully of
gratitude and praise for the life God has given him to live.
Paul was on the fast track to the equivalent of becoming partner in the
most prestigious law firm with a shot at being on the supreme court.
Instead he’s in prison awaiting probable death.
He
then urges his readers to “life
a life worthy of the calling you have
received”
You
are not the apostle Paul.
His calling was his calling.
Your calling is your calling.
You can only become the best you can become. You
can’t succeed at serving God, praying, reading scripture, by trying to those
things in the same way as others.
You must find your own way.
BUT
you do have a calling.
God has given you a purpose to live for his sake and that purpose
encompasses every aspect of your life.
And when you accept that calling, take it seriously, realize that the
whole of your life is to be lived for God and for others, then you will
experience suffering.
Suffering
is a small price to pay for the fullness of life that is offered to those who
willing enter into God’s high calling for their lives.
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