STICK TO YOUR CALLING. 2 Timothy 1:6-9 KJV Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God......who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began. Are you doing what God called you to do? If you havent ever thought about it before, that may sound like an odd question to you. You may be tempted to shrug it off and say, Oh, Iam not really called to do anything. Im not a pastor or a teacher or a minister of any kind....I guess Im just what you might call a little finger on the Body of Christ. Let me tell you something: No matter who you are, God has put a holy calling in you. Hes designed you and called you to meet a need in the Body of Christ that no one else can meet quite like you can. You may be called to be so successful in business you can finance the gospel worldwide. You may be called to a ministry of prayer and intercession. You may be called to a ministry of healing right there in your own neighborhood. But no matter what that calling is, its important and you need to follow it! If youre like many believers I know, you may have let your life become so overgrown with other things that you just dont have time to pursue your calling. You may be so overwhelmed with the cares of life that you cant imagine how you can fit anything else in. Over the years, a pastor friend of mine got involved in so many different areas of ministry that he was about to fold up physically under the strain of it. The overload was actually about to kill him. Finally, the Lord spoke to him one night and said, JOHN, ITS NOT YOUR CALLING THATS NEARLY KILLED YOU. ITS EVERYTHING ELSE YOUVE ADDED TO IT. Ive had to deal with that in my own life. Ive had to quit doing things just because they needed doing. Ive had to discipline myself to sticking what Im called to do. Make up your mind to prayerfully trim away the extra things youve added to your life. Stir up the gift God has placed inside you. Get back to what He has called you to do. After all, that calling is vital. Its holy.....and is yours. Dont ever let it slip away from you. SCRIPTURE READING: Acts 9:1-20. From faith to faith, a daily guide to victory by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland.
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